Caitlin Elgarten, M.D. M.S.C.E.

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (Oncology) at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Attending Physician, Division of Oncology, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Instructor A of Pediatrics, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Department: Pediatrics
Contact information
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
HUB Center for Clinical Collaboration; 3528
3500 Civic Center Blvd
Philadelphia, PA 19104
HUB Center for Clinical Collaboration; 3528
3500 Civic Center Blvd
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: (215) 807-9038
Education:
A.B. (Human Biology)
Brown University, 2006.
M.D.
Columbia University, 2011.
MSCE
University of Pennsylvania, 2018.
Permanent linkA.B. (Human Biology)
Brown University, 2006.
M.D.
Columbia University, 2011.
MSCE
University of Pennsylvania, 2018.
Selected Publications
Phillips R, Fisher BT, Ladas EJ, Patel P, Robinson PD, Dupuis LL, Ammann RA, Beauchemin MP, Carlesse F, Castagnola E, Davis BL, Efremov K, Elgarten CW, Groll AH, Haeusler GM, Koenig C, Morris A, Santolaya ME, Spinelli D, Tissing WJE, Wolf J, Sung L, Lehrnbecher T.: Use of food restrictions to prevent infections in paediatric patients with cancer and haematopoietic cell transplantation recipients: a systematic review and clinical practice guideline. EClinicalMedicine 81: 103093, Feb 2025.Elgarten CW, Grimley M.: Prophylactic VSTs: a promising start but still work to do. Blood Adv 8: 4738-4739, Sep 2024.
Phillips CA, Kennelly R, Carroll C, Gibson F, Elgarten CW, Orsey A, Freedman JL.: Survey of international pediatric nutritional supportive care practices: a report from the Pediatric Study Group of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer (MASCC). Support Care Cancer 32: 644, Sep 2024.
Priya Patel, Paula D. Robinson, Brian T. Fisher, Robert Phillips, Jessica E. Morgan, Thomas Lehrnbecher, Susan Kuczynski, Christa Koenig, Gabrielle M. Haeusler, Adam Esbenshade, Caitlin Elgarten, Nathan Duong, Caroline Diorio, Elio Castagnola, Melissa P. Beauchemin, Roland A. Ammann, L. Lee Dupuis, Lillian Sung,: Guideline for the management of Clostridioides difficile infection in pediatric patients with cancer and hematopoietic cell transplantation recipients: 2024 update. eClinicalMedicine 72, Apr 2024.
Newman H, Li Y, Huang YSV, Elgarten CW, Myers RM, Ruiz J, Zheng DJ, Barz Leahy A, Aftandilian C, Arnold SD, Bona K, Gramatges MM, Heneghan MB, Maloney KW, Modi AJ, Mody RJ, Morgan E, Rubnitz J, Winick N, Wilkes JJ, Seif AE, Fisher BT, Aplenc R, Getz KD: Household income and health-related quality of life in children receiving treatment for acute myeloid leukemia: Potential impact of selection bias in health equity research. Cancer Med. Apr 2024.
Ruiz J, Aldewereld Z, Elgarten C.: Chemotherapy Delays Due to SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Children With Leukemia or Lymphoma. JAMA Netw Open 7: e2355679, Feb 2024.
Elgarten CW, Margolis EB, Kelly MS.: The Microbiome and Pediatric Transplantation. J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc 13: S80-S89, Feb 2024.
Oved JH, Gibson NM, Venella K, Elgarten CW, Wray L, Warren JT, Olson TS: Reduced toxicity matched sibling bone marrow transplant results in excellent outcomes for severe congenital neutropenia. Frontiers in Immunology 26(15), Feb 2024.
Wolfset N, Pashmineh Azar AR, Phillips CA, Stein M, Rheingold SR, Heimall J, Elgarten CW: Coronavirus Disease 2019 mRNA Vaccination Appears Safe in Pediatric Patients With Hypersensitivity to Polyethylene Glycolated Escherichia Coli L-asparaginase. Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Jan 2024.
Elgarten CW, Esbenchade A: Prevention and Management of Infectious Complications in Pediatric Patients with Cancer: A Survey Assessment of Current Practices Across Children’s Oncology Group Institutions. Pediatric Blood & Cancer Accepted Dec 2024.