Aflac Cancer Center and Blood Disorders Service
Howard M. Katzenstein, M.D.
Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
Aflac Cancer Center and Blood Disorders Service
Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta at Egleston
2015 Uppergate Drive, NE
4th Floor
Atlanta, GA 30322
Phone: 404-785-1200
Director, Clinical Research and Innovative Therapy program
The Carter Samuel Martin Children's Chair for Innovative Therapy
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Emory University School of Medicine
Education/Training
Medical Degree: University of Illinois College of Medicine, with honors
Residency: Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pediatrics
Fellowship: Children’s Memorial Hospital (Hematology/Oncology)
Certification: National Board of Medical Examiners, American Academy of Pediatrics (Pediatrics and Hematology/Oncology)
Awards/Honors
- Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society
- Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society
Professional/Scientific Societies
- Children’s Oncology Group
- American Academy of Pediatrics
- American Society of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
Areas of Interest/Research
- Pediatric solid tumors (neuroblastoma, liver tumors, sarcomas)
- Innovative therapeutics
- Angiogenesis, or the ability to evoke blood vessel formation, a common property of malignant tissue
Publications/Presentations/Other
- Selected journal articles authored/co-authored by Dr. Katzenstein are available at the Journal of Clinical Oncology
- Authored/co-authored more than 15 articles
- Presented at various conferences and symposia, including the Sickle Cell Disease Association of America's 23rd Annual Convention
- Member, Research Review Committee at Northwestern University Medical School, 1997 — 2002
- Co-director, pediatric hematology/oncology fellowship program at Northwestern University Medical School,
2000 — 2002