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Vijay G. Sankaran, MD, PhD
Contact Information
Fax
617-730-0641
Appointments
888-733-4662 (New Pediatric Patients)
617-632-3270 (Established Pediatric Patients)
Biography
Vijay G. Sankaran, MD, PhD
Dr. Sankaran is a physician-scientist focused on caring for patients with a variety of blood disorders. Dr. Sankaran’s laboratory uses human genetics to understand blood and immune cell production in health and disease. Dr. Sankaran’s laboratory website is: http://bloodgenes.org.
Researcher
Physician
Physician
Jan Ellen Paradise, MD Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
Centers/Programs
Clinical Interests
Anemia, Diamond-Blackfan anemia, Hematology, Hematopoiesis, Sickle cell disease, Thalassemia
Diseases Treated
Board Certification
- Pediatrics, 2014
Fellowship
- Boston Children's Hospital/Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
Residency
- Boston Combined Residency Program, Boston Children's Hospital/Boston Medical Center, Pediatrics
Medical School
- Harvard Medical School
Recent Awards
- Donald Seldin - Holly Smith Award for Pioneering Research, American Society for Clinical Investigation (ASCI), 2019
- Excellence in Student Mentoring Award, Harvard Medical School Scholars in Medicine, 2018
- New York Stem Cell Foundation (NYSCF) Robertson Investigator, 2018
Locations
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Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
450 Brookline Avenue Boston, MA 02215Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
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Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
450 Brookline Avenue Boston, MA 02215
42.3374, -71.1082