Overview
Vijay Sankaran is a Pediatric Hematologist Oncology provider in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Sankaran is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pure Red Cell Aplasia. His top areas of expertise are Aase Syndrome, Pure Red Cell Aplasia, Anemia, Splenectomy, and Microvascular Decompression.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 200 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 12 articles in the study of Pure Red Cell Aplasia.
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Additional Areas of Focus
Dr. Sankaran 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.
Colin Sieff is a Pediatric Hematologist Oncology provider in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Sieff is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pure Red Cell Aplasia. His top areas of expertise are Aase Syndrome, Pure Red Cell Aplasia, Aplastic Anemia, and Transient Erythroblastopenia of Childhood.
Akiko Shimamura is a Pediatric Hematologist Oncology provider in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Shimamura is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pure Red Cell Aplasia. Her top areas of expertise are Shwachman-Diamond Syndrome, Aplastic Anemia, Aase Syndrome, Familial Multiple Lipomatosis, and Bone Marrow Transplant.
David Nathan is a Pediatric Hematologist Oncology provider in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Nathan is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pure Red Cell Aplasia. His top areas of expertise are Aase Syndrome, Anemia, Hemoglobinopathy, and Pure Red Cell Aplasia.
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.
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- Elite
- Aase SyndromeDr. Sankaran isElite. Learn about Aase Syndrome.
- Distinguished
- AnemiaDr. Sankaran isDistinguished. Learn about Anemia.
- Aplastic AnemiaDr. Sankaran isDistinguished. Learn about Aplastic Anemia.
- HemoglobinopathyDr. Sankaran isDistinguished. Learn about Hemoglobinopathy.
- Pure Red Cell AplasiaDr. Sankaran isDistinguished. Learn about Pure Red Cell Aplasia.
- Sickle Cell DiseaseDr. Sankaran isDistinguished. Learn about Sickle Cell Disease.
- Transient Erythroblastopenia of ChildhoodDr. Sankaran isDistinguished. Learn about Transient Erythroblastopenia of Childhood.
- Advanced
- Beta ThalassemiaDr. Sankaran isAdvanced. Learn about Beta Thalassemia.
- Congenital Hemolytic AnemiaDr. Sankaran isAdvanced. Learn about Congenital Hemolytic Anemia.
- Dyserythropoietic Anemia and Thrombocytopenia
- Hemolytic AnemiaDr. Sankaran isAdvanced. Learn about Hemolytic Anemia.
- ThalassemiaDr. Sankaran isAdvanced. Learn about Thalassemia.
- Experienced
- Acquired Amegakaryocytic ThrombocytopeniaDr. Sankaran isExperienced. Learn about Acquired Amegakaryocytic Thrombocytopenia.
- Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL)Dr. Sankaran isExperienced. Learn about Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL).
- Acute Megakaryoblastic LeukemiaDr. Sankaran isExperienced. Learn about Acute Megakaryoblastic Leukemia.
- Alpha ThalassemiaDr. Sankaran isExperienced. Learn about Alpha Thalassemia.
- Ataxia-Pancytopenia SyndromeDr. Sankaran isExperienced. Learn about Ataxia-Pancytopenia Syndrome.
- Blood ClotsDr. Sankaran isExperienced. Learn about Blood Clots.