ToddEHeatonMD

General Surgery • New York, NY

Pediatric General Surgery, Surgical Oncology (Other than Breast)

Assistant Professor, Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

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Office
1275 York Ave
Suite H 1315
New York, NY 10065
Phone+1 212-639-7966

Fax+1 212-717-3373

Summary

Dr. Heaton has expertise in pediatric surgery, particularly surgical treatment of childhood solid tumors. He works in pediatric surgical oncology, childhood cancer treatment, and clinical research in surgical oncology. As an active contributor to oncological research, Dr. Heaton has >15 biomedical publications as a primary or contributing author in high-tier medical journals like the Journal of Pediatric Surgery and the Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology. His research has a wide scope, considering topics from prenatal diagnosed abdominal anomalies and its postnatal management, to the surgical approaches to bilateral Wilms tumors in neonates. Dr. Heaton’s present research concentrates on clinical and outcomes research in pediatric surgical oncology.

Todd E. Heaton

I am a pediatric surgeon with special training in surgical oncology and minimally invasive procedures. I am dedicated to the treatment of children with cancer,

Education & Training

University of MichiganFellowship, Pediatric Surgery, 2011 - 2013
University of MichiganResidency, Surgery, 2009 - 2011
Children's Hospital of PhiladelphiaResidency, Pediatrics, 2002 - 2003
University of Virginia School of MedicineClass of 2002

Certifications & Licensure

NY State Medical License 2013 - 2026
ME State Medical License 2021 - 2024
VT State Medical License 2021 - 2024
NC State Medical License 2020 - 2022
NJ State Medical License 2020 - 2021
MI State Medical License 2009 - 2015
PA State Medical License 2002 - 2010
American Board of Surgery Surgery
American Board of Surgery Pediatric Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Member American Pediatric Surgical Association, 2014
Member Children's Oncology Group, 2014
Member Alpha Omega Alpha, 2002
Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
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Clinical Trials

Intraperitoneal RIT With 131I-8H9 for Pts With DSRCT and Other Solid Tumors Involving the Peritoneum Start of enrollment: 2010 Apr 01
Terminated
Phase 1
PET Imaging of Solid Tumors Using 124I-Humanized 3F8: A Pilot Study Start of enrollment: 2014 Nov 01
Active, not recruiting
Not Applicable
A Study Comparing Green Fluorescent Dye and Radioactive Dye for Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy in Pediatric Cancers Start of enrollment: 2016 Sep 13
Completed
Phase 2, Phase 3

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

658 citations
Extracellular Vesicle and Particle Biomarkers Define Multiple Human Cancers
Ayuko Hoshino, Han Sang Kim, Linda Bojmar, Kofi Ennu Gyan, Michele Cioffi
Cell. 2020-08-20
16 citations
Pancreaticoduodenectomy for the treatment of pancreatic neoplasms in children: A Pediatric Surgical Oncology Research Collaborative study.
Sanjeev A. Vasudevan, Tu Anh N. Ha, Huirong Zhu, Todd E. Heaton, Michael P. LaQuaglia
Pediatric Blood & Cancer. 2020-09-01
83 citations
Prospective pan-cancer germline testing using MSK-IMPACT informs clinical translation in 751 patients with pediatric solid tumors.
Elise Fiala, Gowtham Jayakumaran, Audrey Mauguen, Jennifer Kennedy, Nancy Bouvier
Nature Cancer. 2021-02-15

Journal Articles

Update on Neuroblastoma
Erika A Newman, Shahab Abdessalam, Jennifer H Aldrink, Todd E Heaton, Jennifer Bruny, Roshni Dasgupta, Timothy B Lautz, Daniel S Rhee, Max R Langham, Marcus M Malek, R..., Journal of Pediatric Surgery
Summary Article: Update on Wilms Tumor
Jennifer H Aldrink, Todd E Heaton, Roshni Dasgupta, Timothy B Lautz, Marcus M Malek, Shahab F Abdessalam, Daniel S Rhee, Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Press Mentions

New Provider Welcomed at Northern Light Pediatric SurgeryJanuary 4th, 2022
FDA Approves a New Cancer Drug Targeted to Genetic Mutation, Not Cancer TypeNovember 27th, 2018
American Health Council Recognizes Todd Heaton, MD, MPH as “America’s Best Doctor”November 29th, 2017