Natasha Pillay Smiley, DO

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Pediatric Neuro-Oncologist, Cancer and Blood Diseases Institute

Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics

513-803-3065

Board Certified

About Me

Biography

Dr. Pillay Smiley completed her medical training at Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine and Pediatrics Residency at Advocate Children's Lutheran General Hospital in the Chicago area. She went on to the Pediatric Hematology/Oncology/Stem Cell Transplant Fellowship at Nationwide Children's Hospital in Columbus, OH before returning to Chicago for a Pediatric Neuro-Oncology Fellowship and the start of her career at Northwestern University/Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital.

Clinical Interests

Pediatric CNS disease; CNS specific survivorship; CNS specific cancer predisposition including NF-1 and NF-2

Academic Affiliation

Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics

Clinical Divisions

Brain Tumor, Cancer and Blood Diseases

My Locations

My Publications

Trametinib-associated Hyponatremia in a Child With Low-grade Glioma is Not Seen Following Treatment With Alternative MEK Inhibitor. Lazow, MA; Lawson, SA; Salloum, R; Hummel, TR; Pillay Smiley, N; Dewire-Schottmiller, MD; Fouladi, M; De Blank, P. Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology. 2021; 43:e550-e553.

Parental attitudes regarding the need for genetic services in a pediatric brain tumor survivorship program. Zalan, A; Maga, T; Perpich, M; Pillay Smiley, N; Weiss McQuaid, S. Journal of Genetic Counseling. 2021; 30:533-543.

Overcoming barriers to establishing autopsy procurement programs in pediatric patients with central nervous system tumors: a call to develop regional centers. DeWire, M; Erker, C; Hummel, TR; Chow, LM L; de Blank, P; Salloum, R; Pillay-Smiley, N; Hoffman, L; Gilger, E; Gallagher, M; et al. Journal of Neuro-Oncology. 2021; 152:107-114.

Characterizing temporal genomic heterogeneity in pediatric low-grade gliomas. Lazow, MA; Hoffman, L; Schafer, A; Osorio, DS; Boué, DR; Rush, S; Wright, E; Lane, A; DeWire-Schottmiller, MD; Smolarek, T; et al. Acta neuropathologica communications. 2020; 8.

Variation in Platelet Delta Granules Over Time in Young Women Undergoing Evaluation for Heavy Menstrual Bleeding. Woods, GM; Pillay Smiley, N; Stanek, J; Kahwash, S; Kerlin, BA; O’Brien, SH. Pediatric and Developmental Pathology. 2019; 22:123-127.

Introduction to the Special Issue on Pediatric Neuro-Oncology. Pillay Smiley, N; Khatua, S. Bioengineering. 2018; 5.

Primary Central Nervous System Malignant Melanoma in Children: A Case Series and Review of the Literature. Choi, DK; Pillay-Smiley, N; Marzec, S; Wadhwani, NR; DiPatri, AJ; Tomita, T; Lulla, RR. Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology. 2018; 40:616-619.

Neurocognitive and Psychosocial Outcomes in Pediatric Brain Tumor Survivors. Stavinoha, PL; Askins, MA; Powell, SK; Pillay Smiley, N; Robert, RS. Bioengineering. 2018; 5.

RONC-22. IMPACT OF RADIOTHERAPY MODALITY ON NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL OUTCOMES OF PEDIATRIC BRAIN TUMOR PATIENTS. Gross, J; Powell, S; Zelko, F; Hartsell, W; Goldman, S; Fangusaro, J; Lulla, R; Pillay-Smiley, N; Chang, J; Gondi, V. Neuro-Oncology. 2018; 20:i179-i179.

Blood-brain barrier-adapted precision medicine therapy for pediatric brain tumors. Marini, BL; Benitez, LL; Zureick, AH; Salloum, R; Gauthier, AC; Brown, J; Wu, Y; Robinson, DR; Kumar, C; Lonigro, R; et al. Translational Research. 2017; 188:27.e1-27.e14.