Burton Eliot Appel MD ,MBA

Pediatric Hematology & Oncology•Hackensack, NJ

Associate Director, Children's Cancer Institute, Joseph M. Sanzari Children's Hospital Director, Fertility Preservation Program, Joseph M. Sanzari Children's Hospital Associate Professor, Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine, Nutley, NJ

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30 Prospect Ave# TomorrowHackensack, NJ 07601
Phone+1 551-996-5437
Fax+1 201-487-7340

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Education & Training

University of ChicagoFellowship, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, 1993 - 1996
University of ChicagoResidency, Pediatrics, 1990 - 1993
University of Chicago Division of the Biological Sciences The Pritzker School of MedicineClass of 1990

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Certifications & Licensure

NJ State Medical License 1997 - 2027
NY State Medical License 1996 - 2008
WI State Medical License 2002 - 2005
IL State Medical License 1990 - 1996
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatric Hematology-Oncology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Fellow (FAAP) American Academy of Pediatrics

Clinical Trials

Isotretinoin With or Without Dinutuximab, Aldesleukin, and Sargramostim Following Stem Cell Transplant in Treating Patients With Neuroblastoma Start of enrollment: 2001 Oct 26
COMPLETED
PHASE3
Treating Young Patients With Newly Diagnosed, Low Stage, Lymphocyte Predominant Hodgkin Disease Start of enrollment: 2006 Mar 10
COMPLETED
PHASE2
Chemotherapy and Radiation Therapy in Treating Young Patients With Newly Diagnosed, Previously Untreated, High-Risk Medulloblastoma/PNET Start of enrollment: 2007 May 23
COMPLETED
PHASE3

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Checkpoint Inhibitor Pneumonitis With Pneumomediastinum Following Nivolumab-AVD in Classic Hodgkin Lymphoma: A Case Report.
Siddarth R Ganesh, Aaron D Hodes, Burton E Appel
Journal of Pediatric Hematology/oncology. 2026-07-01
A Children's Oncology Group Survey Exploring Practices and Barriers to Sperm Banking for Post-Pubertal Males with Newly Diagnosed High-Risk Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia.
Jessica L Feuerstein, Burton Appel
Journal of Adolescent and Young Adult Oncology. 2026-04-01
Childhood cancer survivors and their caregivers are amenable to survivorship surveillance with community-based primary care providers.
Lauren E Hernandez, Andrew B Smitherman, Sheila J Santacroce, Yusha Liu, Megan M Roy
Journal of Cancer Survivorship. 2025-11-27

Authored Content

ASH 2022 Preview of an Education Session: Reproductive and Sexual Health in Sickle Cell DiseaseDecember 2022

Press Mentions

Hackensack University Medical Center Investigators Present Pioneering Research at Annual Pediatric Cancer MeetingJune 20th, 2023
Pediatric Oncologist/Hematologist Co-Authors Article Accepted for Publication in Leukemia & LymphomaFebruary 24th, 2026
Pediatric Oncologist/Hematologist Co-Authors Article Accepted for Publication in Leukemia & LymphomaJune 10th, 2026