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Our Affiliations
HMS Affiliate

Dana-Farber/Boston Children's is a teaching affiliate of Harvard Medical School.

Our Affiliations

Nina Weichert-Leahey, MD

  • Physician
  • Instructor in Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School

Appointment Phone

  • 617-632-3270

Fax

  • 617-632-4410

General

Treatment Centers

Discipline

Clinical Interests

Cancer genomics, Developmental therapeutics, Pediatric cancer predisposition

Location

Background

Fellowship

  • Boston Children's Hospital/Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, 2022

Residency

  • Boston Combined Residency Program, Boston Children's Hospital/Boston Medical Center, Pediatrics, 2019

Medical School

  • Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet, Munich, Germany, 2010

Biography

Dr. Weichert-Leahey received her medical degree from the Ludwig-Maximilian University in Munich, Germany, in 2010. She subsequently trained in pediatrics at the University Hospital Charité in Berlin, Germany, and completed her residency in Pediatrics at Boston Children's Hospital/Boston Medical Center, followed by a fellowship in Pediatric Hematology/Oncology at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute/Boston Children's Hospital. Her research interests are in pediatric cancer predisposition, cancer genomics, and how to use this knowledge to develop new therapeutics.