Marisol Betensky
Experienced in Anemia

Dr. Marisol Betensky

Hematology
Johns Hopkins Medicine
Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital
501 6th Avenue South, 
Saint Petersburg, FL 

Experienced in Anemia
Johns Hopkins Medicine
Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital
501 6th Avenue South, 
Saint Petersburg, FL 
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Overview

Dr. Betensky is an assistant professor of Pediatrics in the Division of Hematology at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and a pediatric hematologist in the Johns Hopkins All Children’s Cancer & Blood Disorders Institute in St. Petersburg, Florida. Dr. Betensky is director of the hospital's pediatric thrombosis program, providing care for patients with complex thrombotic disorders. She has received various grants and awards to support her research in pediatric venous thromboembolism. Dr. Betensky also has worked to provide medical education, develop research collaborations, and build capacity of hematology programs in Latin America Dr. Betensky earned her medical degree at Universidad Anahuac in Mexico City, Mexico and her masters of public health at Boston University School of Public Health. She completed her pediatric residency and fellowship in Pediatric Hematology-Oncology at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.

Dr. Betensky is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Anemia. Her top areas of expertise are Venous Thromboembolism (VTE), Mesenteric Venous Thrombosis, Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C), Anemia, and Thrombectomy.

Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 56 peer reviewed articles and participating in 1 clinical trial. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, she has co-authored 5 articles in the study of Anemia.

Residency
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Pediatrics, 2012
Specialties
Hematology
Licenses
Pediatrics in PA
Board Certifications
American Board Of Pediatrics
Fellowships
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Pediatric Hematology-Oncology, 2015
Languages Spoken
English
French
Spanish
Gender
Female

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Locations

Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital
501 6th Avenue South, Saint Petersburg, FL 33701
Call: 727-898-7451

Additional Areas of Focus

Dr. Betensky has provided the following conditions as areas of focus. Please note that we may not have enough data to validate their experience in some of these conditions.

Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura (ITP)

Clinical Research

Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.


1 Clinical Trials

Prospective Multi-Center Evaluation of the Duration of Therapy for Thrombosis in Children
Prospective Multi-Center Evaluation of the Duration of Therapy for Thrombosis in Children
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: June 18, 2025
Intervention Type: Other
Study Phase: Phase 3

56 Total Publications

Thrombolytic Instillation for Central Venous Catheter Dysfunction and Venous Thromboembolism Risk Among Critically Ill Children.
Thrombolytic Instillation for Central Venous Catheter Dysfunction and Venous Thromboembolism Risk Among Critically Ill Children.
Journal: Seminars in thrombosis and hemostasis
Published: October 30, 2025
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