- medical school: McGill University, Canada
- residency: The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto - Pediatrics
- fellowship:
- The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto - pediatric hematology and oncology
- St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis - pediatric neuro-oncology
- board certification: pediatric hematology/oncology, general pediatrics
Lionel Chow, MD, PhD
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09/18/24patient story
supporting "Brave Blakely" during liver cancer treatment
03/14/22patient story
overcoming a brain tumor with the help of friends
03/14/22patient story
the Trusters find strength and hope in a difficult time
09/13/21patient story
a true team effort for Rosalia
09/02/21patient story
Zane takes real-life villain head on
09/01/21patient story
focused on the positive
05/17/21patient story
Emmarose conquers cancer
expertise
astrocytoma, brain and spinal cord tumors, ependymoma, glioma, medulloblastoma, spinal tumors, brain tumors
bio
Dr. Lionel Chow is a pediatric hematologist and oncologist with an expertise in childhood brain cancer. He works with a multidisciplinary team of experts to provide patients and families with the best care and treatment available for brain tumors that also meets the unique medical and psychological needs of each patient. He is a cancer researcher whose work has focused on finding better treatments for aggressive brain tumors in children and adults. He has published over 40 research papers in internationally recognized journals and presented his research at international conferences.
Dr. Chow received his medical training and research doctorate at McGill University in Montreal, Canada. He completed his pediatric residency and hematology/oncology training at The Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, Canada where he was a chief fellow. He then moved to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee where he developed an interest in brain tumor research in the lab. He also completed clinical training in pediatric neuro-oncology at St. Jude. He moved to Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center where he established his own brain tumor laboratory and was a member of the brain tumor program. Dr. Chow joined the hematology/oncology program at Dayton Children’s hospital in 2018 and provides a team-based family-centered approach to the care of brain tumor patients. He is also continuing his research on childhood brain tumors with a goal of developing better treatment options for patients with aggressive forms of this disease.
Dr. Chow serves as the chair of the Medical Advisory Committee for Joshua’s Wish, a private foundation that raises money to support families and research on diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma. He also speaks at several fundraising events in southwestern Ohio. He was awarded a Jean François St-Denis Fellowship in Cancer Research by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (2005) and was named a St. Baldrick’s Foundation Scholar (2011) as well as a Distinguished Scientist by the Sontag Foundation (2011).
Get to know more about Dr. Chow, like how he grew up wanting to be a researcher and carries that passion with him as a physician, and his expertise as a barbecuer!
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09/12/24
Lionel Chow has been ongoingly a wonderful doctor. He addresses my child's needs. He is excellent at explaining about beta thalassemia traits. And I love that he shared about his own experience having beta thalassemia. We love Lionel Chow. He's a wonderful doctor. And I would definitely recommend him to any other person coming to Dayton Children's. It's a wonderful facility. Thank you so.
09/03/24
Dr Chow was great! Took the time to explain our daughters situation and all the possible outcomes and details to what the plan would be.
07/23/24
Dr. Tao is amazing. He is always there to listen to us, always looking for new concepts and things that he can be doing for my daughter. And even though my daughter is 20 years old, he is still following her and wanting to make sure she is in her best health possible.
06/24/24
He was seemed genuinely interested in my concerns and went over every question I had with thoughtful and informative answers. He was able to explain things to me in a way that I was able to understand without being condescending or dismissive. I appreciate the work he does!
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