Megan Sy, PsyD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychiatry
Department: Psychiatry
Contact information
Center for Childhood Cancer Research and Division of Oncology
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Hub for Clinical Collaboration, Rm 3582
3501 Civic Center Blvd
Philadelphia, PA 19104
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Hub for Clinical Collaboration, Rm 3582
3501 Civic Center Blvd
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Education:
BS (Psychology)
Ateneo de Manila University, 2009.
MA (Psychology)
New York University, 2012.
MS (School Psychology)
St. John's University, 2015.
PsyD (School Psychology, Neuropsychology Concentration)
St. John's University, 2018.
Permanent linkBS (Psychology)
Ateneo de Manila University, 2009.
MA (Psychology)
New York University, 2012.
MS (School Psychology)
St. John's University, 2015.
PsyD (School Psychology, Neuropsychology Concentration)
St. John's University, 2018.
Selected Publications
Peterson, R., Hess, C., Sy, M., Jacobson, L., Janzen, L., Hammer, S., & Schofield, H.: Neuropsychological Functioning in Pediatric Patients With Leukemia or Lymphoma Treated With CAR T-Cell Therapy: A Retrospective Chart Review. Pediatric Blood and Cancer March 2025.Paltin, I., Sy, M., Lundy, S., Ayr-Volta, L., Canale, R., Fong, G., Janke, K., Pfeifle, G., Quinton, T., Schofield, H., & Warren, E. : Neuropsychological Late Effects and Quality-of-Life Outcomes in Pediatric Brain Tumor Survivors: Role of Pediatric Neurologists in Monitoring and Management. Pediatric Neurology 161: 149-157, December 2024.
O'Brien, M., Paltin, I., Schofield, H., Sy, M. & Janke, K.: Functional Language Concerns and Longitudinal Outcomes Following Pediatric Brain Tumor in Early Childhood. International Neuropsychological Society Annual Meeting 2024.
Kearns, Z. & Sy, M.: Preliminary Outcomes of Routine Neuropsychological Screening in a Pediatric Cancer Center. International Neuropsychological Society Annual Meeting 2024.
Paltin, I., Kochasvili, M., Sy, M., Schofield, H., Kearns, Z., & Janke, K.: Longitudinal Language Outcomes in Pediatric Brain Tumor Patients Diagnosed in Early Childhood. International Neuropsychological Society Annual Meeting 2023.
Sy, M., Janke, K., Kearns, Z., & Kochasvili, M.: Comparison of the NIH Toolbox Cognition Battery to Established Performance-Based Assessments in a Pediatric Cancer Setting. International Neuropsychological Society Annual Meeting 2023.
Janke, K., Paltin, I., Schofield, H., Sy, M., & Kearns, Z.: Language development and outcomes in pediatric brain tumor. Neuro-Oncology 24(Supplement 1): i138 June 2022 Notes: https://doi.org/10.1093/neuonc/noac079.504.
Ransom, D.M., Butt, S.M., DiVirgilio, E.K., Cederberg, C.D., Srnka, K.D., Hess, C.T., Sy, M.C., & Katzenstein, J.M.: Pediatric teleneuropsychology: Feasibility and recommendations. Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology 35(8): 1204–1214, November 2020 Notes: doi: 10.1093/arclin/acaa103.
McDonough, E.M., Flanagan, D.P., Sy, M., & Alfonso, V.C.: The role of cognitive and intelligence tests in the DSM-5 diagnosis of specific learning disorder. Contemporary intellectual assessment: Theories, tests, and issues (4th ed.) D. P. Flanagan & E. M. McDonough (eds.). New York, NY: Guildford, Page: 993-1016, 2018.
Flanagan, D.P., Alfonso, V.C., Sy, M., McDonough, E.M., & Mascolo, J.T.: The dual discrepancy / consistency operational definition of SLD. Essentials of learning disability identification (2nd ed.). D. P. Flanagan & V. C. Alfonso (eds.). Hoboken, NJ: Wiley, 2018.