Transplant specialist Dr. Olatundun Williams is innovating potentially curative treatments for children with rare, sometimes debilitating or deadly immune deficiencies and disorders.
Columbia’s researchers have opened a trial of a noninvasive, focused ultrasound approach to open the blood-brain barrier, enabling higher concentrations of an effective drug to enter the brain.
Dr. Josh Milner studies rare causes of common diseases such as atopic dermatitis. He uses a step by step diagnostic approach to determine if there is an underlying genetic cause.
Dr. Adolfo Ferrando and his lab members focus primarily on deciphering the mechanisms that lead to chemotherapy resistance and relapse in acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
Priyanka Ahimaz and other genetic counselors educate patients about genetic disorders and help them navigate the complexities of having a genetic diagnosis.
Based on the book by Columbia oncologist Dr. Siddhartha Mukherjee, the documentary also features pediatric geneticist Dr. Wendy Chung. The two-part series airs April 7 and 14.
Columbia researchers are exploring ways to repurpose drugs approved by the FDA for other conditions and existing experimental therapies in difficult-to-treat pediatric cancers.
Columbia's Dr. Prakash Satwani is researching ways to reduce immediate and late-stage complications in bone marrow transplantation for children with leukemia/lymphoma.
Stergios Zacharoulis, MD, an internationally known pediatric neuro-oncologist specializing in brain spine and neural malignancies of childhood, joined the Columbia faculty in 2018.