TimothyRGershonMD
Child Neurology • Atlanta, GAActing Professor of Pediatrics Director, Children’s Center for Neurosciences Research Emory University School of Medicine
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Office
ECC 256
https://sites.google.com/view/timothygershonlabemory/home
Atlanta, GA 30322Phone+1 404-785-5437
Summary
- I am a board certified Neurologist with Special Qualification in Child Neurology. I also run a research lab that studies microcephaly and pediatric brain tumors as disorders of brain growth. To learn more, please visit:
https://sites.google.com/view/timothygershonlabemory/home
I completed fellowship training in Neuro-oncology at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. My areas of expertise are medulloblastoma and neurofibromatosis, and the use of targeted inhibitors to treat neurologic disease.
Education & Training
New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus)Fellowship, Child Neurology, 2001 - 2004- New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus)Residency, Pediatrics, 1999 - 2001
Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and SurgeonsClass of 1999
Certifications & Licensure
GA State Medical License 2022 - 2026
NC State Medical License 2009 - 2023
NY State Medical License 2001 - 2011- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology with Special Qualification in Child Neurology
Clinical Trials
- PET/MRI in CNS and Extra-CNS Tumors of Patients With Neurofibromatosis-1 (NF1) Start of enrollment: 2013 Jan 16
- MEK Inhibitor Mirdametinib (PD-0325901) in Patients With Neurofibromatosis Type 1 Associated Plexiform Neurofibromas Start of enrollment: 2019 Sep 29
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 83 citationsHexokinase-2-mediated aerobic glycolysis is integral to cerebellar neurogenesis and pathogenesis of medulloblastomaTimothy R. Gershon, Andrew J. Crowther, Andrey P. Tikunov, Idoia Garcia, Ryan P. Annis
Cancer & Metabolism. 2013-01-23 - 18 citationsEnteric neural crest differentiation in ganglioneuromas implicates Hedgehog signaling in peripheral neuroblastic tumor pathogenesis.Timothy R. Gershon, Arash Shirazi, Li-Xuan Qin, William L. Gerald, Anna Marie Kenney
Plos One. 2009-10-16 - 28 citationsEnergy metabolism in neurodevelopment and medulloblastoma.Katherine Tech, Timothy R. Gershon
Translational Pediatrics. 2015-01-01
Press Mentions
- Experimental Medulloblastoma Treatment Gets a Boost with NanoparticlesFebruary 25th, 2022
- Case Reports Underscore Risk of Cerebral Edema, AFCE in Children with COVID-19October 7th, 2021
Researchers Find Clues to Drug Resistance in Medulloblastoma SubtypeJanuary 14th, 2020- Join now to see all
External Links
- Lab Websitehttps://sites.google.com/view/timothygershonlabemory/home
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