January 15, 2016 |
A Specialized Approach to Pediatric Cancer Treatment

Columbia University Medical Center recently received a $1.5 million grant to take a new, specialized approach to pediatric cancer treatment.
Columbia University Medical Center recently received a $1.5 million grant to take a new, specialized approach to pediatric cancer treatment.
Earlier this month, Dr. Robyn Gartrell, a Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Fellow here, traveled to National Harbor, MD, for a conference on immunotherapy. Thanks to Robyn, we can now present this summary of the work being done at Columbia University Medical Center and how it relates to childhood cancer.
Kenneth Nurse was 17 when he was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. Now 23, he is a patient of Jennifer Levine, MD, at our Center for Survivor Wellness. He is currently a student at CUNY Brooklyn majoring in Psychology and is also a huge soccer fan.
A few weeks ago, our founder, Dr. Michael Weiner, received a birthday party invitation that had him near tears. It was from the family of a patient named Billy Cameron, whom he had treated over 35 years ago.
Becoming a doctor is a long process – and becoming a specialist takes even longer. After medical school comes internship, residency and then fellowship. As an academic medical center, training the next generation of physicians is an important part of Columbia University Medical Center’s mission.