Assistant Professor, Rehabilitation MedicineAssistant Professor, PediatricsNew York Medical College - School of Medicine
Board-certified in adult and pediatric rehabilitation medicine, Vera Tsetlina, M.D., has a background working as an attending physician in academic pediatric oncology in Moscow and has a special interest in pediatric cancer rehabilitation.
She is a cofounder and serves as pediatric advisor for the Russian-Speaking Smith-Magenis Syndrome community. She also serves as a New York State lead for the non-profit organization Let'sMoveUS, which focuses on adaptive sports in the region. She is an active member of the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, as well as the International Society of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, where she has taken on multiple leadership roles.
Education
- Fellowship, Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine, Columbia University Irving Medical Center
- Residency, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, New York Presbyterian, Columbia University, and Cornell University
- M.D., Russian State Medical University
Publications
- Dholaria H, Tsetlina V, Simpson SK, et. al. "One-Two Punch: Combining Chemotherapy and Immunotherapy to Decrease Radiation Dose and Related Toxicity in Children and Adolescents with Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma." Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research, 31(15), (2025) 3124-3132. doi: 10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-24-3546
- Tsao EY, Levin J, Gober J, et. al. "Practice patterns and experiences of pediatric rehabilitation medicine physicians in cancer rehabilitation." PM & R : the journal of injury, function, and rehabilitation, 17(11), (2025) 1334-1342. doi: 10.1002/pmrj.13395
- Tsetlina V, Stanford RA, Syrkin G, et. al. "Steroid myopathy and rehabilitation in patients with cancer." PM & R : the journal of injury, function, and rehabilitation, 16(8), (2024) 908-918. doi: 10.1002/pmrj.13133
