Yasmin Khakoo

Yasmin Khakoo
Yasmin Khakoo
Born	1964; New York City, New York State, U.S.
Alma mater	Barnard College, BA; Columbia University, MD;
Known for	Neurooncologist; Educator; Editor-in-Chief, Pediatric Neurology; President-Elect, Child Neurology Society;
Awards	Arnold P. Gold Foundation Humanism in Medicine Award, 2023; Elected Councilor for the East, Board of Directors, Child Neurology Society, 2023-2025; Pediatric Neurology Faculty Teaching Award, Weill Cornell Medical College; American Academy of Neurology Women Leading in Neurology Program 2019; Phi Beta Kappa;
	Scientific career
Fields	Neurooncology

Yasmin Khakoo (born 1964) is an Indian-American pediatric neuro-oncologist and editor-in-chief of the medical journal Pediatric Neurology since 2022. In 2023, she won the Arnold P. Gold Foundation Humanism in Medicine award of the Child Neurology Society for her mentorship and work with minorities and underserved communities. She is currently the President Elect of the Child Neurology Society.

Yasmin Khakoo

Born	1964 New York City, New York State, U.S.
Alma mater	Barnard College, BA Columbia University, MD
Known for	Neurooncologist Educator Editor-in-Chief, Pediatric Neurology President-Elect, Child Neurology Society
Awards	Arnold P. Gold Foundation Humanism in Medicine Award, 2023 Elected Councilor for the East, Board of Directors, Child Neurology Society, 2023-2025 Pediatric Neurology Faculty Teaching Award, Weill Cornell Medical College American Academy of Neurology Women Leading in Neurology Program 2019 Phi Beta Kappa
Scientific career
Fields	Neurooncology