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111 Michigan Ave NWWashington, DC 20010
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Summary
- Dr. Siegel is a child neurologist in the Brain Tumor Institute and the co-director of the Gilbert Family Neurofibromatosis Institute at Children's National Hospital in Washington, DC. He is the site principal investigator for the Neurofibromatosis Clinical Trials Consortium at Children's National. Dr. Siegel's clinical and research interests are in caring for children with neurofibromatosis and central and peripheral nervous system tumors.
Education & Training
Children's National Medical Center/George Washington UniversityFellowship, Pediatric Neuro-Oncology, 2023 - 2024
Emory University School of MedicineResidency, Child Neurology, 2018 - 2023- Emory University School of MedicineClass of 2018, MD, Magna Cum Laude
University of PittsburghBPhil, Neuroscience and Psychology, Suma Cum Laude, 2009 - 2013
Certifications & Licensure
DC State Medical License 2023 - 2027
VA State Medical License 2024 - 2026
MD State Medical License 2024 - 2025
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology with Special Qualification in Child Neurology
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Targeted therapy in pediatric central nervous system tumors: a review from the National Pediatric Cancer Foundation.Benjamin I Siegel, Prabhumallikarjun Patil, Akul Prakash, Darren M Klawinski, Eugene I Hwang
Frontiers in Oncology. 2025-01-01 - Molecular-targeted therapy for childhood low-grade glial and glioneuronal tumors.Benjamin I Siegel, Elizabeth S Duke, Lindsay B Kilburn, Roger J Packer
Child's Nervous System. 2024-10-01 - How Cancer Harms the Developing Brain: Long-Term Outcomes in Pediatric Cancer Survivors.Benjamin I Siegel, Juliane Gust
Pediatric Neurology. 2024-07-01
Journal Articles
- Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder and autoimmune glial fibrillary acidic protein astrocytopathy overlap syndrome mimicking a pontine mass: The utility of brainste...Vivien X Xie, Gilbert Vezina, John S Myseros, Lakshmi Ramachandran Nair, Elizabeth M Wells, Benjamin I Siegel, Annals of the Child Neurology Society, 2/2025
Authored Content
- Neurofibromatosis 1 and intracranial neoplasms of childhoodApril 2025
- Cerebellar mutism syndromeApril 2024
Press Mentions
Genetic Variation Linked to Cognitive Differences After Radiation for Pediatric MedulloblastomaJuly 10th, 2019
Professional Memberships
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- Child Neurology Society - CNSMember
- Society for Neuro-OncologyMember
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