Dr. Frederico C. Xavier
Overview
Frederico Xavier, MD, MS, is the associate clinical director for the Hemophilia Center of Western Pennsylvania and an associate professor of Pediatrics at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. He is board-certified in Pediatrics and in Pediatric Hematology/Oncology. Dr. Xavier completed his medical degree, pediatric residency, and fellowship training in Brazil. He then completed a pediatric residency in New York, pediatric hematology and oncology fellowship at St. Jude Children’s Hospital, and then a pediatric hemostasis fellowship at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Dr. Xavier completed a master’s degree in clinical research at the Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis. He has published peer-reviewed articles and book chapters in the field of pediatric hemostasis and is currently awarded with a research grant to study inflammation in Hemophilia. Dr. Xavier also sits in the Newborn Screening and Follow-up Technical Advisory Board for the Pennsylvania Department of Health. Dr. Xavier also practices at the Hemophilia Center of Western Pennsylvania, a state and federally-funded 501(c)3 charitable organization that provides comprehensive medical care to the residents of Western Pennsylvania with hemophilia and other bleeding and clotting disorders. The functions of the center include diagnosis and evaluation of individuals with bleeding disorders; treatment of bleeding episodes and complications; education of the patient and family, the community, and other medical providers; communication and advocacy; supervision of home care; and research and data collection. View the full list of Dr. Xavier’s publications on PubMed.
Dr. Xavier is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura (ITP). His top areas of expertise are Hemophilia A, Hemophilic Arthropathy, Hemophilia B, and Von Willebrand Disease (VWD).
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 29 peer reviewed articles and participating in 5 clinical trials. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
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Locations
4401 Penn Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15224
Additional Areas of Focus
Dr. Xavier 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.
5 Clinical Trials
BMT At Pediatric Hematology Oncology In Lawrenceville
Paul Szabolcs, MD, received his medical degree summa cum laude at the Semmelweis University School of Medicine in Budapest, Hungary. He completed his training in pediatrics at Bellevue Hospital/NYU Medical Center and subsequently trained in hematology/oncology at the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center/Cornell-NY Hospital Medical Center in New York City. He received postdoctoral laboratory training at the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and at Rockefeller University in the Department of Physiology and Cellular Immunology. Dr. Szabolcs is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura (ITP). His top areas of expertise are Systemic Sclerosis (SSc), Delayed Growth, Infantile Neutropenia, and Wildervanck Syndrome.
Steven Allen is a Pediatric Hematologist Oncology provider in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Dr. Allen is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura (ITP). His top areas of expertise are Aplastic Anemia, Reticulohistiocytoma, Histiocytosis, and Rosai-Dorfman Disease.
BMT At Pediatric Hematology Oncology In Lawrenceville
Randy Windreich, MD, is a pediatric bone marrow transplant specialist and is board-certified in pediatrics and pediatric hematology-oncology by the American Board of Pediatrics. He is clinical director of the Division of Blood and Marrow Transplantation and Cellular Therapy at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh and associate professor of pediatrics at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Dr. Windreich is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura (ITP). His top areas of expertise are Infantile Neutropenia, Beta-Mannosidosis, Chediak-Higashi Syndrome, and Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura (ITP).
Areas of Expertise
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- Distinguished
- Hemophilia ADr. Xavier isDistinguished. Learn about Hemophilia A.
- Hemophilic ArthropathyDr. Xavier isDistinguished. Learn about Hemophilic Arthropathy.
- Advanced
- Blood ClotsDr. Xavier isAdvanced. Learn about Blood Clots.
- Hemophilia BDr. Xavier isAdvanced. Learn about Hemophilia B.
- Von Willebrand Disease (VWD)Dr. Xavier isAdvanced. Learn about Von Willebrand Disease (VWD).