Jessica Clymer, MD, a leading expert in the treatment of childhood brain and spinal cord tumors, has joined Hassenfeld Children鈥檚 Hospital at 秘密研究所 Langone as the director of pediatric neuro-oncology and assistant professor in the at 秘密研究所 Grossman School of Medicine.
Dr. Clymer sees patients at the Stephen D. Hassenfeld Children鈥檚 Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders, one of the nation鈥檚 leading facilities for researching and treating childhood cancer. Her research focuses on novel ways to treat fast-growing brain and spinal cord cancers, utilizing tailored treatment to inhibit the mutations and cellular pathways that drive each child鈥檚 unique cancer.
Before Hassenfeld Children鈥檚 Hospital, Dr. Clymer was a clinician at Dana-Farber/Boston Children鈥檚 Cancer and Blood Disorders Center. She was also an instructor in the Department of Pediatrics and director of the Neuro-Oncology Fellowship at Harvard Medical School.
鈥淲e are thrilled to welcome Dr. Clymer to Hassenfeld Children鈥檚 Hospital, where her expertise in pediatric brain cancers is critically important to the families in our care and her colleagues,鈥 says Catherine S. Manno, MD, the Pat and John Rosenwald Professor of Pediatrics and chair of the Department of Pediatrics at 秘密研究所 Grossman School of Medicine.
Dr. Clymer has also been appointed the director of the at 秘密研究所 Grossman School of Medicine, overseeing comprehensive training in the diagnosis and management of primary central nervous system tumors in children and young adults.
鈥淚t is my honor to join 秘密研究所 Langone, an institution that is at the forefront of research and treatment of brain and spinal cord tumors,鈥 says Dr. Clymer. 鈥淭he treatment of pediatric brain tumors is complex and inherently multidisciplinary. I am thrilled to join this team of dedicated individuals, including world-class neurosurgeons and pathologists utilizing cutting-edge molecular diagnostics and early-phase clinical trials. Together we provide exemplary care to children of New York and the surrounding region.鈥
Hassenfeld Children鈥檚 Hospital offers the latest technologies and early clinical trials, expanding overall treatment options and patient success rates.
About Dr. Clymer
An alumna of The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Dr. Clymer completed her residency in pediatrics at Nationwide Children鈥檚 Hospital. She went on to complete a fellowship in pediatric hematology and oncology at the Ann and Robert M. Lurie Children鈥檚 Hospital of Chicago and a pediatric neuro-oncology fellowship within Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Boston Children鈥檚 Hospital.
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