Nobuko Hijiya MD
Professor Columbia University Medical Center
161 Fort Washington AvenueNew York, NY 10032
Overview of Dr. Hijiya
Dr. Nobuko Hijiya is a pediatric hematologist and oncologist based in New York, NY. She completed her medical education and training at NYU Grossman School of Medicine and Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, specializing in pediatric hematology and oncology. She was an attending physician at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital and Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago/Northwestern University and is at Columbia University Medical Center. Dr. Hijiya's expertise includes leukemia, lymphoma, and pediatric cancers. Her recent publications focus on topics related to chronic myeloid leukemia, chemotherapy-induced nausea management, and innovative treatments for pediatric leukemia. Dr. Hijiya has been involved in clinical trials assessing treatments for acute lymphoblastic leukemia, chronic myelogenous leukemia, and relapsed/refractory pediatric leukemia.
Education & Training
NYU Grossman School of MedicineResidency, Pediatrics, 1998 - 1999
New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus)Fellowship, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, 1995 - 1998
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer CenterClass of 1998, MD- Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer CenterClass of 1998, MD
- NYU Grossman School of MedicineResidency, Pediatrics, 1994 - 1995
Certifications & Licensure
NY State Medical License 1997 - 2026
IL State Medical License 2007 - 2020
TN State Medical License 2001 - 2008
NJ State Medical License 1999 - 2001
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatric Hematology-Oncology
Clinical Trials
- A Study of the Safety and Preliminary Efficacy of Oral Midostaurin (PKC412) in Relapsed or Refractory Pediatric Leukemia Start of enrollment: 2009 Sep 01
- T2007-002 Clofarabine, Etoposide, Cyclophosphamide in Relapsed Acute Myelogenous Leukemia (AML) Start of enrollment: 2009 Jul 10
- A Pharmacokinetic (PK) Study of Nilotinib in Pediatric Patients With Philadelphia Chromosome-positive (Ph+) Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia (CML) or Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL) Start of enrollment: 2011 Apr 14
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- An old leukaemia in young patients-Genetic characteristics of paediatric chronic myeloid leukaemia.Markus Metzler, Susan Branford, Nobuko Hijiya, Kathleen Sakamoto
British Journal of Haematology. 2025-11-01 - 3 citationsManagement of children and adolescents with chronic myeloid leukemia in chronic phase: International pediatric chronic myeloid leukemia expert panel recommendations.Frédéric Millot, Mirella Ampatzidou, Nirmalya Roy Moulik, Sanjay Tewari, Alaa Elhaddad
Leukemia. 2025-04-01 - How I treat chronic myeloid leukemia in children and adolescents.Jing Chen, Meinolf Suttorp, Nobuko Hijiya
Blood. 2025-03-25
Press Mentions
Treatment of Patients with Advanced Chronic Myeloid LeukemiaOctober 5th, 2019
Grant Support
- Clinical Trials Specialist in Developmental TherapeuticsCOLUMBIA UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES2023–2028
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