Vijay G. Sankaran, MD, PhD

Vijay G. Sankaran, MD, PhD

Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

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 non-malignant hematologic disorders with a special interest in diseases of red blood cell production and hemoglobin disorders. Dr. Sankaran’s laboratory uses human genetics to understand blood cell production, hemoglobin gene regulation, and how this goes awry in disease. Dr. Sankaran’s laboratory website is: http://bloodgenes.org.

Researcher

Physician

Lodish Family Chair, Boston Children's Hospital
Physician
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School

Centers/Programs

Clinical Interests

Anemia, Diamond-Blackfan anemia, Hematology, Hematopoiesis, Sickle cell disease, Thalassemia

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 02215
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Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

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Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

450 Brookline Avenue Boston, MA 02215
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