Professor, Pediatrics, University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine
Pediatric Hematology & Oncology
Amar J. Gajjar, MB
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Amar J. Gajjar, MB works in the field of Pediatric Hematology & Oncology. He went to Grant Medical College. He received 3 awards: "America's Top Doctors", "Memphis Magazine: Top Doctors" and "America's Top Doctors for Cancer". Amar J. Gajjar, MB is a published doctor as well. He has 62 publications published. The latest was: Redefining "rare" in paediatric cancers.
Publications
- Central precocious puberty following the diagnosis and treatment of paediatric Cancer and central nervous system tumours: presentation and long-term outcomes.
- Imaging Patterns and Outcome of Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome During Childhood Cancer Treatment.
- Gliomatosis cerebri in children shares molecular characteristics with other pediatric Gliomas.
- Redefining "rare" in paediatric Cancers.
- Phase I study of 5-fluorouracil in children and young adults with recurrent ependymoma.
- Preclinical studies of 5-fluoro-2'-deoxycytidine and tetrahydrouridine in pediatric Brain tumors.
- Treatment-induced hearing loss and adult social outcomes in survivors of childhood CNS and non-CNS solid Tumors: Results from the St. Jude Lifetime Cohort Study.
- Common variants in ACYP2 influence susceptibility to cisplatin-induced hearing loss.
- Delayed diagnosis of childhood low-grade glioma: causes, consequences, and potential solutions.
- Alisertib is active as single agent in recurrent atypical teratoid rhabdoid Tumors in 4 children.
- Delayed methotrexate excretion in infants and young children with primary central Nervous system tumors and postoperative fluid collections.
- Incidental diagnosis of diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma in children.
- Reirradiation of recurrent Medulloblastoma: Does clinical benefit outweigh risk for toxicity?
- Medulloblastoma-translating discoveries from the bench to the bedside.
- The management of children and adolescents with Medulloblastoma in low and middle income countries.
- Molecular characteristics of pediatric high-grade Gliomas.
- Subsequent neoplasms in survivors of childhood central Nervous system tumors: risk after modern multimodal therapy.
- Molecular insights into pediatric Brain tumors have the potential to transform therapy.
- Pubertal development and primary ovarian insufficiency in female survivors of embryonal Brain tumors following risk-adapted craniospinal irradiation and adjuvant chemo...
- Critical Combinations of Radiation Dose and Volume Predict Intelligence Quotient and Academic Achievement Scores After Craniospinal Irradiation in Children With Medull...
- Aprepitant Reduces Chemotherapy-Induced Vomiting in Children and Young Adults With Brain Tumors.
- Feasibility and efficacy of a computer-based intervention aimed at preventing reading decoding deficits among children undergoing active treatment for Medulloblastoma:...
- Pemetrexed and gemcitabine as combination therapy for the treatment of group3 Medulloblastoma.
- Elevated Cerebral Blood Volume Contributes to Increased FLAIR Signal in the Cerebral Sulci of Propofol-Sedated Children.
- Concordance between the chang and the International Society of Pediatric Oncology (SIOP) ototoxicity grading scales in patients treated with cisplatin for medulloblast...
- Examination of risk factors for intellectual and academic outcomes following treatment for pediatric Medulloblastoma.
- Central neurogenic hyperventilation and renal tubular acidosis in children with pontine Gliomas.
- C11orf95-RELA fusions drive oncogenic NF-κB signalling in ependymoma.
- Effect of time from diagnosis to start of radiotherapy on children with diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma.
- Benefit from prolonged dose-intensive chemotherapy for infants with malignant Brain tumors is restricted to patients with ependymoma: a report of the Pediatric Oncolog...
- Phase I study of vismodegib in children with recurrent or refractory medulloblastoma: a pediatric Brain tumor consortium study.
- Medulloblastoma Down Under 2013: a report from the third annual meeting of the International Medulloblastoma Working Group.
- Clinical, radiological, histological, and molecular characteristics of paediatric epithelioid glioblastoma.
- Phase II study of cilengitide in the treatment of refractory or relapsed high-grade Gliomas in children: A report from the Children's Oncology Group.
- Bevacizumab (BVZ)-associated toxicities in children with recurrent central nervous system tumors treated with BVZ and irinotecan (CPT-11): A Pediatric Brain Tumor Cons...
- Histological predictors of outcome in ependymoma are dependent on anatomic site within the central Nervous system.
- Clinico-radiologic characteristics of long-term survivors of diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma.
- A molecular biology and phase II trial of lapatinib in children with refractory CNS malignancies: a pediatric Brain tumor consortium study.
- Cumulative cisplatin dose is not associated with event-free or overall survival in children with newly diagnosed average-risk Medulloblastoma treated with cisplatin ba...
- The Role of Inherited TPMT and COMT Genetic Variation in Cisplatin-Induced Ototoxicity in Children With Cancer.
- Phase I Trial, Pharmacokinetics, and Pharmacodynamics of Vandetanib and Dasatinib in Children with Newly Diagnosed Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma.
- Sleep disturbances in adult survivors of childhood Brain tumors.
- The effects of propofol on cerebral perfusion MRI in children.
- Whole-genome sequencing identifies genetic alterations in pediatric low-grade Gliomas.
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging Is the Preferred Method to Assess Treatment-Related Skeletal Changes in Children With Brain Tumors.
- Differences in Brainstem Fiber Tract Response to Radiation: A Longitudinal Diffusion Tensor Imaging Study.
- Radiation therapy quality in CCG/POG intergroup 9961: implications for craniospinal irradiation and the posterior fossa boost in future Medulloblastoma trials.
- Restricted access to the environment and quality of life in adult survivors of childhood Brain tumors.
- Radiation therapy and adjuvant chemotherapy in a patient with a Malignant glioneuronal tumor and underlying ataxia telangiectasia: a case report and review of the lite...
- Parent-reported social outcomes after treatment for pediatric embryonal Tumors: a prospective longitudinal study.
- White matter integrity is associated with cognitive processing in patients treated for a posterior fossa Brain tumor.
- Imaging Changes in Very Young Children with Brain Tumors Treated with Proton Therapy and Chemotherapy.
- Diagnostic utility and correlation of tumor markers in the serum and cerebrospinal fluid of children with intracranial germ cell Tumors.
- Treatment Outcomes in Black and White Children With Cancer: Results From the SEER Database and St Jude Children's Research Hospital, 1992 Through 2007.
- Resection of infantile Brain tumors after neoadjuvant chemotherapy: the St. Jude experience.
- Tyrosine kinase inhibitor enhances the bioavailability of oral irinotecan in pediatric patients with refractory solid Tumors.
- Cefixime allows greater dose escalation of oral irinotecan: a phase I study in pediatric patients with refractory solid Tumors.
- Phase I and pharmacokinetic study of topotecan administered orally once daily for 5 days for 2 consecutive weeks to pediatric patients with refractory solid Tumors.
- Risk factors for traumatic and bloody lumbar puncture in children with Acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
- Phase II Trial of Erlotinib during and after Radiotherapy in Children with Newly Diagnosed High-Grade Gliomas.
- Prognostic value and functional consequences of cell cycle inhibitor p27Kip1 loss in Medulloblastoma.
Schools
University of Mumbai Topiwala National Medical College And Nair Hospital
All Chldns Hospital
St Jude Chldns Hospital
Procedures Preformed
- Plasmapheresis
Conditions Treated
- Acute Leukemia
- Adrenal Gland Cancer
- Anemia
- Brain and Nervous System Cancer (incl. Gliomas, Astrocytoma, Schwannoma, Medulloblastoma, Chordoma)
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Doctors Specialties
- Pediatric Hematology
- Oncology
Accepted Insurances
Awards
- America's Top Doctors
- Memphis Magazine: Top Doctors
- America's Top Doctors for Cancer
Education
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University of South Florida -
Grant Medical College
Hospital
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Le Bonheur Children's Hospital -
University of Tennessee Medical Center
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