Overview
Dr. Ayala is the director of the Hemophilia and Bleeding Disorders Treatment Center at Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital. She also is the hematology leader of the Young Women Bleeding Disorders/Menorrhagia Clinic, which focuses on a multidisciplinary approach to bleeding symptoms in girls and young women. Dr. Ayala also is involved in the Immune Dysregulation Clinic, which evaluates patients with autoimmune cytopenias in a multidisciplinary approach. Dr. Ayala joined the hospital in 2000. She was the chair of the Division of Hematology/Oncology between 2013-2017 and also served as interim director for the division between 2015-2016. Dr. Ayala's research experience includes multicenter national and international projects. Dr. Ayala received her medical degree from the University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine, her residency training at the San Juan City Hospital in Puerto Rico and her fellowship training at the Emory University School of Medicine Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology. Dr. Ayala is a member of the American Society of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology and the Hemophilia and Thrombosis Research Society.
Dr. Ayala is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Blood Clots. Her top areas of expertise are Hemophilia A, Venous Thromboembolism (VTE), Blood Clots, and Evans Syndrome.
Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 14 peer reviewed articles and participating in 3 clinical trials. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, she has co-authored 5 articles and participated in 2 clinical trials in the study of Blood Clots.
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Locations
601 5th Street South, Suite 700, Suite 7, Suite 700, Suite 7, Saint Petersburg, FL 33701
12220 Bruce B Downs Boulevard, Tampa, FL 33612
601 5th Street South, Suite 320, Saint Petersburg, FL 33701
Additional Areas of Focus
Dr. Ayala 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.
3 Clinical Trials
Johns Hopkins All Children's Outpatient Care, St. Petersburg
Neil Goldenberg is a Pediatric Hematologist Oncology provider in Saint Petersburg, Florida. Dr. Goldenberg is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Blood Clots. His top areas of expertise are Venous Thromboembolism (VTE), Mesenteric Venous Thrombosis, Blood Clots, Thrombectomy, and Gastrostomy.
Aleksandra Petrovic is a Pediatric Hematologist Oncology provider in St Petersburg, Florida. Dr. Petrovic is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Blood Clots. Her top areas of expertise are Severe Combined Immunodeficiency (SCID), X-Linked Severe Combined Immunodeficiency, Graft Versus Host Disease (GvHD), Bone Marrow Transplant, and Vitrectomy.
Areas of Expertise
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Learn more about MediFind’s expert tiers
- Experienced
- Blood ClotsDr. Ayala isExperienced. Learn about Blood Clots.
- Evans SyndromeDr. Ayala isExperienced. Learn about Evans Syndrome.
- Hemophilia ADr. Ayala isExperienced. Learn about Hemophilia A.
- Hemophilic ArthropathyDr. Ayala isExperienced. Learn about Hemophilic Arthropathy.
- Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura (ITP)Dr. Ayala isExperienced. Learn about Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura (ITP).
- Infantile NeutropeniaDr. Ayala isExperienced. Learn about Infantile Neutropenia.