معرفی
Caroline Laverdière is a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Montreal's Faculty of Medicine, affiliated with the Sainte-Justine University Hospital Center (CHU Sainte-Justine). She specializes in pediatric hematology-oncology, with a focus on long-term effects in childhood cancer survivors.
- Medical Doctor (MD) from University of Montreal (1996)
- Residency in Pediatrics and Pediatric Hematology-Oncology at University of Montreal (2001)
- 3-year Fellowship at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (2001-2004)
Her research centers on pediatric cancer survivorship, particularly late effects of treatment in acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) and neuroblastoma survivors. She co-led the CIHR-funded $3M PETALE study on ALL survivorship and directs Sainte-Justine's Pediatric Hematology-Oncology Residency Program. Publications highlight her work on treatment optimization, pharmacogenetics, and survivorship biomarkers.
Key trends in her research include:
- Long-term health impacts of pediatric cancer therapies
- Pharmacokinetic and genetic factors in ALL treatment
- Development of standardized survivorship care protocols
- Translational studies linking clinical outcomes to molecular markers
- Collaborative clinical trials in pediatric oncology
- Transition medicine for adult survivors of pediatric cancers
Dr. Laverdière mentors residents and clinical instructors as program director. She co-authored seminal studies on neuroblastoma survivorship, ALL chemotherapy protocols, and senescence markers in survivors. Her affiliations span the University of Montreal, CHU Sainte-Justine, and the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study (CCSS).