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Yasmin Khakoo, MD
I am a board-certified pediatric neurologist/neuro-oncologist who cares for children and young adults with primary brain tumors. In collaboration with my colleagues in the Brain Tumor Center, I am involved in several clinical trials to evaluate novel approaches to treating patients with newly diagnosed and recurrent brain tumors.
As a pediatric neurologist, I have a special interest in the prevention and treatment of neurologic complications in young patients receiving treatment for primary brain tumors and other cancers. The developing nervous system, while quite resilient, requires special care during treatment. My goal is to help preserve neurologic and cognitive function in children with cancer so that once therapy is completed, a child can return to his or her school and family and resume a normal life.
I am also conducting research to decipher the mechanisms underlying the development of cerebellar mutism (posterior fossa syndrome), a complication seen in patients with medulloblastoma. In addition, I have a special interest in paraneoplastic syndromes in patients with neuroblastoma.
I teach and supervise residents and fellows and have been the Director of the Pediatric Neuro-oncology Fellowship at Memorial Sloan-Kettering since 2005.
Phone
212-639-8292
Education
MD, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons
Residencies
University of California at San Francisco
Fellowships
University of California at San Francisco; Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Board Certifications
Pediatrics; Neurology (CAQ in Child Neurology); Neuro-oncology
Clinical Expertise
Pediatric Neuro-Oncology and Neurology
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