Overview
Blanche Alter is a Hematologist and an Oncologist in Rockville, Maryland. Dr. Alter is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Anemia. Her top areas of expertise are Aase Syndrome, Dyskeratosis Congenita, Aplastic Anemia, Bone Marrow Transplant, and Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT).
Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 119 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 72 articles and participated in 1 clinical trial in the study of Anemia.
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Locations
9609 Medical Center Dr Rm 6E452, Rockville, MD 20850
Additional Areas of Focus
Dr. Alter 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.
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
Children's National Hospital
Deepika Darbari is a Hematologist and an Oncologist in Washington, Washington, D.c.. Dr. Darbari is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Anemia. Her top areas of expertise are Sickle Cell Disease, Congenital Hemolytic Anemia, Hemolytic Anemia, Hemoglobinopathy, and Bone Marrow Transplant.
Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center
Dr. Robert Brodsky is a professor of medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. His area of clinical expertise is classical hematology and haploidentical bone marrow transplant for sickle cell disease and aplastic anemia. Dr. Brodsky serves as the director of the Division of Hematology and the T32 Training Program. He is the Johns Hopkins Family Professor of Medicine and Oncology. He received his M.D. from Hahnemann University. He completed his residency at the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. He performed a fellowship in hematology at the National Institutes of Health and a fellowship in oncology at Johns Hopkins. He joined the Johns Hopkins faculty in 1997. From 2017 to 2022 he served as Associate Editor to The Journal of Clinical Investigation (JCI) and Secretary to American Society of Hematology (ASH). He serves as President of The American Society of Hematology (ASH) in 2023. Dr. Brodsky is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Anemia. His top areas of expertise are Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria (PNH), Paroxysmal Cold Hemoglobinuria, Anemia, Bone Marrow Transplant, and Splenectomy.
Office
Sharon Savage is a Hematologist and an Oncologist in Bethesda, Maryland. Dr. Savage is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Anemia. Her top areas of expertise are Dyskeratosis Congenita, Aplastic Anemia, Aase Syndrome, Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT), and Bone Marrow Transplant.
Areas of Expertise
MediFind evaluates expertise by pulling from factors such as number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials, speaking at industry conferences, prescribing and referral patterns, and strength of connections with other experts in their field.
Learn more about MediFind’s expert tiers
- Elite
- Aase SyndromeDr. Alter isElite. Learn about Aase Syndrome.
- AnemiaDr. Alter isElite. Learn about Anemia.
- Aplastic AnemiaDr. Alter isElite. Learn about Aplastic Anemia.
- Congenital Aplastic Anemia
- Dyskeratosis CongenitaDr. Alter isElite. Learn about Dyskeratosis Congenita.
- Fanconi AnemiaDr. Alter isElite. Learn about Fanconi Anemia.
- Distinguished
- Paroxysmal Cold HemoglobinuriaDr. Alter isDistinguished. Learn about Paroxysmal Cold Hemoglobinuria.
- Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria (PNH)Dr. Alter isDistinguished. Learn about Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria (PNH).
- Shwachman-Diamond SyndromeDr. Alter isDistinguished. Learn about Shwachman-Diamond Syndrome.
- Transient Erythroblastopenia of ChildhoodDr. Alter isDistinguished. Learn about Transient Erythroblastopenia of Childhood.
- Advanced
- Familial Multiple LipomatosisDr. Alter isAdvanced. Learn about Familial Multiple Lipomatosis.
- Hemolytic AnemiaDr. Alter isAdvanced. Learn about Hemolytic Anemia.
- Experienced
- Arteriovenous MalformationDr. Alter isExperienced. Learn about Arteriovenous Malformation.
- Bone Marrow TransplantDr. Alter isExperienced. Learn about Bone Marrow Transplant.
- Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT)Dr. Alter isExperienced. Learn about Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT).
- Infantile NeutropeniaDr. Alter isExperienced. Learn about Infantile Neutropenia.
- LeukemiaDr. Alter isExperienced. Learn about Leukemia.
- MosaicismDr. Alter isExperienced. Learn about Mosaicism.
