Dr. Sharon L. Gardner M.D.
Hematologist (Pediatric) | Pediatric Hematology-Oncology
317 E 34th St 8th Fl New York NY, 10016Rating
5/5
About
Dr. Sharon Gardner is a pediatric hematologist practicing in New York, NY. Dr. Gardner 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. Gardner treats include leukemias, lymphomas and certain tumors. Dr. Gardner 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
Hahnemann University 1986
Board Certification
PediatricsAmerican Board of PediatricsABP- Pediatric Hematology-Oncology- 1992
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Application of stem cell transplant for brain tumors.
- Intensive induction chemotherapy followed by high dose chemotherapy with autologous hematopoietic progenitor cell rescue in young children newly diagnosed with central nervous system atypical teratoid rhabdoid tumors.
- Immunotherapy for pediatric central nervous system tumors.
- Preoperative chemotherapy to salvage the hand in a case of giant infantile hemangiopericytoma.
- Prognostic significance of telomere maintenance mechanisms in pediatric high-grade gliomas.
- Late effects in survivors of childhood CNS tumors treated on Head Start I and II protocols.
- Persistent racial and ethnic differences in location of death for children with cancer.
- Tandem thiotepa with autologous hematopoietic cell rescue in patients with recurrent, refractory, or poor prognosis solid tumor malignancies.
Clinical Trials
- Brentuximab Vedotin or Crizotinib and Combination Chemotherapy in Treating Patients With Newly Diagnosed Stage II-IV Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma
- Combination Chemotherapy With or Without Temsirolimus in Treating Patients With Intermediate Risk Rhabdomyosarcoma
- Targeted Therapy Directed by Genetic Testing in Treating Pediatric Patients With Relapsed or Refractory Advanced Solid Tumors, Non-Hodgkin Lymphomas, or Histiocytic Disorders (The Pediatric MATCH Screening Trial)
- Combination Chemotherapy in Treating Young Patients With Newly Diagnosed High-Risk B Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia and Ph-Like TKI Sensitive Mutations
- Blinatumomab in Treating Younger Patients With Relapsed B-cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
- Azacitidine and Combination Chemotherapy in Treating Infants With Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia and KMT2A Gene Rearrangement
- Radiation Therapy With or Without Combination Chemotherapy or Pazopanib Hydrochloride Before Surgery in Treating Patients With Newly Diagnosed Non-rhabdomyosarcoma Soft Tissue Sarcomas That Can Be Removed by Surgery
- Brentuximab Vedotin and Combination Chemotherapy in Treating Children and Young Adults With Stage IIB or Stage IIIB-IVB Hodgkin Lymphoma
- Cabozantinib-S-Malate in Treating Younger Patients With Recurrent, Refractory, or Newly Diagnosed Sarcomas, Wilms Tumor, or Other Rare Tumors
- Biomarkers in Tumor Tissue Samples From Patients With Newly Diagnosed Neuroblastoma or Ganglioneuroblastoma
- Combination Chemotherapy With or Without Ganitumab in Treating Patients With Newly Diagnosed Metastatic Ewing Sarcoma
Treatments
- Lymphoma
- Stem Cell Transplantation
- Spinal Cord Tumor
- Leukemia
- Childhood Cancer
- Neuroblastoma
- Central Nervous System Cancer
- Brain Tumor
- Brain Cancer
Fellowships
- Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center Pediatric Hem/onc 1993
Experience & Accolades
- Associate Professor, Department of PediatricsNYU Langone Medical Center
Dr. Sharon L. Gardner M.D.'s Practice location
Practice At 317 E 34th St 8th Fl
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