Peter de Blank, MD, MSCE
- Co-Medical Director, Brain Tumor Center
- Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
- peter.deblank@cchmc.org
- Board Certified
About
Biography
I graduated from the University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine with a concentration in Medical Education. I completed my residency in Pediatrics, and fellowships in Pediatric Hematology & Oncology and Pediatric Neuro-Oncology at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. During my fellowship training, I also completed a Master of Science in Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics at the University of Pennsylvania. After completing my training, I became a faculty member at University Hospitals Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital in Cleveland in 2012. In 2017, I joined the faculty at Cincinnati Children’s as a member of the Pediatric Neuro-Oncology program.
My clinical and research interests include children with central nervous system tumors, neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1), and NF1-related tumors. My research focuses on investigating tissue microstructure in pediatric brain tumors through non-invasive imaging techniques such as MR relaxometry and diffusion tensor imaging. The goal of my research is to develop early radiographic tumor biomarkers to characterize pediatric brain tumors and predict their functional consequences. Tumor imaging research may guide early intervention efforts and direct support for children with brain tumors to improve clinical outcomes.
I have been elected by peers for inclusion in the Best Doctors in America List.
BA: Stanford University, Stanford, CA, 1997
BS: Chemistry, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, 1997
MA: Stanford University, Stanford, CA, 1997
MD: Emphasis in Medical Education, University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine, San Francisco, CA, 2005
Internship: Pediatrics, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, 2006
Residency: Pediatrics, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, 2008
MS: Clinical Epidemiology, University of Pennsylvania, Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Philadelphia, PA, 2011
Fellowship: Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, 2011
Fellowship: Pediatric Neuro-Oncology, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, 2012
Interests
Pediatric neuro-oncology; neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1); NF1-associated brain tumors
Services and Specialties
Interests
Cancer imaging; diffusion tensor imaging; MR relaxometry; magnetic resonance fingerprinting; developmental therapeutics
Research Areas
Locations (2)
Insurance Information
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Publications
ID #476 Increased Prevalence of Optic Nerve Hypoplasia in Neurofibromatosis Type 1. Neuro-Oncology Pediatrics. 2026; 2(Supplement_1):wuag026.170.
ID #1028 A Retrospective Review Characterizing the Toxicities, Outcomes, and Molecular Characteristics of Adolescent and Young Adult Patients with Medulloblastoma. Neuro-Oncology Pediatrics. 2026; 2(Supplement_1):wuag026.457.
ID #1002 Hematologic Toxicity during Proton Radiation: a Review of Weekly CBC Results at a Single Center. Neuro-Oncology Pediatrics. 2026; 2(Supplement_1):wuag026.440.
Tempered Optimism: Advances in the Precision Medicine Era for Pediatric Low-Grade Glioma. Neuro-Oncology. 2026.
Multi-Institutional Annotated Multiparametric MRI Dataset of Pediatric High-Grade Gliomas. Radiology: Artificial Intelligence. 2026; 8(3):e250902.
MEK inhibitors for neurofibromatosis type 1-associated central and peripheral nervous system tumors. Neuro-Oncology Advances. 2026; 8(Suppl 2):ii14-ii24.
MEK inhibitor-induced dropped head syndrome in pediatrics. Neuro-Oncology Pediatrics. 2026; 2(2):wuag024.
Cumulative dose of chemotherapy and survival outcomes in children with average risk medulloblastoma treated on Children's Oncology Group study ACNS0331. Neuro-Oncology. 2026.
Clinical safety and efficacy of bevacizumab in combination with mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase inhibitor therapy for glioma: a retrospective analysis. Neuro-Oncology Pediatrics. 2026; 2(1).
Late Morbidity and Mortality in Survivors of Childhood Ependymoma: A Report from the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study (CCSS). Cancers. 2025; 17(22).
From the Blog
Improved Chemotherapy and Surgery Eliminating Need for Radiation for Low-Grade Gliomas
Peter de Blank, MD, MSCE3/4/2024
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