Andrew J. Bauer, M.D.
Professor of Pediatrics (Endocrinology and Diabetes) at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Medical Director, The Thyroid Center, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.
Faculty, Research Institute Summer Scholars Program (CRISSP), The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Department: Pediatrics
Contact information
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Division of Endocrinology and Diabetes
3500 Civic Center Blvd.
Buerger Center, 12-149
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Division of Endocrinology and Diabetes
3500 Civic Center Blvd.
Buerger Center, 12-149
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 215-590-5129
Email:
bauera@chop.edu
bauera@chop.edu
Links
CHOP Thyroid Center Web site with information and education about thyroid disease. I author and update the text coordinated with the CHOP web team.
Collaborative clinic to treat pediatric patients with refractory, progressive thyroid cancer. Co-director with Theodore Laetsch, MD, Director of the CHOP Rare Tumor Program and Developmental Therapeutics program.
CHOP Thyroid Center Web site with information and education about thyroid disease. I author and update the text coordinated with the CHOP web team.
Collaborative clinic to treat pediatric patients with refractory, progressive thyroid cancer. Co-director with Theodore Laetsch, MD, Director of the CHOP Rare Tumor Program and Developmental Therapeutics program.
Education:
BS (Biochemistry)
Canisius College, 1989.
MD (Medicine)
SUNY Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences , 1993.
Permanent linkBS (Biochemistry)
Canisius College, 1989.
MD (Medicine)
SUNY Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences , 1993.
Description of Clinical Expertise
Pediatric Thyroid diseasePediatric Thyroid Nodules
Pediatric Thyroid Cancer
Description of Research Expertise
pediatric thyroid disorders, hypothyroidism, hyperthyroidism, thyroid nodules, thyroid cancerSelected Publications
Li JZ, Ricarte Filho J, Isaza AR, Hinkle K, Xu F, Li MM, Bauer AJ, Franco AT, Zhou W: DNA Methylation-based Risk Stratification and Classification of Pediatric Thyroid Carcinoma. Clin Cancer Res Feb 2026.Bambach NE, Ricarte-Filho JC, Reichenberger ER, Hernandez-Padilla C, Hinkle K, Isaza A, Bauer AJ, Franco AT: KEAP1 mutations activate the NRF2 pathway to drive cell growth and migration, and attenuate drug response in thyroid cancer. Front Oncol 15, Jan 2026.
Canberk S, Isaza A, Bojarsky M, Simplício M, Barroca H, Akkoyunlu SZ, Günver G, Almeida I, Dello Iacovo F, Carillo AM, Nacchio M, Vigliar E, Bellevicine C, Troncone G, Larkin R, Belcher RH, Weiss V, Wang H, Baloch Z, Schmitt F, Bauer A: The influence of age-independent somatic driver alterations on clinical outcomes in paediatric and young adult thyroid cancer. Eur Thyroid J 15(1), Jan 2026.
Boelaert K, Bauer A, Cappola AR, Chatterjee K, Dietrich JW, Nicol L, Persani L, Razvi S, Stoupa A: Thyrotoxicosis in MCT8 deficiency. J Clin Endocrinol Metab Jan 2026.
Reichenberger ER, Bambach NE, Spangler Z, Ricarte-Filho JC, Hinkle K, Isaza A, Bhatti T, Bauer AJ, Franco AT: Single-cell analysis reveals the cellular and transcriptional heterogeneity of the normal pediatric thyroid. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 17, Jan 2026.
van de Berg DJ, van Santen HM, Clement SC, Vriens MR, van Trotsenburg ASP, Bruinstroop E, Kruijff S, Peeters RP, Verburg FA, Netea-Maier R, Nieveen van Dijkum EJM, Fugazzola L, Dedecjus M, Visser WE, Baidoo KK, Derikx JPM, Engelsman AF; Differentiated Thyroid Cancer Recurrence Collaboration Group: International Consensus on the Requirements for Definitions of Complete Remission and Recurrence of Differentiated Thyroid Cancer: a Delphi Study (ICON-DTC). Eur J Endocrinol 193(6), Nov 2025.
Lai ST, Bojarsky M, Baran J, Isaza A, Sisko L, Gonzales S, Spatz B, Bhatti T, Surrey LF, Baloch ZW, Adzick NS, Kazahaya K, Mostoufi-Moab S, Bauer A.: pT1a Papillary Thyroid Carcinomas in Pediatric Patients. Eur Thyroid J Oct 2025.
Mehrhoff C, Dagalakis U, Bauer AJ, Mahajan P, Laetsch TW, Mostoufi-Moab S: Navigating Multidisciplinary Care in Pediatric Thyroid Carcinoma: Insights From Children's Oncology Group Sites. Pediatr Blood Cancer July 2025.
Wasserman JD, Schneider KW, Achatz MI, Nakano Y, Zelley K, Gallinger B, Bauer AJ, Becktell KD, Wassner AJ, Raiti L, Doria AS, States LJ, Stratakis CA, Brodeur GM, Diller LR, Kamihara J, Malkin D, Pajtler KW, Tamura C, Villani A, Widjaja E, Das A, Rednam SP: Updated Recommendations for Pediatric Surveillance in Hereditary Endocrine Neoplasia Syndromes: Multiple Endocrine Neoplasias, HPT-Jaw Tumor Syndrome, and Carney Complex. Clin Cancer Res Jun 2025.
Yang AT, Lai ST, Laetsch TW, Bhatti T, Baloch Z, Surrey LF, Franco AT, Ricarte-Filho JCM, Mostoufi-Moab S, Adzick NS, Kazahaya K, Bauer AJ.: Molecular Landscape and Therapeutic Strategies in Pediatric Differentiated Thyroid Carcinoma Endocr Rev 46(3): 397-417, May 2025.