Shanker R. Polsani
Advanced in Anemia

Dr. Shanker R. Polsani

Oncology | Hematology
Piedmont Healthcare
Piedmont Physicians Medical Oncology Newton
5126 Hospital Drive NE, Suite 102, 
Covington, GA 
Accepting New Patients
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Advanced in Anemia
Piedmont Healthcare
Piedmont Physicians Medical Oncology Newton
5126 Hospital Drive NE, Suite 102, 
Covington, GA 
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Overview

Shanker Polsani, M.D., earned his medical degree from Kakatiya Medical College in India. He completed his residency at Louis A. Weiss Memorial Hospital followed by fellowship in Medical Oncology and Hematology at Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University. He is board certified in Internal Medicine, Medical Oncology and Hematology.

Prior to joining Piedmont, Dr. Polsani was Chief Fellow of Hematology and Medical Oncology at Brody School of Medicine and has worked as an Assistant Professor in the Section of Hospital Medicine at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston Salem, NC.

Dr. Polsani specializes in Medical Oncology and Hematology. Dr. Polsani has a special interest in GI, Thoracic Oncology and Classical Hematology.

In his spare time, Dr. Polsani enjoys spending time with his family and friends. He enjoys playing tennis. Dr. Polsani is accepting new patients and welcomes most major insurance plans.

Dr. Polsani is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Anemia. His top areas of expertise are Iron Deficiency Anemia, Childhood Iron Deficiency Anemia, Acute Mountain Sickness, and Pulmonary Embolism.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 1 peer reviewed article. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.

Graduate Institution
Kakatiya Medical College, 1998
Residency
Louis A Weiss Memorial Hospital Program, Internal Medicine, 2012
Specialties
Oncology
Hematology
Licenses
Internal Medicine in NC
Board Certifications
American Board Of Internal Medicine
American Board Of Internal Medicine - Hematology
American Board Of Internal Medicine - Medical Oncology
Fellowships
East Carolina University, Brody School of Medicine/Vidant Medical Center, Hematology/Oncology, 2021
Hospital Affiliations
Piedmont Newton Hospital
Piedmont Henry Hospital
Piedmont Rockdale Hospital
Languages Spoken
English
Hindi
Gender
Male

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Locations

Piedmont Physicians Medical Oncology Newton
5126 Hospital Drive NE, Suite 102, Covington, GA 30014
Call: 770-385-4453

Additional Areas of Focus

Dr. Polsani 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.

Neurofibromatosis Type 1 (NF1)

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 Total Publications

Increased interleukin-6/C-reactive protein levels are associated with the upregulation of the adenosine pathway and serve as potential markers of therapeutic resistance to immune checkpoint inhibitor-based therapies in non-small cell lung cancer.
Increased interleukin-6/C-reactive protein levels are associated with the upregulation of the adenosine pathway and serve as potential markers of therapeutic resistance to immune checkpoint inhibitor-based therapies in non-small cell lung cancer.
Journal: Journal for immunotherapy of cancer
Published: September 13, 2023
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