Dr. Volchenboum is an expert in pediatric cancers and blood disorders. He has a special interest in treating children with neuroblastoma, a tumor of the sympathetic nervous system. In addition to caring for patients, Dr. Volchenboum is studying neuroblastoma in the laboratory, using sophisticated tools to measure the amounts of proteins found in these tumors. He is also pursuing several research projects in biomedical informatics, a field that harnesses tools from the world of computer science
to solve complex problems in biology.

Dr. Volchenboum has applied informatics techniques to study the genetics of both pediatric and adult cancers.

Dr. Volchenboum received his MS from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and his MD and PhD from Mayo Medical School.