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Christopher Moertel, MD

Principal Investigator, Pediatric Neuro-oncologist

Dr. Moertel graduated from the University of Minnesota Medical School. He completed his internship and residency in Pediatrics at the Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas. He then completed his fellowship in Pediatric Hematology and Oncology at the Mayo Clinic/ Mayo Graduate School of Medicine in Rochester, Minnesota. He joined the medical staff at Children’s Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota in 1990. While at Children’s, he served as Chief of Staff, Medical Director of Hematology/Oncology and Lead Physician in the Theodora Lang Oncology Clinic, among other leadership positions. Since his arrival at the University of Minnesota, he has specialized exclusively in the care of children and young adults with brain tumors and is the leader of the Neurofibromatosis comprehensive clinic. He has led important clinical trials employing immunotherapy to fight malignant brain tumors and works closely with the laboratory scientists at the University to develop new targeted therapies for patients with nervous system tumors.

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