Ralph Salloum

Ralph Salloum serves as an Attending Physician at Dana-Farber/Boston Children's Cancer and Blood Disorders Center and holds the academic position of Associate Professor of Pediatrics at Harvard Medical School. He specializes in brain tumors and provides clinical care through the Brain Tumor Center located at 450 Brookline Avenue in Boston, Massachusetts.

His educational background includes:

• Medical Degree from American University of Beirut (2006, Beirut, Lebanon)
• Residency in Internal Medicine/Pediatrics at Wayne State University/Children's Hospital of Michigan (2011, Detroit, MI)
• Fellowship in Pediatric Hematology/Oncology at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center (2014, Cincinnati, OH)
• Fellowship in Pediatric Neuro-Oncology at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center (2015, Cincinnati, OH)

Dr. Salloum's research focuses on translational and clinical aspects of pediatric neuro-oncology with particular emphasis on developmental therapeutics and brain tumor survivorship. His clinical work addresses complex brain and spinal cord tumors in children, including rare and challenging cases such as skull base tumors, brainstem tumors, and high-grade gliomas. He is fluent in Arabic, English, French, and Spanish, enabling him to serve diverse patient populations.

Dr. Salloum maintains board certification through the American Board of Internal Medicine (General), American Board of Pediatrics (General), and American Board of Pediatrics (Hematology-Oncology). As part of the Brain Tumor Center team at Boston Children's Hospital and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, he collaborates with specialists across neurosurgery, neurology, radiation oncology, and neuropathology to provide comprehensive care for pediatric brain tumor patients.