Hassenfeld Children’s Hospital at NYU Langone names director of pediatric neuro-oncology
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Jessica Clymer, MD, has been appointed director of pediatric neuro-oncology at Hassenfeld Children’s Hospital at NYU Langone.
Clymer also will serve as assistant professor in the department of pediatrics at NYU Grossman School of Medicine.
In her new positions, Clymer will oversee comprehensive training in the diagnosis and management of primary central nervous system tumors among children and young adults.
Clymer’s research focuses on strategies to treat brain and spinal cord cancers, with a focus on tailored treatments that inhibit mutations and cellular pathways that contribute to disease progression.
“It is my honor to join NYU Langone, an institution that is at the forefront of research and treatment of brain and spinal cord tumors,” Clymer said in a press release. “The 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.”
Clymer previously served as clinician at Dana-Farber/Boston Children’s Cancer and Blood Disorders Center, as well as instructor in the department of pediatrics and director of the neuro-oncology fellowship at Harvard Medical School.
“We are thrilled to welcome Dr. Clymer to Hassenfeld Children’s Hospital, where her expertise in pediatric brain cancers is critically important to the families in our care and her colleagues,” Catherine S. Manno, MD, Pat and John Rosenwald professor of pediatrics and chair of the department of pediatrics at NYU Grossman School of Medicine, said in the release.