James Felker
Expertise in
3
conditions
Expertise in
3
conditions
4401 Penn Avenue, 
Pittsburgh, PA 

Overview

James Felker, MD, is a pediatric hematologist/oncologist and is certified in pediatrics and pediatric hematology/oncology by the American Board of Pediatrics. He is assistant professor of medicine at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Dr. Felker received his medical degree from New York Medical College and completed his residency at Northwestern University/Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago followed by a fellowship in pediatric hematology/oncology and neuro-oncology at Emory University/Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, Ga. Dr. Felker’s clinical interests include pediatric brain and spinal tumors and clinical trial development. He has published numerous articles in peer-reviewed journals and is a member of the American Society of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, American Society of Clinical Oncology, Society for Neuro-Oncology, Children’s Oncology Group, and the Pediatric Brain Tumor Consortium. His wife is a pediatric cardiologist at UPMC Children’s and has an interest in long term cardiac outcomes for oncology patients. Together they have two girls and a beagle mutt. Dr Felker enjoys running along the rivers in Pittsburgh while trying to avoid the hills. View the full list of Dr. Felker's publications on PubMed. View Dr. Felker's profile at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine – Department of Pediatrics. LGBTQIA+ Affirming: This provider has completed training on how to create a safe, comfortable, and welcoming environment for LGBTQIA+ patients. This provider may or may not offer LGBTQIA+ specific medical or surgical care. Please ask when scheduling.

Dr. Felker is highly rated in 3 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Brain Stem Cancer, Glioma, Diffuse Midline Glioma H3 K27M-Mutant, and Medulloblastoma.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 19 peer reviewed articles and participating in 8 clinical trials. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.

Graduate Institution
New York Medical College
Residency
McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University
Specialties
Pediatric Hematology Oncology
Licenses
Pediatrics in GA
Board Certifications
American Board Of Pediatrics
American Board Of Pediatrics
Fellowships
Emory University School of Medicine
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Male

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UnitedHealthcare
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UPMC
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Locations

Pediatric Hematology Oncology in Lawrenceville
4401 Penn Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15224

Additional Areas of Focus

Dr. Felker has provided the following conditions as areas of focus. Please note that we may not have enough data to validate their experience in some of these conditions.

Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura (ITP)
Neurofibromatosis Type 1 (NF1)

Clinical Research

Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.


8 Clinical Trials

A Phase 2 Study of Reduced Therapy for Newly Diagnosed Average-Risk WNT-Driven Medulloblastoma Patients
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Expertise in
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Intensive Care Medicine | Pediatric Hematology Oncology | Pediatrics
4401 Penn Ave, Peds Oncology, Childrens Hospital Of Pittsburgh, 
Pittsburgh, PA 
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Languages Spoken:
English

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