Emily Lipsitz, M.D.

Assistant Professor
Department of Pediatrics
Division of Hematology, Oncology and BMT
Mayo Mail Code 484
420 Delaware St. SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455
Phone (612) 626-2778
Fax (612) 626-2815
elipsitz@umn.edu

Dr. Lipsitz is an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics in the Division of Hematology-Oncology and Blood and Marrow Transplantation at the University of Minnesota.

Dr. Lipsitz received her medical degree in 2004 from Saint Louis University School of Medicine. She completed her residency in Pediatrics in 2007 at the Children’s Memorial Hospital in Chicago, IL, and completed her fellowship in Pediatric Hematology-Oncology in 2010 at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. From 2007-2010, Dr. Lipsitz acted as an Instructor in Pediatrics at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine.

Dr. Lipsitz’s research has focused on utilizing novel agents for the treatment of cancer in children. In 2010, she completed a project to develop a novel agent to treat pediatric malignancies. Within the arena of childhood cancers, she has specific interest in neuroblastoma and sarcomas. She also has a longstanding interest in pediatric palliative care.

Honors and Awards

• 1997, Dean's List, University of Wisconsin-Madison
• 2004, Alpha Omega Alpha, St. Louis University School of Medicine