Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and Computation; Director, Center for Research Informatics; Associate Director of the Institute for Translational Medicine

Pediatric Hematology & Oncology

Dr. Samuel L. Volchenboum works in the field of Pediatric Hematology & Oncology. He went to medical school at Mayo Medical School. Mayo Medical School is ranked 27 in research and 42 in primary care medicine He over the years received 10 awards: "Regional Top Doctor", "Winner, University of Chicago Innovation Fund Award", "Best Abstract Presentation", "Childrens Research Foundation grant recipient", "Cancer Research Foundation, Sharon Swan Young Investigator", "Childrens Research Foundation grant and winner of Frank Thorpe Award for best research grant application", "American Cancer Society Institutional Research Grant Junior Faculty Award", "Bear Necessities Pediatric Cancer Foundation, Junior Investigator Research Award", "St. Baldricks Foundation Scholar" and "University of Chicago Cancer Research Foundation Womens Auxiliary Board funding recipient". Samuel Volchenboum is a published doctor and has 17 publications published. The lastest was: 'Characterization of molecular defects in isovaleryl-CoA dehydrogenase in patients with isovaleric acidemia.'

Publications

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• Quantitative proteomics of the yeast Hsp70/Hsp90 interactomes during DNA damage reveal chaperone-dependent regulation of ribonucleotide reductase.
• Second malignancies in patients with neuroblastoma: The effects of risk-based therapy.
• CAPriCORN: Chicago Area Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Network.
• A novel algorithm for simplification of complex gene classifiers in Cancer.
• Collection of peripheral blood stem cells from a 7 month-old girl weighing 7 kg with the use of combined heparin and citrate anticoagulation.
• Mutations that disrupt PHOXB interaction with the neuronal calcium sensor HPCAL1 impede cellular differentiation in neuroblastoma.
• Bioinformatic analysis and post-translational modification crosstalk prediction of lysine acetylation.
• Rapid validation of Mascot search results via stable isotope labeling, pair picking, and deconvolution of fragmentation patterns.
• Comparison of primary neuroblastoma tumors and derivative early-passage cell lines using genome-wide single nucleotide polymorphism array analysis.
• Progress in defining and treating high-risk neuroblastoma: lessons from the bench and bedside.
• 3 + 3 not equal to (Rolling) 6.
• Development of warm auto- and allo-antibodies in a 3-year old boy with sickle cell haemoglobinopathy following his first transfusion of a single unit of red blood cells.
• Are molecular neuroblastoma classifiers ready for prime time?
• Characterization of molecular defects in isovaleryl-CoA dehydrogenase in patients with isovaleric acidemia.
• Mitochondrial import and processing of wild type and type III mutant isovaleryl-CoA dehydrogenase.
• Arginine 387 of human isovaleryl-CoA dehydrogenase plays a crucial role in substrate/product binding.

Schools

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• Mayo Med Sch

• Children39s Hospital

• Childrens Hospital Med Center

Conditions Treated

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• Adrenal Gland Cancer
• Neutropenia
• Osteosarcoma

Doctors Specialties

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• Pediatric Hematology
• Oncology

Accepted Insurances

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• Aetna HMO
• Choice Plus POS II
• Blue Card PPO
• Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois PPO
• Cigna HMO
• Cigna PPO
• Great West Healthcare-Cigna PPO
• Open Access Plus
• Cofinity PPO
• Commercial Insurance Company
• Coventry Health Care of Illinois PPO
• Health and Life PPO
• Platinum PPO
• Coventry Health Care of Missouri PPO
• First Health (Coventry Health Care) PPO
• Golden Rule
• HealthLink PPO
• Medicare MCR
• Meritain Health
• MultiPlan PPO
• PHCS Network PPO
• Sagamore Plus
• Choice Plus POS
• Options PPO
• United Healthcare

Awards

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• Regional Top Doctor
• Winner, University of Chicago Innovation Fund Award
• Best Abstract Presentation
• Children’s Research Foundation grant recipient
• Cancer Research Foundation, Sharon Swan Young Investigator
• Children’s Research Foundation grant and winner of Frank Thorpe Award for best research grant application
• American Cancer Society Institutional Research Grant Junior Faculty Award
• Bear Necessities Pediatric Cancer Foundation, Junior Investigator Research Award
• St. Baldrick’s Foundation Scholar
• University of Chicago Cancer Research Foundation Women’s Auxiliary Board funding recipient

Education

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• Boston Children's Hospital
• Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
• Mayo Medical School
• University of Illinois

Hospital

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• University of Chicago Medical Center

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