Oncology

Michael Weiner, MD Academic Title(s): Hettinger Professor of Clinical Pediatrics Director Herbert Irving Division of Child and Adolescent Oncology Contact Information: Tel: (212) 305-5808, Press 1 then 1 Fax: (212) 305-5848 Email: mw216@columbia.edu

Education:

• Dickinson College, B.A., 1968
  
• State University of New York, Upstate Health Sciences Center, Syracuse, 1972

• Internship, Montefiore Hospital, 1973
  
• Residency, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, 1974
  
• Fellowship, New York University Medical Center, 1976
• Fellowship, Johns Hopkins Hospital, 1977

Interests/Specialties:

• Pediatric Leukemia
• Pediatric Lymphomas

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Carrie Brownstein, MD Academic Title(s): Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics Contact Information: Tel: (212) 305-9770, press 1, then 1 Fax: (212) 305-5848 Email: cb254@columbia.edu

Education:

• University of Michigan, A.B., Psychology, 1992
  
• Tufts University School of Medicine, M.D., 1996

• Internship, New York-Presbyterian Hospital/ Columbia University Medical Center, 1997
  
• Residency, New York-Presbyterian Hospital Columbia University Medical Center, 1999
  
• Fellowship, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, 2002

Interests/Specialties:

• Pediatric oncology
• Leukemia
• Lymphoma

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Filemon Dela Cruz, MD Academic Title(s): Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics Contact Information: Tel: (212) 305-5808, Press 1 then 1 Fax: (212) 305-5848 Email: fd2177@columbia.edu

Education:

• Reed College, Portland, OR, B.A., 1998
  
• University of California at Davis, Davis, CA, M.D., 2004

• Internship, University of California at San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, 2005
• Residency, University of California at San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, 2007
• Fellowship, Columbia University Medical Center, Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital, New York, NY, 2010

Interests/Specialties:

• Pediatric Solid Tumors

Adolfo Ferrando, MD, PhD Academic Title(s): Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and Pathology Director WOLF Foundation Leukemia/Lymphoma Laboratory Contact Information: Tel: (212) 851-4611 Fax: (212) 851-5256 Email: af2196@columbia.edu

Education:

• University of Oviedo, Spain
  
• University of Oviedo, Spain, M.D. 1994
• University of Oviedo, Spain, Ph.D. 1999

• Residency, Hospital Central de Asturias, 1998
  
• Fellowship, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, 2003

Interests/Specialties:

• Pediatric Leukemia and Lymphoma

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James H. Garvin, Jr., MD, PhD Academic Title(s): Professor of Clinical Pediatrics Director, the Alfano Family Foundation Program in Pediatric Neuro-Oncology Contact Information: Tel: (212) 305-9770 Press 1, then 1 Fax: (212) 305-5848 Email: jhg1@columbia.edu

Education:

• Harvard University, A.B. Chemistry, 1968
  
• Thomas Jefferson University Medical College, M.D., 1976
• MIT, PhD, Biophysical Chemistry, 1974

• Internship, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 1977
• Residency, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 1978
  
• Fellowship, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, 1982

Interests/Specialties:

• Pediatric Brain Tumors
• Neuro-Oncology
• Bone Marrow Transplant
• Late Effects

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Julia Glade Bender, MD Academic Title(s): Florence Irving Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics Director Pediatric Cancer Foundation Developmental Therapeutics Program Contact Information: Tel: (212) 305-9770 Press 1, then 1 Fax: (212) 305-5848 Email: jg589@columbia.edu

Education:

• Yale University, B.S., Biology, 1988
  
• University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, M.D., 1992

• Internship, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, CUNY, 1995
• Residency, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, CUNY
  
• Fellowship, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, 1998

Interests/Specialties:

• Neuroblastoma,
• Wilm's Tumor, Phase I Clinical Trials

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Kara Kelly, MD Academic Title(s): Professor of Clinical Pediatrics Director Integrative Therapies Program for Children with Cancer Director Leukemia/Lymphoma Program Contact Information: Tel: (212) 305-9770 Press 1, then 1 Fax: (212) 305-5848 Email: kk291@columbia.edu

Education:

• Brown University, B.A. Human Biology, 1985
  
• State University of New York, Buffalo, M.D., 1989

• Internship, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 1990
• Residency, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 1992
  
• Fellowship, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 1996

Interests/Specialties:

• Pediatric Leukemia and Lymphoma
• Histiocytic disorders
• Complementary therapies
• Late effects of cancer treatment

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Dennis Kuo, MD Academic Title(s): Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics Contact Information: Tel: (212) 305-9770 Press 1, then 1 Fax: (212) 305-5848 Email: djk2123@columbia.edu

Education:

• Harvard University, B.A., Biochemistry, 1995
  
• University of California, San Francisco, M.D., 2000
• University of California, Berkeley, M.S., 1998

• Internship, New York University Medical Center, 2001
• Residency, New York University Medical Center, 2003
  
• Fellowship, Stanford University, 2006

Interests/Specialties:

• Pediatric Leukemia

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Ana Lasorella, MD Academic Title(s): Assistant Professor of Pediatrics Contact Information: Tel: (212) 851-5240 Fax: (212) 851-5267 Email: al2179@columbia.edu

Education:

• Liceo Ginnasio Domenica Morea Conversano, Bari, Italy, 1976
  
• Catholic University School of Medicine, Rome, M.D., 1982

• Internship, Catholic University School of Medicine, 1984
• Residency, Catholic University School of Medicine
  
• Fellowship, Gustave Roussy Institute, Villejuif (Paris), France

Interests/Specialties:

• Pediatric oncology research in molecular neuro-oncology
• Brain tumors

Alice Lee, MD Academic Title(s): Assistant Professor of Pediatrics Co-Director, Fellowship Program Contact Information: Tel: (212) 305-9770 Press 1, then 1 Fax: (212) 305-5848 Email: al2041@columbia.edu

Education:

• Boston University, B.A., Medical Sciences, 1994
  
• Boston University School of Medicine, M.D., 1998

• Internship, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, 1999
• Residency, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, 2001
  
• Fellowship, Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center, 2004

Interests/Specialties:

• Neuroblastoma
• Wilm's Tumor
• Solid Tumors

Jennifer Levine, MD, MSW, MS Academic Title(s): Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics Director Center for Survivor Wellness Contact Information: Tel: (212) 305-9770 Press 1, then 1 Fax: (212) 305-5848 Email: Jl175@columbia.edu

Education:

• Amherst College, B. A., Psychology, 1988
  
• Hunter College School of Social Work, MSW, 1991
• Columbia University School of Public Health, MS Biostatistics, 2008
• University of Virginia School of Medicine, M.D., 1999

• Internship, Yale-New Haven Hospital, 2000
• Residency, Yale-New Haven Hospital, 2003
  
• Fellowship, Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center, 2006

Interests/Specialties:

• Pediatric Leukemia
• Late Effects of Cancer Therapy

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Judith Marcus, MD Academic Title(s): Clinical Professor of Pediatrics Contact Information: Tel: (212) 305-9770 Press 1, then 1 Fax: (212) 305-5848 Email: jrm11@columbia.edu

Education:

• Barnard College, Columbia University, B.A., 1964
  
• New York University School of Medicine, M.D., 1971

• Internship, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 1972
• Residency, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 1974
  
• Fellowship, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, 1979

Interests/Specialties:

• Pediatric Leukemia

Michael Needle, MD Academic Title(s): Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics Contact Information: (212) 305-5808, Press 1 then 1 Fax: (212) 305-5848 Email: mnn2105@columbia.edu

Education:

• Binghamton University, Binghamton, NY, B.A., 1981
• State University of New York, Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY, 1985

• Internship, State University of New York, Downstate Medical Center, Kings County Hospital Center, 1986
• Residency, State University of New York, Downstate Medical Center, Kings County Hospital Center, 1988
• Fellowship, Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, 1990
• Fellowship, The University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center, 1991

Interests/Specialties:

• Pediatric Neurology
• Pediatric Brain Tumors

Manuela Orjuela, MD, ScM Academic Title(s): Assistant Professor of Pediatrics Contact Information: Tel: (212) 305-9770 Press 1, then 1 Fax: (212) 305-5848 Email: mao5@columbia.edu

Education:

• Yale College, B.A., Spanish, 1985
  
• Yale University School of Medicine, M.D., 1989
• Harvard School of Public Health, ScM, Epidemiology, 1996

• Internship, Children's Hospital of New York Presbyterian, 1990
• Residency, Children's Hospital of New York Presbyterian, 1992
  
• Fellowship, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, 1995
• Fellowship, Harvard School of Public Health, Cancer Epidemiology, 1997

Interests/Specialties:

• Pediatric Brain Tumors
• Retinoblastoma
• Post Transplant Lymphoproliferative Disorder

Stephen Sands, PsyD Academic Title(s): Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Psychiatry Director Valerie Fund Psychosocial Program in Pediatric Oncology Contact Information: Tel: (212) 305-9770 Press 1, then 1 Fax: (212) 305-5848 Email: ss2341@columbia.edu

Education:

• University of Michigan, B.A., Psychology, 1984
  
• New York University, PsyD, Child and School Psychology 1996
• New York University, M.A., Child and School Psychology, 1994

• Internship, St. Lukes-Roosevelt Hospital Center, 1997
• Fellowship, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, 1998

Interests/Specialties:

• Child Psychology
• Pediatric Neuropsychology
• Late Effects

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Maria-Luisa Sulis, MD Academic Title(s): Assistant Professor of Pediatrics Contact Information: Tel: (212) 305-9770 Press 1, then 1 Fax: (212) 305-5848 Email: mls95@columbia.edu

Education:

• Liceo Classico Dettori, Cagliari, Italy, 1987
  
• University Of Cagliari, Italy, M.D., 1993

• Internship, St. Vincent's Hospital, 1997
• Residency, St. Vincent's Hospital, 1999
• Fellowship, New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center, 2002

Interests/Specialties:

• Pediatric Leukemia

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Darrell Yamashiro, MD, PhD Academic Title(s): Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and Surgery Director Taybanz/ Matthews Family Foundation Solid Tumor Laboratory Contact Information: Tel: (212) 305-9770 Press 1, then 1 Fax: (212) 305-5848 Email: dy39@columbia.edu

Education:

• University of California, San Diego, B.S. Bioengineering, 1982
  
• University of California, San Diego, B.A. Biology, 1982
• New York University School of Medicine, M.D.,1989
• New York University, M.S., Pharmacology, 1984
• New York University, Ph.D., Pharmacology, 1987

• Internship, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 1990
• Residency, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 1992
• Fellowship, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 1995

Interests/Specialties:

• Neuroblastoma
• Wilm's Tumor
• Hepatoblastoma
• Tumor angiogenesis
• Biology of solid tumors

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Shan Zha, MD, PhD Academic Title(s): Assistant Professor of Pediatrics Pathology & Cell Biology (in the Institute for Cancer Genetics) Contact Information: Tel: (212) 851-4779 Email: sz2296@columbia.edu

Education:

• Peking University, MD, 1998
  
• Johns Hopkins University, PhD, 2003

Interests/Specialties:

• Mechanisms of Genomic Instability in Normal and Malignant Lymphoid Cells

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