Aaron Weiss, DO is Chair of the DTRF Medical Advisory Board and Co-Chair of the International DTRF Virtual Tumor Board. His clinical and research interests include childhood sarcoma.
Dr. Weiss received his bachelor’s degree in psychology from the University of Rochester in 1994 and subsequently earned his medical degree from the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine in 1999. He completed a pediatric emphasis internship at the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine/Albert Einstein Medical Center in 2000 followed by a pediatric residency at the AI duPont Hospital for Children in Wilmington, DE in 2003. He then completed a pediatric hematology-oncology fellowship at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis, TN in 2006. He subsequently spent six years as an attending pediatric hematologist-oncologist at the Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey and Jersey Shore University Medical Center. In 2012, Dr. Weiss relocated to Maine and joined MaineHealth Pediatric Cancer Care, Blood Disorders & IV Therapy at MaineHealth Maine Medical Center in Portland, ME. He currently serves as the Division Chief and Medical Director of pediatric hematology-oncology.
Nationally, Dr. Weiss serves as Vice-Chair of the Soft Tissue Sarcoma Committee and Associate Vice-Chair of Clinical Trials for the Adolescent and Young Adult Oncology Discipline Committee of the Children's Oncology Group. In these roles, he focuses on improving outcomes for children and young adults with sarcoma through research, clinical trial development, and advocacy.
