Adolfo Ferrando M.D., Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Pathology

Location: ICRC 402A
Phone: 212-851-4611

E-Mail: af2196@columbia.edu

Education

1994 M.D.  University of Oviedo, Spain

1999 Ph.D.  University of Oviedo, Spain, Medicine
Thesis Title: “Human Belomycin Hydrolase: Identification,  Characterization and Analysis of its Role in Chemotherapy Resistance” sponsored by Dr. Carlos Lopez Otín and Gloria Velasco Cotarelo, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Oviedo, Spain, 1999

01/1995-12/1998  Residency in Hematology, Hospital Central de Asturias Asturias, Spain

Postdoctoral Training

06/1999- 12/2005  Postdoctoral research fellow, Pediatric Oncology Dept. Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts

Awards and Honors

1991  Award V National Contest for Young Scientists, Caceres, Spain

1995  Jesús Galán Award from the Spanish Medical Orphan Association for Excellence in Pre-graduate Studies

1995  Curso Intensivo MIR Award from the Medical College of Asturias, Spain

1997  Award to the Best Scientific Work by a Medical Resident of Asturias Central Hospital (Asturias, Spain)

1998  Award to the Best Scientific Work by a Medical Resident of Asturias Central Hospital (Asturias, Spain)

1998  First runner-up in the Sanitas Foundation National Award for excellence in Medical Residency

2000  Special Doctorate Award University of Oviedo

2002  ASH Travel Award

2006  ASH Travel Award

2006  Excellence Award for Best Oral Abstract, Second International Conference on Childhood Non Hodgkin Lymphoma, New York

2007  Plenary Session Presentation at the American Society of Hematology 49th Meeting and Exposition, Atlanta, Georgia

2011 Harold & Golden Lamport Award for Excellence in Clinical Research - Columbia University in the City of New York

2011 Outstanding Pilot Studies Award, Irving Institute for Clinical and Translational Research of Columbia University in the City of New York