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Iris Paltin

Associate Professor of Clinical Psychiatry
Clinical Director I; Embedded and Inpatient Neuropsychology, Neuropsychology and Assessment Section; Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Department: Psychiatry

Contact information
Center for Childhood Cancer Research and Division of Oncology
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
The Hub for Clinical Collaboration
Third Floor, Rm 3570
3500 Civic Center Blvd
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Education:
B.A. (Psychology)
Columbia University, New York, NY, 2003.
B.A. (Talmud and Rabbinics)
The Jewish Theological Seminary of America, 2003.
M.A. (Clinical Psychology)
Fordham University, New York, NY, 2004.
Ph.D. (Clinical Psychology)
Fordham University, New York, NY, 2009.
Post-Graduate Training
Intern in Clinical Pyschology, Rusk Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine, New York University Langone Medical Center, New York, NY, 2008-2009.
Fellow, Pediatric Neuropsychology, Children's National Medical Center, Washington, D.C., 2009-2011.
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Description of Clinical Expertise

Neuropsychological Outcomes of Pediatric Proton Radiation Therapy

Executive Function Skill intervention for medically complex youth

Selected Publications

O'Brien, M., Paltin, I., Schofield, H., Sy, M., & Janke, K.: Functional language concerns and longitudinal outcomes following pediatric brain tumor in early childhood. Poster presented at the International Neuropsychological Society Annual conference, New York, NY February 2024.

Xu, E., Zhang, E., Park, K., Ayub, M., Zhao, C., Huh, J.W., King, J.M., Paltin, I., Shah, A.C., & Lang, S.S.: Medical management of posterior fossa syndrome at a quaternary children’s hospital. Poster presented at the 2023 Annual Meeting of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS 2023), Washington, D.C. September 2023.

Ruble, K., Carey, L., Pare-Blagoeve, J., Thornton, C., Northman, L., Hayashi, R., Paltin, I., Foster, R., Greenzang, K., Hobbie, W., & Jacobson, L.: Communicating neurocognitive impacts of childhood cancer: Engaging stakeholders to identify research priorities. Patient Education and Counseling August 2023 Notes: 10.1016/j.pec.2023.107935.

Embry, L., Bingen, K., Conklin, H.M., Hardy, S., Jacola, L.M., Marchak, J.G., Paltin, I., Pelletier, W., & Devine, K.A.: Children’s Oncology Group’s 2023 blueprint for research: Behavioral science. Pediatric Blood and Cancer Page: doi.org/10.1002/pbc.30557, July 2023 Notes: 10.1002/pbc.30557.

Paltin, I., Kochashvili, M., Sy, M., Schofield, H., Kearns, Z. & Janke, K.: Longitudinal Language Outcomes in Pediatric Brain Tumor Patients Diagnosed in Early Childhood. Poster presentation for the International Neuropsychological Society Annual Conference, San Diego, California February 2023 Notes: Poster Presentation.

Janke, K., Paltin, I., Schofield, H., Sy, M., & Kearns, Z.: Language Development and Outcomes in Pediatric Brain Tumor. Annual Meeting of the International Symposium on Pediatric Neuro-Oncology, Hamburg, Germany June 2022.

Nielsen, J., Stein, M., Barakat, L., Fisher, M., Hill-Kayser, C., Lustig, R., Minturn, J., & Paltin, I.: Neuropsychological Outcomes of Pediatric Brain Tumor Survivors Following Proton Radiation Therapy. Annual Meeting of The International Neuropsychological Society; New Orleans, Louisiana February 2022.

Walsh, K.S, Wolters, P.L, Widemann, B.C., del Castillo, A. A., Sady, M.D., Inker, T., Roderick, M.C., Martin, S., Toledo-Tamula, M., Struemph, K., Paltin, I., Collier, V., Mullin, K., Fisher, M.J., & Packer, R.J.: The impact of MEK inhibitor therapy on neurocognitive functioning in NF1. Neurology: Genetics. 7(5): e616; DOI: 10.1212/NXG.0000000000000616, August 2021.

Oyefiade, A., Paltin, I., De Luca, C.R., Hardy, K.K., Grosshans, D.R., Chintagumpala, M., Mabbott, D.J., & Kahalley, L.S. : Cognitive risk in survivors of pediatric brain tumors Journal of Clinical Oncology 39(16): DOI: 10.1200/JCO.20.02338, June 2021.

Nielsen, J.D., Stein, M.T., Barakat, L., Fisher, M., Hill-Kayser, C., Lustig, R., Minturn, J., Paltin, I. : Neuropsychological Outcomes of Pediatric Brain Tumor Survivors Following Proton Radiation Therapy. Oral presentation at the 2021 Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities (LEND) Leadership Day at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA. May 2021.

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