Dr. John M Maris M.D.
Hematologist (Pediatric) | Pediatric Hematology-Oncology
34th & Civic Center Blvd Children's Hospital Philadelphia PA, 19104About
Dr. John Maris is a pediatric hematologist practicing in Philadelphia, PA. Dr. Maris specializes in treating children that have a blood disease or cancer. Such blood diseases include disorders of red blood cells, white blood cells and/or platelets. The types of cancers that Dr. Maris treats include leukemias, lymphomas and certain tumors. Dr. Maris can also treat bleeding disorders in children. Pediatric hematologists can be found in childrens hospitals, community hospitals, university medical centers and more.
Education and Training
B.S. (Biology),Wheeling College , MD 1983
Perelman School of Medicine University of Pennsylvania 1989
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania 1991
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- No evidence for the presence of an imprinted neuroblastoma suppressor gene within chromosome sub-band 1p36.3.
- ID2 expression is not associated with MYCN amplification or expression in human neuroblastomas.
- Pinhole imaging of 131I-metaiodobenzylguanidine (131I-MIBG) in an animal model of neuroblastoma.
- Targeted radiotherapy with submyeloablative doses of 131I-MIBG is effective for disease palliation in highly refractory neuroblastoma.
- Tumor suppression by a rationally designed reversible inhibitor of methionine aminopeptidase-2.
- Identification and high-resolution mapping of a constitutional 11q deletion in an infant with multifocal neuroblastoma.
- Detection of single-copy chromosome 17q gain in human neuroblastomas using real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction.
- Germline PHOX2B mutation in hereditary neuroblastoma.
- The biologic basis for neuroblastoma heterogeneity and risk stratification.
- Methionine aminopeptidase 2 inhibition is an effective treatment strategy for neuroblastoma in preclinical models.
- High-resolution detection and mapping of genomic DNA alterations in neuroblastoma.
- Measurement and relevance of neuroblastoma DNA copy number changes in the post-genome era.
- Region-specific detection of neuroblastoma loss of heterozygosity at multiple loci simultaneously using a SNP-based tag-array platform.
- How does MYCN amplification make neuroblastomas behave aggressively? Still more questions than answers.
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- Extra Corporeal Shockwave Therapy
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