Overview
Dr. Deepika Bhatla treats young patients with blood disorders, such as leukemia, Hodgkin's and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, and performs stem cell transplantation and bone marrow harvest. Her services also include cancer risk assessment and counseling, cancer pain management, chemotherapy, and bone marrow aspiration and biopsy. Dr. Bhatla treats myelodysplastic syndromes, neutropenia, cutaneous T-cell lymphoma, and hemoglobin disorders. Her research interests are leukemia biology and stem cell transplantation. Dr. Bhatla is an assistant professor in the Department of Pediatrics, Division of Hematology and Oncology, at Saint Louis University School of Medicine. Her professional memberships include: the American Association of Blood Banks; American Society of Bone Marrow Transplantation; American Society of Clinical Oncology; American Society of Hematology; Indian Academy of Pediatrics; the American Society of Pediatric Hematology Oncology; and the Leukemia Lymphoma Society, Gateway Chapter. Dr. Bhatla participates in the Pulse Polio program, vaccinating infants and children under the age of five against polio.
Dr. Bhatla is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Anemia. Her top areas of expertise are Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis, Non-Langerhans-Cell Histiocytosis, Reticulohistiocytoma, Histiocytosis, and Bone Marrow Transplant.
Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 10 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, she has co-authored 1 article in the study of Anemia.
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Locations
1465 S. Grand Blvd., St. Louis, MO 63104
Additional Areas of Focus
Dr. Bhatla 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.
St. Louis Children's Hospital
Allison King is a Hematologist and an Oncologist in Saint Louis, Missouri. Dr. King is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Anemia. Her top areas of expertise are Sickle Cell Disease, Hemoglobinopathy, Congenital Hemolytic Anemia, Hemolytic Anemia, and Bone Marrow Transplant.
St. Louis Children's Hospital
Melanie Fields is a Hematologist and an Oncologist in Saint Louis, Missouri. Dr. Fields is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Anemia. Her top areas of expertise are Sickle Cell Disease, Hemoglobinopathy, Congenital Hemolytic Anemia, and Hemolytic Anemia.
St. Louis Children's Hospital
Shalini Shenoy is a Hematologist and an Oncologist in Saint Louis, Missouri. Dr. Shenoy is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Anemia. Her top areas of expertise are Hemoglobinopathy, Hemolytic Anemia, Congenital Hemolytic Anemia, Sickle Cell Disease, and Bone Marrow Transplant.
Areas of Expertise
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- AnemiaDr. Bhatla isExperienced. Learn about Anemia.
- Bone Marrow TransplantDr. Bhatla isExperienced. Learn about Bone Marrow Transplant.
- Hemophagocytic LymphohistiocytosisDr. Bhatla isExperienced. Learn about Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis.
- HistiocytosisDr. Bhatla isExperienced. Learn about Histiocytosis.
- Non-Langerhans-Cell HistiocytosisDr. Bhatla isExperienced. Learn about Non-Langerhans-Cell Histiocytosis.
- ReticulohistiocytomaDr. Bhatla isExperienced. Learn about Reticulohistiocytoma.