Michael Angelo Huang
St. Louis Children's Hospital
About
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Michael Angelo (Mikey) Huang is a Pediatric Neuro-Oncologist and Associate Professor of Pediatrics at Washington University in St. Louis. He obtained his medical degree from the University of the Philippines and a Master's in Translational Pharmacology from Ohio State University. He completed his Pediatric Hematology/Oncology and Neuro-Oncology Fellowship at Penn State Health Children’s Hospital. His primary focus of research is in early-phase clinical trial design and development.
St. Louis Children's Hospital
research
Interests
Medulloblastoma
Medulloblastomas comprises the vast majority of pediatric embryonal tumors and by definition arise in the posterior fossa, where they constitute approximately 40% of all posterior fossa tumors. Other forms of embryonal tumors each make up 2% or less of all childhood brain tumors.The clinical feature
Atypical Teratoid/Rhabdoid Tumor
Central nervous system (CNS) atypical teratoid/rhabdoid tumor (AT/RT) is a very rare, fast-growing tumor of the brain and spinal cord. It usually occurs in children aged three years and younger, although it can occur in older children and adults. About half of these tumors form in the cerebellum or
Nongerminomatous Germ Cell Tumors
Primary CNS GCTs are a heterogeneous group of neoplasms that are more common in Japan and other Asian countries than in North America and Europe. In North America, they account for approximately 4% of all primary brain tumors, with a peak incidence from age 10 years to age 19 years and a male predom