Peter Gordon
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Credentials
MD, PhD

Associate Professor, Division of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology
Faculty, Department of Pediatrics
Pediatric Hematologist/Oncologist
Biography

Bio

Dr. Peter Gordon is an Associate Professor of Pediatrics in the Division of Hematology/Oncology at the University of Minnesota. Dr. Gordon received his MD/PhD from the University of Chicago in 2004. He completed his residency in Pediatrics in 2006 at Boston Children's Hospital and his fellowship in Pediatric Hematology, Oncology, and Bone Marrow Transplant in 2010 at Boston Children's Hospital/Dana Farber Cancer Institute. After completing his fellowship, Dr. Gordon served as an Instructor in Pediatric Hematology/Oncology until 2014. During his fellowship and time as an instructor, he completed post-doctoral research fellowships in the laboratories of Dr. David Fisher (Massachusetts General Hospital) and Dr. David Williams (Children's Hospital Boston) where his work focused on the role of the proto-oncogene c-KIT in cancer development.

Research Summary

Dr. Gordon's laboratory interests focus on how an improved understanding of leukemia development and maintenance at the molecular and cellular level can be leveraged into better therapies. A particular area of interest includes investigating how soluble factors that are secreted by different cell types within the bone marrow and extra-medullary environments impact leukemia development and response to therapy. An additional interest is in using pediatric bone marrow failure syndromes, which often have a significantly increased risk for leukemia development, as model systems for investigating how cooperativity amongst oncogenes leads to leukemia development.

Education

MD, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
PhD, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL

Fellowships, Residencies, and Visiting Engagements

Residency in Pediatrics,
Boston Children's Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Postdoctoral fellowship in the Laboratory of Dr. David Williams,
Children's Hospital Boston
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Fellowship in Pediatric Hematology/Oncology,
Boston Children's Hospital/Dana Farber Cancer Institute
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Postdoctoral Fellowship in the Laboratory of Dr. David Fisher,
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Licensures and Certifications

Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, American Board of Pediatrics
Pediatrics, American Board of Pediatrics

Honors and Recognition

UMF Pediatric Scholar
Minneapolis - St. Paul “Top Doctors, Rising Star Edition”, Minneapolis - St. Paul Magazine
Basic Science Paper of the Year (Assistant Professor), Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota
Contact

Contact

Address

Pediatric Hematology-Oncology
Mayo Mail Code 484
420 Delaware Street SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455

Administrative Contact

Elizabeth Hendrickson Nalli
Administrative Phone: 612-626-5501
Administrative Email: hend1075@umn.edu