The Oncology Program is ranked #4 in the nation by U.S. News & World Report. Our comprehensive cancer programs diagnose and care for more children each year than all the other metro area hospitals.
Children’s National is home to some of the world’s leading pediatric cancer experts. We are also the only program in the region with specialized programs for different types of cancer.
Meet the Children National’s Team
Javad Nazarian
Lead Investigator
Caroline Kopsidas
Tissue Navigator
OUR REGIONAL CENTER OF EXCELLENCE AT CHILDREN’S NATIONAL HOSPITAL
Every day, the Brain Tumor Research team at Children’s National Hospital works to break new ground in pediatric neuro-oncology, striving to rewrite the narrative that follows a pediatric brain tumor diagnosis. Located within the Children’s National’s Brain Tumor Institute, and in collaboration with the Center for Genetic Medicine Research and DIPG Research Institute of Zurich, our multidisciplinary team confronts pediatric brain tumors on several fronts including basic and translational research, clinical trials, and wide-reaching collaborations. Led by Javad Nazarian, PhD, the Brain Tumor Research program holds leadership positions and conducts national trials in partnership with CBTTC, PNOC, PBTC, among many others. They seek to unravel disease complexity and pursue new approaches that will lead to promising treatments for children facing brain tumors.
The Center for Genetic Medicine Research
The Center for Genetic Medicine Research at Children’s National houses a highly interdisciplinary faculty, with nearly half of the physician-scientists from many clinical divisions in the hospital. Focusing on common health problems in Washington, DC, as well as serving as an international referral site for rare disorders, faculty and their laboratories are encouraged to be collaborative, and many of the Center’s projects bring together multiple clinical and scientific disciplines. The Center strives to provide faculty easy access to the latest technologies in genomics, proteomics, microscopy, bioinformatics, pre-clinical (murine) drug trials, and multi-site clinical trial networks. The Center provides services in these technologies to laboratories throughout the District, and internationally, through a series of NIH Core grants.
History
Children’s National Hospital, based in Washington, D.C., was established in 1870 to help every child grow up stronger. Today, it is the No. 5 children’s hospital in the nation and ranked in all specialties evaluated by U.S. News & World Report. Children’s National is transforming pediatric medicine for all children. The Children’s National Research & Innovation Campus opened in 2021, a first-of-its-kind pediatric hub dedicated to developing new and better ways to care for kids. Children’s National has been designated three times in a row as a Magnet® hospital, demonstrating the highest standards of nursing and patient care delivery. This pediatric academic health system offers expert care through a convenient, community-based primary care network and specialty care locations in the D.C. metropolitan area, including Maryland and Virginia. Children’s National is home to the Children’s National Research Institute and Sheikh Zayed Institute for Pediatric Surgical Innovation. It is recognized for its expertise and innovation in pediatric care and as a strong voice for children through advocacy at the local, regional and national levels.