James Felker, MD
Enriched profileAssistant Professor of Pediatrics · Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC
James Felker is Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC. OpenAlex indexes 35 publications with 270 citations (h-index 8); ClinicalTrials.gov lists 8 registered studies with this person as an investigator.
Data verified 5 Nov 2026
Overview
Updated 5 Nov 2026
James Felker, MD, is Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC. The public record shows 35 publications with 270 citations (h-index 8), centered on Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment, Chromatin Remodeling and Cancer, Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism. It also documents an investigator role on 8 registered clinical trials.
- Most recent indexed publication: 2025 · Science translational medicine
- Top research focus: Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment
- 8 registered trials on ClinicalTrials.gov
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Indications focus
from trials led + research topicsResearch focus
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trial sponsors and companies reporting paymentsScholarship
indexed output and impact (OpenAlex)Publications indexed by OpenAlex, matched via ORCID. 6 in PubMed. Counts exclude supporting files.
Citations across these publications.
H-index from these publications. i10-index 8.
Clinical & industry
trials, payments and federal fundingFederally funded research awards.
Public positions
sourced statements on record- Sponsor-investigator
Phase II low-grade glioma vaccine trial NCT02358187 (ClinicalTrials.gov lists him as principal investigator, University of Pittsburgh)
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →clinicaltrials.gov ↗
Contact
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Practice address
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Sign in to view contact details →Clinical trials
Updated 5 Nov 2026
Listed as an investigator on 8 registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:
- A Study of Lower Radiotherapy Dose to Treat Children With CNS Germinoma
Sponsor: Children's Oncology Group
- A Study of Treatment for Medulloblastoma Using Sodium Thiosulfate to Reduce Hearing Loss
Sponsor: Children's Oncology Group
- A Study of the Drug Selinexor With Radiation Therapy in Patients With Newly-Diagnosed Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine (DIPG) Glioma and High-Grade Glioma (HGG)
Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Industry payments
No payments involving this person were reported to CMS in program years 2021–2024. Why? →
NIH funding
We didn't find any NIH-funded research awards for this person in NIH RePORTER. Why? →
Congress activity
Updated 5 Nov 2026
1 congress contribution (2022) across SNO per OpenAlex. The most recent:
- TMET-09. LOSS OF MAT2A COMPROMISES METHIONINE METABOLISM AND REPRESENTS A VULNERABILITY IN H3K27M MUTANT GLIOMAS
SNO Annual Meeting
SNO2022Co-author
Published abstracts are attributed via the same ORCID-disambiguated authorship as publications, so each is DOI-verified. Podium roles (invited talks, session chairs) and oral/poster type are added as program data is confirmed.
Publications
Updated 5 Nov 2026
Their five most recent publications, matched to their ORCID record and linked to PubMed.
- Resolution of Ascites Following Targeted Therapy in a Pediatric Patient With BRAF V600E-Mutant Low-Grade Glioma.
Pediatric blood & cancer
Letter2025 - Fertility preservation in pediatric central nervous system tumors: A report from the Children's Oncology Group.
Pediatric blood & cancer
Article2024 - Impact of respiratory viral panel testing on length of stay in pediatric cancer patients admitted with fever and neutropenia.
Pediatric blood & cancer
Article2020 - Identification of Novel RAS Signaling Therapeutic Vulnerabilities in Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Gliomas.
Cancer research
Article2019
Most-cited works
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Online presence
Updated 5 Nov 2026
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Background & recognition
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Education
degrees and training on record- provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →pediatrics.pitt.edu ↗
- provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →pediatrics.pitt.edu ↗
- provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →pediatrics.pitt.edu ↗
Editorial & leadership roles
journal and society appointments- verifiedCorroborated by FindMyKOL. We matched this record across two or more independent public sources (or a verified ORCID / NPI identifier bridge) before attributing it to this person.How we verify →pediatrics.pitt.edu ↗
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- Member
Society for Neuro-Oncology
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Pediatric Brain Tumor Consortium
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Children's Oncology Group
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American Society of Clinical Oncology
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American Academy of Pediatrics
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Awards & honors
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- First Place
Department of Pediatric Research Competition, Emory University School of Medicine
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