Iris Paltin, Ph.D., ABPP-CN
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
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.
Permanent linkB.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.
Description of Clinical Expertise
Neuropsychological Outcomes of Pediatric Proton Radiation TherapyExecutive Function Skill intervention for medically complex youth
Selected Publications
Smith, L.T., Shirodkar, K., Barakat, L.P., & Paltin, I.: A novel grouping method to identify risk and resilience in neurocognitive, adaptive, and social-emotional functioning for adolescent and young adult survivors of pediatric brain tumors treated with proton radiation therapy Oral Presentation Accepted for Symposium Presentation at the International Neuropsychology Society Annual Conference, Philadelphia, PA February 2026.Zope, M., Paltin, I., Fantozzi, P., Swartz, A., Baker, A., & Hocking, M.C.: Cognitive outcomes in survivors of pediatric brain tumors: The role of neurological risk, fatigue, and childhood opportunity. Poster Accepted for the International Neuropsychology Society Annual Conference, Philadelphia, PA February 2026.
Paltin, I.: Neurocognitive sparing after whole ventricular versus whole brain proton radiotherapy for pediatric intracranial germ cell tumors. Oral Presentation at the International Society of Paediatric Oncology Annual Meeting (SIOP) October 2025.
McCabe, M.E., Jacobson, L.A., Quinton, T.L., Paltin, I., Wilkening, G.N., Gragert, M.N., Werk, R., Haldipurkar, S. & Powell, S.K.: Clinical Neuropsychology Collaborative for Childhood Cancer (CNC3): Development of a Caregiver-Report Screening Tool to Identify Pediatric Oncology Patients in Need of Neuropsychology Services. Symposium at the International Neuropsychological Society annual conference, New Orleans, Louisiana. February 2025.
Xu, E., Zhang, E., Park, K., Ayub, M., Zhao, C., Huh, J.W., King, J. M., Paltin, I., Shah, A.C., Storm, PB., Tucker, A., Madsen, P.J., Lang, S-S. : Medical Management of Cerebellar Mutism Syndrome at a Quaternary Children’s Hospital. Child's Nervous System 41(100): https://doi.org/10.1007/s00381-025-06759-8, February 2025.
Griffin, D., & Paltin, I: Neuropsychological Late Effects in Survivors of Pediatric Brain Tumors 7+ Years Post Proton Radiation Therapy. Poster presentation at the International Neuropsychological Society annual conference, New Orleans, Louisiana. February 2025.
Paltin, I., Sy, M., Lundy, S.M., Ayr-Volta, L.K., Canale, R., Fong, G., Janke, K., Pfeifle, G., Quinton, T., Schofield, H., & Warren, E.A.H.: 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, September 2024.
Paltin, I., & O'Brien, M.: Neuropsychological functioning after whole ventricular or craniospinal proton radiation for pediatric intracranial germ cell tumors Poster presented at the 21st International Symposium on Pediatric Neuro-Oncology (ISPNO) June 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. 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.