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Joshua D. Schiffman, M.D.

Specialties

Languages

  • English

Bio

Dr. Schiffman received his medical degree from Brown University School of Medicine, completed his Pediatric Residency, Pediatric Chief Residency, and Pediatric Hematology/Oncology at Stanford University. He has been an investigator at the Huntsman Cancer Institute since 2008, and a faculty member at the Univeristy of Utah since 2009. Dr. Schiffman is board-certified in Pediatrics and Pediatric Hematology-Oncology.

He is currently an Associate Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Utah and is in the Division of Hematology/Oncology at Primary Children´s Medical Center. He is also an Adjunct Associate Professor in the Department of Oncological Sciences. As the Medical Director of the High Risk Pediatric Cancer Clinic at Huntsman Cancer Institute, his specific clinical interests are cancer susceptibility in families, with a focus on the genomic changes necessary for cancer development.

Dr. Schiffman’s work in the High Risk Pediatric Cancer Clinic contributed to a landmark study in the field of clinical cancer genetics demonstrating that early cancer surveillance in families with Li-Fraumeni Syndrome significantly improves overall survival. He continues to work with children and families at high risk for cancer development to discover genes that may be targeted for both prevention and treatment of childhood cancer.

Dr Schiffman in the Education Director for the Program in Personalized Health Care at the University of Utah.

Locations

Schedule An Appointment Clinical Office Address
(801) 585-0100 Huntsman Cancer Institute
2000 Circle of Hope
Salt Lake City, UT 84112
Map
(801) 662-4700 Primary Children's Medical Center
Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
100 N Mario Capecchi Drive
Salt Lake City, UT 84113

Board Certification and Academic Information

Academic Departments Pediatrics - Associate Professor
Oncological Sciences - Adjunct Assistant Professor
Academic Divisions Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
Board Certification American Board of Pediatrics (Sub: Ped Hematology-Oncology)