MK Song is a Clinical Research Assistant at the Center for Pediatric Clinical Effectiveness (CPCE) at CHOP. He is working with Dr. Sogol Mostoufi-Moab on several research studies. Mr. Song is leading a clinical trial focusing on improving muscle mass in adolescent and young adult hematopoietic cell transplant survivors through exercise intervention and supplements. He is also leading an observational study looking at the development of diabetes in childhood cancer survivors. Lastly, he is a part of a novel study using diffusion tensor imaging to investigate the growth plate of childhood cancer survivors that will help clinicians predict the effectiveness of growth hormone therapy. 

Prior to joining CPCE, Mr. Song was a scholar at the CHOP Research Institute Summer Scholars Program, where he explored the relationship between the level of triiodothyronine (pre-and post-total thyroidectomy) and levothyroxine treatment and the possible needs for LT4-LT3 treatment. He graduated from Dartmouth College in 2021 with a bachelor’s degree in Psychology. He hopes to pursue a medical degree. 

Contact MK at 267-602-4603 or songm2@chop.edu.