Susan Blaney, MD
Enriched profileThe Elise C. Young Chair in Pediatric Oncology, Director of Texas Children's Cancer and Hematology Centers, and Professor of Pediatrics at Baylor College of Medicine · Baylor College of Medicine
Susan Blaney is The Elise C. Young Chair in Pediatric Oncology, Director of Texas Children's Cancer and Hematology Centers, and Professor of Pediatrics at Baylor College of Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine. OpenAlex indexes 375 publications with 15,608 citations (h-index 75); ClinicalTrials.gov lists 14 registered studies with this person as an investigator. By OpenAlex citation count, this profile ranks in the top 10% of Hematology / Oncology profiles in the FindMyKOL directory.
Data verified 17 Oct 2026
Overview
Updated 27 Oct 2026
Susan Blaney, MD, is The Elise C. Young Chair in Pediatric Oncology, Director of Texas Children's Cancer and Hematology Centers, and Professor of Pediatrics at Baylor College of Medicine. The public record shows 375 publications with 15,608 citations (h-index 75), centered on Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment, Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia research, Cancer therapeutics and mechanisms. It also documents an investigator role on 14 registered clinical trials, 6 NIH-funded awards (1997–2024).
- Most recent indexed publication: 2024 · Journal of clinical oncology
- Top research focus: Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment
- 14 registered trials on ClinicalTrials.gov
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trial sponsors and companies reporting paymentsScholarship
indexed output and impact (OpenAlex)Distinct works indexed by OpenAlex, matched via ORCID; 1 in PubMed.
Total citations across indexed works.
Hirsch index (OpenAlex). i10-index 204.
Clinical & industry
trials, payments and federal fundingContact
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Practice address
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Updated 26 Oct 2026
Listed as an investigator on 14 registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:
- Phase 1 Intrathecal Topotecan for Neoplastic Meningitis
Sponsor: Baylor College of Medicine
- Karenitecin in Pediatric Patients With Refractory or Recurrent Solid Tumors N10010)
Sponsor: Baylor College of Medicine
- Enzastaurin in Treating Young Patients With Refractory Primary CNS Tumors
Sponsor: Pediatric Brain Tumor Consortium
Industry payments
No payments involving this person were reported to CMS in program years 2021–2024. Why? →
NIH funding
Updated 26 Oct 2026
6 NIH research awards on record, funded 1997–2024 per NIH RePORTER. The latest:
- PEDIATRIC ONCOLOGY CLINICAL RESEARCH TRAINING PROGRAM
Baylor College of Medicine
FY2023$717,393K12CA090433
Congress activity
Updated 26 Oct 2026
59 congress contributions (2004–2017) across AACR, ASCO, ASTRO per OpenAlex. The most recent:
- Abstract 1450: Autopsy derived orthotopic xenograft (ADOX) mouse models for terminal pediatric brain tumors
AACR (meeting unresolved)
AACR2015Co-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 26 Oct 2026
Their five most recent publications, matched to their ORCID record and linked to PubMed.
- Phase I Trial of GD2.CART Cells Augmented With Constitutive Interleukin-7 Receptor for Treatment of High-Grade Pediatric CNS Tumors.
Journal of clinical oncology
Clinical Trial2024
Most-cited works
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Updated 26 Oct 2026
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Online presence
Updated 26 Oct 2026
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braintumor.org/news/national-brain-tumor-society-appoints-renowned-pediatric-oncologist-dr-susan-blaney-as-chief-scientific-officer
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profiles.viictr.org/display/268174
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texaschildrens.org/find-a-doctor/susan-m-blaney-md
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bcm.edu/people-search/susan-blaney-18483
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Background & recognition
Updated 26 Oct 2026
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Education
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journal and society appointments- Vice Chair
Children's Oncology Group (NCI-supported clinical trials group)
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 →texaschildrensnews.org ↗ - Chief Scientific Officer
National Brain Tumor Society
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 →braintumor.org ↗ - Member
Hematology-Oncology Self-Assessment Team, American Board of Pediatrics
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 →texaschildrensnews.org ↗ - David G. Poplack
MD Chair in Pediatric Oncology
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Pizzo and Poplack's Principles and Practice of Pediatric Oncology
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Awards & honors
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Secondary affiliations
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