Benjamin Lerman, MS, MD

I am a pediatric oncologist and physician scientist with interests in developmental therapeutics, clinical trials, and translational genomics. My current research focuses on intratumoral heterogeneity and biomarkers of therapy response in neuroblastoma and glioma.
Education
Residency, 06/2022 - Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia/University of Pennsylvania
MD, 06/2019 - , Stanford School of Medicine
MS, 06/2019 - Epidemiology & Clinical Research, Stanford School of Medicine
BS, 06/2014 - Biology, Stanford University
Honors and Awards
  • Oncology Education Fellow, FDA & AACR, 2024
  • Outstanding Achievement in Childhood Advocacy, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 2022
  • Award in Global Child Health, David A. Zlotnick Memorial Foundation, 2018
  • Scholarship in Global Health, Mary Duke Biddle Foundation, 2018
  • Young Achiever Award, American College of Physicians, 2017

  1. Lerman B, Schönland S, Hegenbart U, Sanchorawala V, Hassan H, Lee HC, Qazilbash M, Kin A, Zonder J, Dispenzieri A, Dingli D, Buadi F, Arai S, Chin M, Chakraborty R, Mapara MY, Lentzsch S, Magen H, Shkury E, Sarubbi C, Landau H, Gertz M, Muchtar E. Autologous stem cell transplantation for AL amyloidosis: a multicenter summary of outcomes 2010-2020. Bone marrow transplantation 2026. PMID: 42332218


  2. Lerman BJ, Matthay KK, Hollinger F, Black C, Lazar AA, Pampaloni M, DuBois SG, Vo KT. Clinical and Biological Features of Response in Resistant Neuroblastoma to 131I-Metaiodobenzylguanidine Radiotherapy in the Anti-GD2 Immunotherapy Era. Pediatric blood & cancer 2026. PMID: 42117253


  3. Lerman BJ, Doyle OM, Costello JF. The cellular and mutational origins of IDH mutant glioma. Volume 28 of Issue 4. Neuro-oncology 2026. PMID: 41707677


  4. Lerman BJ, King M, Mody R, Onyeama SJ, Marachelian A, Cash T, Federico SM, Granger M, Desai AV, Shusterman S, Foster JH, Sokol E, Greer C, Streby K, Meany HJ, Vo KT, Macy ME, Bagatell R. Efficacy and Tolerability of Topotecan/Cyclophosphamide/Dinutuximab in Relapsed and Refractory High-Risk Neuroblastoma: A Multi-Institutional Retrospective Study. Pediatric blood & cancer 2026. PMID: 41823156


  5. Lin M, Chen JJ, Bagatell R, Shaaban SG, Lerman BJ, Shusterman S, Ioakeim-Ioannidou M, Yock TI, Catalano PJ, Elhalawani H, Dusenbery KE, Vo KT, Huang MS, Friedmann AM, Diller LR, Marcus KJ, MacDonald SM, Terezakis SA, Braunstein SE, Hill-Kayser CE, Haas-Kogan DA, DuBois SG, Liu KX. Characterization of Clinical Outcomes for Patients with Relapsed High-Risk Neuroblastoma After Autologous Stem Cell Transplant and External Beam Radiotherapy. Volume 18 of Issue 3. Cancers 2026. PMID: 41681992


  6. Liu KX, Shaaban SG, Jane Chen J, Bagatell R, Lerman BJ, Catalano PJ, DuBois SG, Shusterman S, Ioakeim-Ioannidou M, Yock TI, Shamberger RC, Mattei P, Vu L, Elhalawani H, Dusenbery KE, Vo KT, Huang MS, Friedmann AM, Diller LR, Marcus KJ, MacDonald SM, Terezakis SA, Braunstein SE, Hill-Kayser CE, Haas-Kogan DA. Patterns of recurrence after radiotherapy for high-risk neuroblastoma: Implications for radiation dose and field. Radiotherapy and oncology : journal of the European Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology 2024. PMID: 38880415


  7. Zhou MS, Lee CD, Lerman BJ, Strong A, LaRosa C. An Adolescent Boy With Hypoxia, Microscopic Hematuria, and Hypertension. Volume 16 of Issue 1. Cureus 2024. PMID: 38384656


  8. Lerman BJ, Li Y, Carlowicz C, Granger M, Cash T, Sadanand A, Somers K, Ranavaya A, Weiss BD, Choe M, Foster JH, Pinto N, Morgenstern DA, Rafael MS, Streby KA, Zeno RN, Mody R, Yazdani S, Desai AV, Macy ME, Shusterman S, Federico SM, Bagatell R. Progression-Free Survival and Patterns of Response in Patients With Relapsed High-Risk Neuroblastoma Treated With Irinotecan/Temozolomide/Dinutuximab/Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor. Volume 41 of Issue 3. Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology 2022. PMID: 36206505


  9. Tsukahara K, Lindell RB, Newman H, Lerman BJ, Kersun LS, Piccione J. Successful whole lung lavage in a child with pulmonary alveolar proteinosis secondary to hematologic malignancy. Volume 57 of Issue 1. Pediatric pulmonology 2021. PMID: 34644455


  10. Lerman BJ, Livingston EH, Wren SM. Optimizable Risk Factors Contributing to Mortality in Patients With Heart Failure Undergoing Noncardiac Surgery. Volume 155 of Issue 6. JAMA surgery 2020. PMID: 32267503


  11. Mattingly AS, Lerman BJ, Popat R, Wren SM. Association of Sex With Postoperative Mortality Among Patients With Heart Failure Who Underwent Elective Noncardiac Operations. Volume 2 of Issue 11. JAMA network open 2019. PMID: 31675085


  12. Lerman BJ, Popat RA, Assimes TL, Heidenreich PA, Wren SM. Association Between Heart Failure and Postoperative Mortality Among Patients Undergoing Ambulatory Noncardiac Surgery. Volume 154 of Issue 10. JAMA surgery 2019. PMID: 31290953


  13. Lerman BJ, Popat RA, Assimes TL, Heidenreich PA, Wren SM. Association of Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction and Symptoms With Mortality After Elective Noncardiac Surgery Among Patients With Heart Failure. Volume 321 of Issue 6. JAMA 2019. PMID: 30747965


  14. Vaca SD, Xu LW, Nalwanga J, Muhumuza C, Lerman BJ, Kiryabwire J, Ssenyonjo H, Mukasa J, Muhumuza M, Haglund M, Grant G. Long-term follow-up of pediatric head trauma patients treated at Mulago National Referral Hospital in Uganda. Volume 23 of Issue 1. Journal of neurosurgery. Pediatrics 2018. PMID: 30485178


  15. Lin JK, Lerman BJ, Barnes JI, Boursiquot BC, Tan YJ, Robinson AQL, Davis KL, Owens DK, Goldhaber-Fiebert JD. Cost Effectiveness of Chimeric Antigen Receptor T-Cell Therapy in Relapsed or Refractory Pediatric B-Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. Volume 36 of Issue 32. Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology 2018. PMID: 30212291


  16. Xu LW, Vaca SD, Nalwanga J, Muhumuza C, Vail D, Lerman BJ, Kiryabwire J, Ssenyonjo H, Mukasa J, Muhumuza M, Haglund MM, Grant G. Life After the Neurosurgical Ward in Sub-Saharan Africa: Neurosurgical Treatment and Outpatient Outcomes in Uganda. Volume 113. World neurosurgery 2018. PMID: 29427813


  17. Lerman BJ, Alsan M, Chia NJ, Brown JA, Wren SM. Beyond Infrastructure: Understanding Why Patients Decline Surgery in the Developing World: An Observational Study in Cameroon. Volume 266 of Issue 6. Annals of surgery 2017. PMID: 27849672