Nitin R. Wadhwani, MD

Attending Pathologist, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Clinical Instructor of Pathology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Appointments & Referrals

1.800.543.7362 (1.800.KIDS DOC)

About Me

Clinical Interests: Pediatric central nervous system tumors, spinal dysraphism

Specialties, Programs & Conditions

Specialties:

Pathology & Laboratory Medicine

Education & Training

Education: MD: Ross University School of Medicine, Dominica, West Indies,

Postgraduate Training: Residency in Anatomic and Clinical Pathology: Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, Illinois; Fellowship in Pediatric Pathology: Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University/Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois

Board Certifications: Anatomic and Clinical Pathology, Pediatric Pathology

Professional Organizations: Illinois Society of Pathologists; Society for Pediatric Pathology; United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology

Publications

Most recent publications

Detection of histone H3 K27M mutation and post-translational modifications in pediatric diffuse midline glioma via tissue immunohistochemistry informs diagnosis and clinical outcomes Oncotarget9 (98): 37112-37124
Alternative lengthening of telomeres, ATRX loss and H3-K27M mutations in histologically defined pilocytic astrocytoma with anaplasia Brain Pathol29 (1): 126-140
Primary Central Nervous System Malignant Melanoma in Children: A Case Series and Review of the Literature J Pediatr Hematol Oncol40 (8): 616-619
Erratum to: Extended diffusion weighted magnetic resonance imaging with two-compartment and anomalous diffusion models for differentiation of low-grade and high-grade brain tumors in pediatric patients Neuroradiology59 (11): 1181
Extended diffusion weighted magnetic resonance imaging with two-compartment and anomalous diffusion models for differentiation of low-grade and high-grade brain tumors in pediatric patients Neuroradiology59 (8): 803-811
Mixed pineal mature teratoma and germinoma in two brothers of the fraternal triplets Childs Nerv Syst33 (5): 859-863
Targeting CD133 improves chemotherapeutic efficacy of recurrent pediatric pilocytic astrocytoma following prolonged chemotherapy Mol Cancer16 (1): 21
Thrombin decreases expression of the glutamate transporter GLAST and inhibits glutamate uptake in primary cortical astrocytes via the Rho kinase pathway Exp Neurol273288-300
Erratum to: Imaging findings of anaplastic astrocytoma in a child with maple syrup urine disease: a case report Childs Nerv Syst31 (9): 1631
Imaging findings of anaplastic astrocytoma in a child with maple syrup urine disease: a case report Childs Nerv Syst31 (9): 1625-9