Yasmin Khakoo

Yasmin Khakoo
Yasmin Khakoo
Born	1964 (age 61–62); New York City, New York State, U.S.
Alma mater	Barnard College, BA; Columbia University, MD;
Employer	Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
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.