Dr. Edward F Attiyeh M.D.
Hematologist (Pediatric) | Pediatric Hematology-Oncology
34th & Civic Center Blvd. Children's Hospital Philadelphia PA, 19104About
Dr. Edward Attiyeh is a pediatric hematologist practicing in Philadelphia, PA. Dr. Attiyeh 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. Attiyeh treats include leukemias, lymphomas and certain tumors. Dr. Attiyeh 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
Albert Einstein Medicine
Albert Einstein College of Medicine - Yeshiva University 1999
Board Certification
DermatologyAmerican Board of DermatologyABD- 2006
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Advances in the understanding of constitutional and somatic genomic alterations in neuroblastoma.
- GSTP1 hypermethylation is associated with reduced protein expression, aggressive disease and prognosis in neuroblastoma.
- Cell culture and Drosophila model systems define three classes of anaplastic lymphoma kinase mutations in neuroblastoma.
- A Case of Adenovirus Viremia in a Pediatric Liver Transplant Recipient With Neutropenia and Lymphopenia: Who and When Should We Treat?
- Identification of CASZ1 NES reveals potential mechanisms for loss of CASZ1 tumor suppressor activity in neuroblastoma.
Awards
- 2006-2009 ASCO Foundation Career Development Award
- 2008 Advances in Neuroblastoma Research (ANR) Best Paper
- 2004-2008 William Guy Forbeck Research Foundation Scholar
- 2005-2007 Children's Neuroblastoma Cancer Foundation Award
- 2005-2006 ASCO Foundation Young Investigator Award
- 2005 ASCO Foundation Brigid Leventhal Merit Award
Treatments
- Anemia
- Leukemia
- Dermal Aesthetics
- Extra Corporeal Shockwave Therapy
Professional Memberships
- Membership national organizations
Fellowships
- Fellow in Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pa. Pediatric
Experience & Accolades
- monthly Oncology Resident2006 - 2014Bi- Lecture Series, Solid Tumors, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
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