MelanieAComitoMD

Pediatric Hematology & Oncology • Syracuse, NY

Pediatric Neuro-Oncology

Associate Professor, Pediatrics, Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine

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Office
750 East Adams St
Syracuse, NY 13210
Phone+1 800-233-4082

Education & Training

University of Iowa Hospitals and ClinicsFellowship, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, 1989 - 1992
Virginia Commonwealth University Health SystemResidency, Pediatrics, 1986 - 1989
University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of MedicineClass of 1986

Certifications & Licensure

NY State Medical License 2015 - 2025
PA State Medical License 1999 - 2016
IA State Medical License 1989 - 2006
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatric Hematology-Oncology

Clinical Trials

HeadStart4: Newly Diagnosed Children (<10 y/o) With Medulloblastoma and Other CNS Embryonal Tumors Start of enrollment: 2015 Sep 01
Active, not recruiting
Phase 4
Roles: Contact
LCH-IV, International Collaborative Treatment Protocol for Children and Adolescents With Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis Start of enrollment: 2016 Nov 02
Recruiting
Phase 2, Phase 3
Roles: Contact

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

2 citations
Multi-institution analysis of tumor mutational burden and outcomes in pediatric central nervous system tumor patients.
Rose Parisi, Roshal R Patel, Gavrielle Rood, Acacia Bowden, George Turco
Pediatric Blood & Cancer. 2023-03-01
1 citations
Successful Bone Marrow Transplantation With Intensive Post-transplant Intrathecal Chemotherapy for CNS Relapsed AML in 2 Infants.
Jeffrey R. Andolina, Carol Fries, Renee Boulware, Alyssa Vargas, Ellen Fraint
Journal of Pediatric Hematology/oncology. 2021-04-09
17 citations
GOPC-ROS1 Fusion Due to Microdeletion at 6q22 Is an Oncogenic Driver in a Subset of Pediatric Gliomas and Glioneuronal Tumors.
Timothy E. Richardson, Karen Tang, Varshini Vasudevaraja, Jonathan Serrano, Christopher M William
Journal of Neuropathology and Experimental Neurology. 2019-12-01