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
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.Groeneweg S, van Geest FS, van der Most F, Abela L, Alfieri P, Bauer AJ, Bertini E, Cappa M, Çelik N, de Coo IFM, Dolcetta-Capuzzo A, Dubinski I, Granadillo JL, Hoefsloot LH, Kalscheuer VM, van der Knoop MM, Krude H, McNerney KP, Paone L, Peeters RP, Peters C, Schuelke M, Schweizer U, Sprague JE, van Trotsenburg ASP, Wilpert NM, Zanni G, van Zutven LJCM, Visser WE.: MCT8 deficiency in females. J Clin Endocrinol Metab May 2025.
McWalter K, Eloumi HZ, Sidlow R, Willis B, Bauer AJ.: The phenotypic spectrum of individuals with SLC16A2 variants in MCT8 deficiency. HGG Adv May 2025.
Vanderniet JA, Fuentes-Bolanos NA, Cho YH, Tucker KM, Anazodo A, Bauer AJ, Benitez-Aguirre PZ.: Paediatric Thyroid Carcinoma: The Genetic Revolution and Its Implications for Therapy and Outcomes. Cancers (Basel) 17(9): 1549, May 2025.
Kothari R, Donner JR, Balakrishnan K, Hartman G; Pediatric Thyroid Program Workgroup:; Alazraki A, Antal Z, Bauer A, Chelius D, Cherella C, Dahl JP, Dimachkieh A, Fox LA, Helmig S, Jiang W, Kazahaya K, Laetsch TW, Lodish M, Mahajan P, Parsons L, Prickett K, Quintanilla-Dieck L, Rastatter J, Rothstein DH, Simons J, Sheyn A, Wagner A, Waguespack SG, Wasserman JD, Wassner AJ, Seeley H, Meister KD.: Composition and Priorities of Multidisciplinary Pediatric Thyroid Programs: A Consensus Statement. Thyroid 35(4): 346-356, Apr 2025.
Groeneweg S, van Geest FS, Martín M, Dias M, Frazer J, Medina-Gomez C, Sterenborg RBTM, Wang H, Dolcetta-Capuzzo A, de Rooij LJ, Teumer A, Abaci A, van den Akker ELT, Ambegaonkar GP, Armour CM, Bacos I, Bakhtiani P, Barca D, Bauer AJ, van den Berg SAA, van den Berge A, Bertini E, van Beynum IM, Brunetti-Pierri N, Brunner D, Cappa M, Cappuccio G, Castellotti B, Castiglioni C, Chatterjee K, Chesover A, Christian P, Coenen-van der Spek J, de Coo IFM, Coutant R, Craiu D, Crock P, DeGoede C, Demir K, Dewey C, Dica A, Dimitri P, Dremmen MHG, Dubey R, Enderli A, Fairchild J, Gallichan J, Garibaldi L, George B, Gevers EF, Greenup E, Hackenberg A, Halász Z, Heinrich B, Hurst AC, Huynh T, Isaza AR, Klosowska A, van der Knoop MM, Konrad D, Koolen DA, Krude H, Kulkarni A, Laemmle A, LaFranchi SH, Lawson-Yuen A, Lebl J, Leeuwenburgh S, Linder-Lucht M, López Martí A, Lorea CF, Lourenço CM, Lunsing RJ, Lyons G, Malikova JK, Mancilla EE, McCormick KL, McGowan A, Mericq V, Lora FM, Moran C, Muller KE, Nicol LE, Oliver-Petit I, Paone L, Paul PG, Polak M, Porta F, Poswar FO, Reinauer C, Rozenkova K, Seckold R, Seven Menevse T, Simm P, Simon A, Singh Y, Spada M, Stals MAM, Stegenga MT, Stoupa A, Subramanian GM, Szeifert L, Tonduti D, Turan s< Vanderniet J, van der Walt A, Wemeau JL, van Wermeskerken AM, Wierzba J, de Wit MC, Wolf NI, Wurm M, Zibordi F, Zung A, Zwaveling-Soonawala N, Rivadeneira F, Meima ME, Marks DS, Nicola JP, Chen CH, Medici M, Visser WE: Mapping variants in thyroid hormone transporter MCT8 to disease severity by genomic, phenotypic, functional, structural and deep learning integration. Nat Commun 16(1), Mar 2025.
Lai ST, Bauer AJ.: Approach to the Pediatric Patient with Thyroid Nodules. J Clin Endocrinol Metab Feb 2025.
Schultz KAP, MacFarland SP, Perrino MR, Mitchell SG, Kamihara J, Nelson AT, Mallinger PHR, Brzezinski JJ, Maxwell KN, Woodward ER, Gallinger B, Kim SY, Greer MC, Schneider KW, Scollon SR, Das A, Wasserman JD, Eng C, Malkin D, Foulkes WD, Michaeli O, Bauer AJ, Stewart DR.: Update on Pediatric Surveillance Recommendations for PTEN Hamartoma Tumor Syndrome, DICER1-Related Tumor Predisposition, and Tuberous Sclerosis Complex. Clin Cancer Res 31(2): 234-244, Jan 2025.
Stoupa A, Franca MM, Abdulhadi-Atwan M, Fujisawa H, Korwutthikulrangsri M, Marchand I, Polak G, Beltrand J, Polak M, Kariyawasam D, Liao XH, Raimondi C, Steigerwald C, Abreu NJ, Bauer AJ, Carré A, Taneja C, Mekhoubad AB, Dumitrescu AM.: Severe neurodevelopmental phenotype, diagnostic, and treatment challenges in patients with SECISBP2 deficiency. Genet Med 26(12), Dec 2024.
Schultz KAP, Nelson AT, Mallinger PHR, Harris AK, Kamihara J, Baldinger S, Chen KS, Pond D, Hatton JN, Dybvik AG, Mitchell SG, Perrino MR, Ben-Ami T, Kachanov D, Su Y, Duan C, Olson DR, Watson D, Field AL, Harney LA, Garrity Carr A, Frazier AL, Schneider DT, Wilson DB, MacFarland SP, Schoettler PJ, Bauer AJ, Dehner LP, Hill DA, Stewart DR, Messinger YH.: DICER1-Related Tumor Predisposition: Identification of At-risk Individuals and Recommended Surveillance Strategies. Clin Cancer Res 30(24): 5681-5692, Dec 2024.