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    MediFind found 9 doctor with experience in Severe Combined Immunodeficiency (SCID) near Saint Petersburg, FL. Of these, 4 are Experienced, 3 are Distinguished and 2 are Advanced.

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      Jolan E. Walter
      Distinguished in Severe Combined Immunodeficiency (SCID)
      Pediatric Allergy and Immunology
      Distinguished in Severe Combined Immunodeficiency (SCID)
      Pediatric Allergy and Immunology

      St Petersburg Outpatient Care Center - University Of South Florida - Allergy & Immunology

      St Petersburg, FL 
       (0.4 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Hungarian
      Offers Telehealth

      Jolan Walter is a Pediatric Allergy and Immunologist in St Petersburg, Florida. Dr. Walter is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Severe Combined Immunodeficiency (SCID). Her top areas of expertise are Severe Combined Immunodeficiency (SCID), Primary Immunodeficiency (PID), Infantile Neutropenia, and Common Variable Immune Deficiency.

      Jennifer W. Leiding
      Distinguished in Severe Combined Immunodeficiency (SCID)
      Allergy and Immunology
      Distinguished in Severe Combined Immunodeficiency (SCID)
      Allergy and Immunology

      Johns Hopkins All Children's Outpatient Care, St. Petersburg

      601 5th Street South, Suite 320, Suite 320, 
      Saint Petersburg, FL 
       (0.4 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Jennifer Leiding, M.D., is associate director for clinical research in the Johns Hopkins All Children’s Institute for Clinical and Translational Research and assistant director of the Center for Cellular and Gene Therapy in the Johns Hopkins All Children’s Cancer & Blood Disorders Institute. She is also an associate professor of pediatrics (pending academic review) based on the St. Petersburg, Florida, campus in the Johns Hopkins University of School of Medicine. Dr. Leiding, whose clinical specialty is allergy and immunology, focuses on strategic growth of, and mentorship in, clinical research and early-phase trials campus-wide, as well as cellular and gene therapies for cancer and blood disorders. Her personal line of research and national leadership focuses on cooperative multicenter studies of primary immunodeficiency diseases, including chronic granulomatous disease (CGD) and other rare diseases in children. She returned to Johns Hopkins All Children’s in 2024 after previously serving on the faculty at the USF Morsani College of Medicine and the medical staff of All Children’s for nearly a decade. In between, she worked as a medical director at a gene therapy-focused biotech company. Dr. Leiding earned her medical degree from USF before training there as an intern and resident in pediatrics. She completed her clinical and research fellowship in both allergy and immunology at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. Dr. Leiding is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Severe Combined Immunodeficiency (SCID). Her top areas of expertise are Chronic Granulomatous Disease, Primary Immunodeficiency (PID), Severe Combined Immunodeficiency (SCID), and Clouston Syndrome.

      Benjamin R. Oshrine
      Advanced in Severe Combined Immunodeficiency (SCID)
      Pediatric Hematology Oncology
      Advanced in Severe Combined Immunodeficiency (SCID)
      Pediatric Hematology Oncology

      Johns Hopkins All Children's Outpatient Care, St. Petersburg

      Saint Petersburg, FL 
       (0.4 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Dr. Oshrine specializes in blood and marrow transplants as a pediatric hematologist/oncologist in the Johns Hopkins All Children’s Cancer & Blood Disorders Institute. His clinical focus is in the treatment of high-risk leukemias with blood and marrow transplantation, and his research focus is in immune recovery after transplant. He joined the hospital in 2014 after completing a fellowship in pediatric hematology/oncology at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. He received the Excellence in Service & Professionalism Award in the 2018 Johns Hopkins Medicine Clinical Excellence Awards. Dr. Oshrine is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Severe Combined Immunodeficiency (SCID). His top areas of expertise are Chronic Graft Versus Host Disease (cGvHD), Severe Combined Immunodeficiency (SCID), Graft Versus Host Disease (GvHD), Bone Marrow Transplant, and Gastrostomy.

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      Distinguished in Severe Combined Immunodeficiency (SCID)
      Pediatric Hematology Oncology
      Distinguished in Severe Combined Immunodeficiency (SCID)
      Pediatric Hematology Oncology
      601 5th St S, Dept 7865, 
      St Petersburg, FL 
       (0.2 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      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 Severe Combined Immunodeficiency (SCID). 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.

      Deepakbabu Chellapandian
      Experienced in Severe Combined Immunodeficiency (SCID)
      Pediatric Hematology Oncology
      Experienced in Severe Combined Immunodeficiency (SCID)
      Pediatric Hematology Oncology

      Johns Hopkins All Children's Outpatient Care, St. Petersburg

      601 5th Street South, Suite 320, Suite 320, 
      Saint Petersburg, FL 
       (0.4 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Hindi, Tamil

      Dr. Chellapandian is the division chief of blood and marrow transplant and specializes in bone marrow transplant as a hematologist-oncologist and serves as Director of the Center for Cell and Gene Therapy for Non-Malignant Conditions (CCGNC) in the Johns Hopkins All Children’s Cancer & Blood Disorders Institute. He joined the hospital staff in 2017. Dr. Chellapandian earned his medical degree from Madurai Medical College and then trained at Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, both in India. He completed a residency in pediatrics at Albert Einstein Medical Center in Philadelphia. Dr. Chellapandian completed a pediatric hematology-oncology and bone marrow transplantation fellowship at Hospital for Sick Children/University of Toronto and an advanced fellowship on bone marrow transplantation and cellular therapy at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee. Dr. Chellapandian's clinical and research interests include hematopoietic stem cell transplant for primary immunodeficiency, immune dysregulation disorders, sickle cell disease, thalassemia, and treatment of histiocytic disorders. He has special focus on ex-vivo graft engineering techniques and autologous gene therapy. He has adapted new methods of T- cell depletion using haploidentical transplantation to transplant patients lacking a suitable matched donor. He has numerous scientific papers and review articles published in this field. Dr. Chellapandian is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Severe Combined Immunodeficiency (SCID). His top areas of expertise are Severe Combined Immunodeficiency (SCID), Non-Langerhans-Cell Histiocytosis, Infantile Neutropenia, Reticulohistiocytoma, and Bone Marrow Transplant.

      Panida Sriaroon
      Experienced in Severe Combined Immunodeficiency (SCID)
      Pediatric Allergy and Immunology
      Experienced in Severe Combined Immunodeficiency (SCID)
      Pediatric Allergy and Immunology

      Johns Hopkins All Children's Outpatient Care, St. Petersburg

      Saint Petersburg, FL 
       (0.4 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Thai

      Dr. Sriaroon is the medical director of the outpatient USF Allergy/Immunology clinic at Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital and the director of the USF Pediatric Allergy/Immunology fellowship training program. She is also the medical director of the Johns Hopkins All Children's Food Allergy Clinic. She is an associate professor of internal medicine and pediatrics at the University of South Florida (USF) Morsani College of Medicine. Dr. Sriaroon sees patients with various allergic and immunologic conditions and teaches medical students, residents and fellows. She has been invited to give presentations nationally and internationally. Her clinical and research interests include food allergy and primary antibody immunodeficiency. She has authored several peer-reviewed articles and has ongoing clinical trials on food allergy and immunoglobulin therapy. Currently, Dr. Sriaroon serves as USF site director of Food Allergy Research & Education (FARE) Clinical Network. Dr. Sriaroon received her medical degree from the Chulalongkorn University in Thailand. She completed her pediatric residency at Mount Sinai Hospital in Chicago and a fellowship in allergy/immunology at USF. She joined the faculty at USF and the medical staff at Johns Hopkins All Children’s in 2009. Dr. Sriaroon is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Severe Combined Immunodeficiency (SCID). Her top areas of expertise are Food Allergy, Asthma, Common Variable Immune Deficiency, and Primary Immunodeficiency (PID).

      Natalie A. Booth
      Experienced in Severe Combined Immunodeficiency (SCID)
      Pediatric Hematology Oncology
      Experienced in Severe Combined Immunodeficiency (SCID)
      Pediatric Hematology Oncology

      Johns Hopkins All Children's Outpatient Care, St. Petersburg

      601 5th Street South, Suite 320, Suite 320, 
      Saint Petersburg, FL 
       (0.4 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Dr. Booth specializes in bone marrow transplant as a hematologist-oncologist at Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital in St. Petersburg, Florida. She joined the hospital staff in 2023. She earned her medical degree at Nova Southeastern University College of Osteopathic Medicine in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. She completed her residency at University of Florida, College of Medicine-Jacksonville and Wolfson Children’s Hospital in Jacksonville, Florida. She then completed a fellowship in pediatric hematology-oncology, followed by a fellowship in pediatric hematopoietic stem cell transplant, immunotherapy, at Phoenix Children’s Hospital and University of Arizona, College of Medicine-Phoenix. Dr. Booth is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Severe Combined Immunodeficiency (SCID). Her top areas of expertise are Severe Combined Immunodeficiency (SCID), Infantile Neutropenia, Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura (ITP), and Bone Marrow Transplant.

      Advanced in Severe Combined Immunodeficiency (SCID)
      Pediatric Hematology Oncology
      Advanced in Severe Combined Immunodeficiency (SCID)
      Pediatric Hematology Oncology
      601 5th St S Ste 302, 
      St Petersburg, FL 
       (0.4 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Gauri Sunkersett is a Pediatric Hematologist Oncology provider in St Petersburg, Florida. Dr. Sunkersett is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Severe Combined Immunodeficiency (SCID). Her top areas of expertise are Severe Combined Immunodeficiency (SCID), X-Linked Severe Combined Immunodeficiency, Infantile Neutropenia, Graft Versus Host Disease (GvHD), and Bone Marrow Transplant.

      Experienced in Severe Combined Immunodeficiency (SCID)
      Hematology Oncology | Hematology | Oncology
      Experienced in Severe Combined Immunodeficiency (SCID)
      Hematology Oncology | Hematology | Oncology

      Comprehensive Hematology Oncology LLC

      603 7th St S, Suite 560, 
      St Petersburg, FL 
       (0.4 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Hindi, Marathi, Spanish, Urdu
      Accepting New Patients

      Pratibha Desai is a Hematologist Oncology specialist and a Hematologist in St Petersburg, Florida. Dr. Desai is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Severe Combined Immunodeficiency (SCID). Her top areas of expertise are Childhood Iron Deficiency Anemia, Iron Deficiency Anemia, Agranulocytosis, and Chronic Familial Neutropenia. Dr. Desai is currently accepting new patients.

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      Last Updated: 01/09/2026

      What is the definition of Severe Combined Immunodeficiency (SCID)?

      Severe combined immunodeficiencies (SCID) are inherited immune system disorders characterized by abnormalities with responses of both T cells and B cells (specific types of white blood cells needed for immune system function). Common signs and symptoms include an increased susceptibility to infections including ear infections; pneumonia or bronchitis; oral thrush; and diarrhea. Due to recurrent infections, children with SCID do not grow and gain weight as expected (failure to thrive). SCID may be caused by genetic changes in any of several genes and can be inherited in an X-linked recessive (most commonly) or autosomal recessive manner. The most common type of SCID is called X-linked Severe combined immunodeficiency (XSCID). Another form of SCID is caused by a deficiency of the enzyme adenosine deaminase (ADA).

      When should I see a Severe Combined Immunodeficiency (SCID) doctor near Saint Petersburg, FL?

      There are various reasons why you may want to see a specialist, such as: 

      • Your primary care provider recommends it. 
      • Your condition requires expert knowledge and specialized care. 
      • Your symptoms persist or worsen despite treatment. 
      • You need specialized testing or procedures. 
      • You want a second opinion.  

      What should I consider when choosing a Severe Combined Immunodeficiency (SCID) doctor near Saint Petersburg, FL?

      It’s important to see a provider with expertise in your specific condition. Each provider profile in MediFind’s doctor database includes information on which conditions they treat, years of experience, research contributions, languages spoken, insurance plans accepted, and more.  

      How does MediFind rank Severe Combined Immunodeficiency (SCID) doctors near Saint Petersburg, FL?

      MediFind’s rankings are based on a variety of data sources, such as the number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials and industry conferences, as well as the number of patients that provider sees for a given condition. Note that MediFind’s provider database is not based on user reviews, and providers do not pay to be included in the database. 

      What types of insurance are accepted by Severe Combined Immunodeficiency (SCID) doctors near Saint Petersburg, FL?

      Most profiles in MediFind’s doctor database include a list of insurance plans accepted by that provider. However, it’s a good idea to contact the provider’s office to make sure they still accept your insurance, then doublecheck by contacting your insurance plan to confirm they’re in network. 

      How can I book an appointment online with a Severe Combined Immunodeficiency (SCID) doctor near Saint Petersburg, FL?

      MediFind offers direct scheduling for certain providers using the “Request Appointment” button on that provider’s profile. If the schedule option is not available for a provider, tap the red “Show Phone Number” button on their profile to get their contact information. If you prefer to find providers who offer online scheduling, select “Schedules online” under the “Availability” category of the filter feature on the left side of the Severe Combined Immunodeficiency (SCID) doctor search results page. 

      Why is it important to get a second opinion from a different Severe Combined Immunodeficiency (SCID) doctor?

      Second opinions are an opportunity to confirm a diagnosis and its root cause, learn about alternative treatment options, or simply gain peace of mind. Many people, especially those with serious diagnoses, get second opinions so they can understand all their options and make informed decisions, so don’t hesitate to get one if you have any doubts or need more information or clarification regarding your care. Note that some insurance plans require second opinions, while others don’t cover second opinions, so be sure to confirm with your insurance provider first.   

      How can I prepare for my appointment with a Severe Combined Immunodeficiency (SCID) doctor near Saint Petersburg, FL?

      Prepare for your appointment by gathering the following items: 

      • Copies of medical records (dating back at least one year) 
      • Your medical history, including illnesses, medical conditions, surgeries, and other doctors you see 
      • Family history of disease 
      • List of current prescription drugs, over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal remedies or supplements including names and doses 
      • Allergies to medications, food, latex, insects, etc.  
      • List of questions and concerns 
      • Your insurance card 

      You might also contact the provider’s office to see if they offer transportation or childcare services or if you’re allowed to bring a loved one for support or to take notes during your visit. 

      What questions should I ask my Severe Combined Immunodeficiency (SCID) doctor?

      Here are some sample questions: 

      • Can you explain in simple terms what this condition is and how it’s treated? 
      • What symptoms or side effects should I watch for? 
      • What tests will be involved, and when can I expect results? 
      • Are there other specialists I need to see? 
      • What’s the best way to reach you if I have follow-up questions? 

      How can I learn about the latest clinical trials and research advances my Severe Combined Immunodeficiency (SCID) doctor may know about?

      MediFind’s Clinical Trials tool asks you a series of questions to help you narrow down your search by health condition, age, gender, location, how far you’re willing to travel, and more. Each question you answer filters down the number of trials until you find the ones that are most relevant to you. 

      MediFind’s Latest Advances tool features summaries of recent articles published in medical journals. We use cutting-edge technology to scour medical publication databases for the latest research advancements on any given condition, then we simplify this information in a way that’s useful and easy to understand. 

      Can I filter my search to show male or female Severe Combined Immunodeficiency (SCID) doctors near Saint Petersburg, FL?

      Look for the filter feature on the left side of the Severe Combined Immunodeficiency (SCID) doctor search results page. Select “Female” or “Male” under the “Gender” category to search for female or male providers exclusively. If the “Any” option is selected, it will pull results for both male and female providers. 

      Can I filter my search to find a Severe Combined Immunodeficiency (SCID) doctor that offers video calls?

      Look for the filter feature on the left-side of the Severe Combined Immunodeficiency (SCID) doctor search results page. Select “Offers telehealth visits” under the Availability category to search for providers who offer virtual appointments (video calls). 

      Reviewed on: 11/11/24  

      By: MediFind Medical Staff 

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