Natalie Collins

Natalie Collins, MD, PhD is an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at Harvard Medical School and practices at the Dana-Farber/Boston Children's Cancer and Blood Disorders Center. She specializes in pediatric hematology-oncology with expertise in molecular tumor profiling, precision medicine, and immune checkpoint therapy.

• Education: MD from University of Virginia School of Medicine
• Training: Pediatrics residency and Pediatric Hematology-Oncology fellowship at Boston Combined Residency Program

Research Interests: Focus on genomic characterization of pediatric tumors, development of targeted therapies, and overcoming resistance mechanisms in cancer immunotherapy. Her work spans solid tumors, hematologic malignancies, and rare pediatric cancers.

Publications: Key contributions include studies on cell-free DNA fragmentomics for tumor detection, molecular profiling of pediatric cancers, FGFR alteration analysis, and PI3K-mediated immune evasion. Recent work emphasizes spatial tumor heterogeneity in neuroblastoma and data-sharing initiatives in pediatric oncology.

Certifications: Board-certified in both General Pediatrics and Pediatric Hematology-Oncology by the American Board of Pediatrics.

Contact:

• Email: p edi_onc@dfci.harvard.edu
• Phone: 888-733-4662