Lyn Balsamo, PhD
Associate Research Scientist in Pediatrics (Hematology / Oncology)DownloadHi-Res Photo
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Pediatric Hematology & Oncology
333 Cedar Street/LMP 2073, P.O. Box 208064
New Haven, CT 06520
United States
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Associate Research Scientist in Pediatrics (Hematology / Oncology)
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Pediatric Hematology & Oncology
Associate Research ScientistPrimary
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- Pediatric Hematology & Oncology
- Pediatric Hematology & Oncology Program
- Pediatric HEROS Survivorship Program
- Pediatric Neuropsychological Program
- Pediatrics
- Yale Cancer Center
- Yale Medicine
Education & Training
- Fellow
- Yale University School of Medicine (2009)
- Fellow
- Institute of Living/Hartford Hospital (2004)
- Intern
- Institute of Living/Hartford Hospital (2003)
- PhD
- American University (2003)
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Hematology; Mental Health; Neurocognitive Disorders; Pediatrics; Psychology, Medical; Psycho-Oncology
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0000-0003-3703-2623
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Farzana Pashankar, MD, MRCP, MBBS
Xiaomei Ma, PhD
Asher Marks, MD
Claudia Auerbach, APRN
David Frumberg, MD, FAAOS
Maryam Lustberg, MD, MPH
33Publications
2,073Citations
Neurocognitive Disorders
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2024
Patterns of Physical Therapy Referral and Subsequent Attendance Among Childhood Cancer Survivors with Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy at a Regional Childhood Cancer Survivorship Clinic
Kang L, Kadan-Lottick N, Rotatori J, Kujawski S, Messerschmidt E, Auerbach C, Balsamo L, Lustberg M, Ma X, Rodwin R. Patterns of Physical Therapy Referral and Subsequent Attendance Among Childhood Cancer Survivors with Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy at a Regional Childhood Cancer Survivorship Clinic. Seminars In Oncology Nursing 2024, 40: 151716. PMID: 39164160, DOI: 10.1016/j.soncn.2024.151716.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricConceptsChildhood cancer survivorsChemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathyCharacteristics of survivorsPhysical therapyPercentage of adultsPT referralSurvivorship clinicCancer survivorsAttended PTPT attendanceNeighborhood characteristicsChemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy symptomsCancer survivorship clinicPhysical therapy referralsHigh school diplomaSurvivor educationCare coordinationOlder survivorsTherapy referralsImprove attendanceMedian percentageCancer diagnosisSchool diplomaPercentage of householdsAttendance
2022
Sense of mastery and attitude towards illness: Examining longitudinal benefits of a medical specialty camp for youth with sickle cell disease
Gillard A, Gagnon R, Pashankar F, Balsamo L, Grafft N, Miranda J, Boruchov D, Neri C, Sprinz P, Longyear C. Sense of mastery and attitude towards illness: Examining longitudinal benefits of a medical specialty camp for youth with sickle cell disease. Clinical Child Psychology And Psychiatry 2022, 28: 1012-1023. PMID: 36503316, DOI: 10.1177/13591045221145425.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsMeSH Keywords and ConceptsNFB-05. A family-centered neurocutaneous syndrome clinic in the age of targeted therapies
Marks A, Antaya R, Balsamo L, Cardinale K, Cheron R, Frumberg D, Gentile V, Habib L, Puthenpura V, Zhang H. NFB-05. A family-centered neurocutaneous syndrome clinic in the age of targeted therapies. Neuro-Oncology 2022, 24: i129-i129. PMCID: PMC9165028, DOI: 10.1093/neuonc/noac079.469.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTuberous sclerosisPediatric patients 2 yearsYale-New Haven Children's HospitalInoperable plexiform neurofibromasPatients 2 yearsOwn side effectsYears of ageNeurofibromatosis type 1Multidisciplinary clinicNeurocutaneous syndromeChildren's HospitalPlexiform neurofibromaNeuro-oncologySide effectsSubspecialty consultationClinicType 1Young adultsSclerosisSyndromeHospitalTherapyAgeTreatmentClinical reasoning
2019
3.22 EMOTION REGULATION IN PEDIATRIC SICKLE CELL PATIENTS: ASSOCIATIONS WITH SYMPTOMS OF DEPRESSION, ANXIETY, AND PAIN INTERFERENCE
Miller M, Bailey C, Pashankar F, Balsamo L. 3.22 EMOTION REGULATION IN PEDIATRIC SICKLE CELL PATIENTS: ASSOCIATIONS WITH SYMPTOMS OF DEPRESSION, ANXIETY, AND PAIN INTERFERENCE. Journal Of The American Academy Of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 2019, 58: s202. DOI: 10.1016/j.jaac.2019.08.185.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMonitoring neurocognitive functioning in childhood cancer survivors: evaluation of CogState computerized assessment and the Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function (BRIEF)
Balsamo LM, Mitchell HR, Ross W, Metayer C, Hardy KK, Kadan-Lottick NS. Monitoring neurocognitive functioning in childhood cancer survivors: evaluation of CogState computerized assessment and the Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function (BRIEF). BMC Psychology 2019, 7: 26. PMID: 31046815, PMCID: PMC6498488, DOI: 10.1186/s40359-019-0302-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsBehavior Rating InventoryFull neuropsychological evaluationRating InventoryNeuropsychological evaluationChildhood cancer survivorsGrade-level performanceComprehensive neuropsychological testingCancer survivorsExecutive functionNeurocognitive functioningPsychosocial functioningAcademic difficultiesNeuropsychological testingComputerized assessmentNeurocognitive impairmentNeed of evaluationFunctioningReadingImproving Care for Sickle Cell Pain Crisis Using a Multidisciplinary Approach
Balsamo L, Shabanova V, Carbonella J, Szondy MV, Kalbfeld K, Thomas DA, Santucci K, Grossman M, Pashankar F. Improving Care for Sickle Cell Pain Crisis Using a Multidisciplinary Approach. Pediatrics 2019, 143: e20182218. PMID: 30944154, DOI: 10.1542/peds.2018-2218.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsVaso-occlusive crisisHospital daysReadmission ratesHospital costsSickle cell disease vaso-occlusive crisisMultidisciplinary quality improvement projectSickle cell pain crisisThirty-day readmission ratesDedicated team effortSCD pediatric patientsPatients ages 0Direct hospital costsLength of stayHigh usersStudy-Act methodologyQuality improvement projectMental health providersHigh-use groupPain planPain crisisFrequent hospitalizationsRisk patientsPediatric patientsPreintervention periodEmergency department
2018
Parental perception of child vulnerability in childhood cancer survivors
Hogan M, Ross WL, Balsamo L, Mitchell H, Kadan‐Lottick N. Parental perception of child vulnerability in childhood cancer survivors. Pediatric Blood & Cancer 2018, 65: e27364. PMID: 30024087, DOI: 10.1002/pbc.27364.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsChildhood cancer survivorsCancer survivorsLate complicationsCancer historyPercent of parentsCurrent health statusCurrent mean ageChild Vulnerability ScalePatient sociodemographicsClinic visitsCohort studySurvivorship clinicPediatric patientsTherapy completionYears posttherapyMean ageMedical recordsLower riskHealth statusComplicationsChild vulnerabilityCancer treatmentSurvivorsTreatment intensityCancer diagnosisLong‐term psychological and educational outcomes for survivors of neuroblastoma: A report from the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study
Zheng DJ, Krull KR, Chen Y, Diller L, Yasui Y, Leisenring W, Brouwers P, Howell R, Lai J, Balsamo L, Oeffinger KC, Robison LL, Armstrong GT, Kadan‐Lottick N. Long‐term psychological and educational outcomes for survivors of neuroblastoma: A report from the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study. Cancer 2018, 124: 3220-3230. PMID: 29888538, PMCID: PMC6168938, DOI: 10.1002/cncr.31379.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsBehavior Problem IndexPsychological impairmentChronic health conditionsNeuroblastoma survivorsElevated riskAdult educational attainmentMultivariate log-binomial modelsMore chronic health conditionsPrevalence of impairmentPsychological functioningHealth conditionsAttention deficitsChildhood cancer survivorsAntisocial behaviorHigh-risk groupAnxiety/depressionEducational attainmentSocial withdrawalLog-binomial modelsNeurotoxic treatmentMedian agePeripheral neuropathyYear survivorsPulmonary diseaseCancer survivors
2017
Longitudinal analysis of quality‐of‐life outcomes in children during treatment for acute lymphoblastic leukemia: A report from the Children's Oncology Group AALL0932 trial
Zheng DJ, Lu X, Schore RJ, Balsamo L, Devidas M, Winick NJ, Raetz EA, Loh ML, Carroll WL, Sung L, Hunger SP, Angiolillo AL, Kadan‐Lottick N. Longitudinal analysis of quality‐of‐life outcomes in children during treatment for acute lymphoblastic leukemia: A report from the Children's Oncology Group AALL0932 trial. Cancer 2017, 124: 571-579. PMID: 29112230, PMCID: PMC5808870, DOI: 10.1002/cncr.31085.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsAverage-risk acute lymphoblastic leukemiaQuality of lifeEmotional impairmentsLife Inventory (PedsQL) Generic CoreHigh-risk patientsProspective cohort studyTime of diagnosisEnd of therapyAcute lymphoblastic leukemiaFamily-based interventionsCohort studyQoL impairmentMean ageLymphoblastic leukemiaQOL outcomesPediatric QualityProportion of individualsEarly screeningPopulation normsImpaired rangeImpairmentMonthsTime pointsFunctioning impairmentImpairment patternsLongitudinal analysis of quality of life outcomes in children during treatment for acute lymphoblastic leukemia: A report from the Children’s Oncology Group (COG) AALL0932.
Zheng D, Lu X, Ross W, Angiolillo A, Schore R, Balsamo L, Devidas M, Whitley M, Kadan-Lottick N. Longitudinal analysis of quality of life outcomes in children during treatment for acute lymphoblastic leukemia: A report from the Children’s Oncology Group (COG) AALL0932. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2017, 35: 10522-10522. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2017.35.15_suppl.10522.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAverage-risk acute lymphoblastic leukemiaQuality of lifeAcute lymphoblastic leukemiaLymphoblastic leukemiaEmotional functioningMulti-agent chemotherapyEvent-free survivalModifiable risk factorsFrequent hospital visitsEmotional impairmentsMedian ageHospital visitsPattern of impairmentQOL outcomesRisk factorsPainful proceduresFamily functioningProportion of individualsEarly screeningSevere impairmentPopulation normsPotential predictorsImpaired rangeLife outcomesMonths
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