Professional Bio
Professor of Pediatrics
Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
Hospice and Palliative Care Medicine
Dr. Korones is board certified in Pediatrics, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, and Hospice and Palliative Medicine. He currently directs the Pediatric Brain Tumor Program and is the founder and director of the Pediatric Palliative Care Program at Golisano Children's Hospital at Strong. He is active locally, nationally and internationally, serving locally on the Board of Directors of Camp Good Days and DayStar, nationally, on the Editorial Board of the Art of Oncology for Journal of Clinical Oncology and on the Data Safety Monitoring and Review Board at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. Internationally, he is a member of the steering committee of a program to bring formal pediatric hematology/oncology care and training to Ethiopia, and is a member of the SIOP-sponsored Pediatric Oncology in Developing Countries Wilms tumor study committee.
Patient Care Bio
I believe that children with cancer do best when they and their parents are full partners on the treatment team. That means sitting down, taking time, listening to them and their struggles, showing them you care, responding to them with openness and honesty, and offering our expertise (and our team's expertise) to meet their needs.
Pediatric hematology/oncology is an exciting and challenging field, and I feel very lucky and privileged to have an opportunity to work in this field. We are doing so much better than when I started a quarter century ago, but there is still much to be done and I still strive to make a difference for the children we treat. .My areas of expertise are pediatric neuro-oncology, in addition to adult and pediatric palliative care. I am just a regular guy who happened to choose pediatric hematology/ oncology as my life's work. My dress shirt and tie is a work costume – my real outfit is jeans and a T-shirt!
Conditions I Treat
- All pediatric cancers
- Palliative care for children and adults
| Hastings Center Cunniff-Dixon Senior Physician Award in Palliative Care |
2015 - 2015 |
| Rochester Business Journal Health Care Achievement Award | Rochester, New York |
2015 - 2015 |
| CURE Hometown Hero Award | CURE Childhood Cancer Association | Rochester, New York |
2015 - 2015 |
| Fellow of the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine |
2013 - 2013 |
| Camp Good Days and Special Times Ring of Honor | Rochester, NY |
2010 |
| Ruth A. Lawrence Academic Faculty Service Award in Clinical Services | SMH, Rochester, NY |
2009 |
| Gold Humanism Honor Society |
2008 |
| America's Top Cancer Doctors |
2007 - 2014 |
| Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine Award |
2006 |
| Make a Difference Award | Melissa's Living Legacy Foundation |
2006 |
| The Rising Star Humanitarian Award | Make-a-Wish Foundation |
2004 |
| The 2000 Miracle Maker Award for Outstanding Service by a Physician |
2000 |
| The Gitelman Award | Cancer Action and Gilda's Club |
2000 |
| The Teddi Award | Camp Good Days and Special Times |
2000 |
| American Society of Clinical Oncology Young Investigator Award |
1992 |
| Outstanding Fellow Teaching Award | University of Rochester Medical Students of the Class of 1992 | University of Rochester |
1991 |
| Outstanding Fellow Teaching Award | University of Rochester Medical Students of the Class of 1990 | University of Rochester |
1989 |
| Outstanding Resident Teaching Award | University of Rochester Medical Students of the Class of 1987 | University of Rochester |
1986 |
