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 Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Protein C Deficiency. 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.
Insurance
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- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
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- OTHER MEDICARE
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- OTHER MEDICARE
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Locations
5126 Hospital Drive NE, Suite 102, Covington, GA 30014
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.
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.
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Areas of Expertise
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Learn more about MediFind’s expert tiers
- Distinguished
- Childhood Iron Deficiency AnemiaDr. Polsani isDistinguished. Learn about Childhood Iron Deficiency Anemia.
- Iron Deficiency AnemiaDr. Polsani isDistinguished. Learn about Iron Deficiency Anemia.
- Advanced
- Acute Mountain SicknessDr. Polsani isAdvanced. Learn about Acute Mountain Sickness.
- AnemiaDr. Polsani isAdvanced. Learn about Anemia.
- Pulmonary EmbolismDr. Polsani isAdvanced. Learn about Pulmonary Embolism.
- ThrombocytopeniaDr. Polsani isAdvanced. Learn about Thrombocytopenia.
- Experienced
- Adult Immune ThrombocytopeniaDr. Polsani isExperienced. Learn about Adult Immune Thrombocytopenia.
- AgranulocytosisDr. Polsani isExperienced. Learn about Agranulocytosis.
- ALK-Positive Non-Small Cell Lung CancerDr. Polsani isExperienced. Learn about ALK-Positive Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer.
- AngiosarcomaDr. Polsani isExperienced. Learn about Angiosarcoma.
- Arterial EmbolismDr. Polsani isExperienced. Learn about Arterial Embolism.
- Bernard-Soulier SyndromeDr. Polsani isExperienced. Learn about Bernard-Soulier Syndrome.