Sarah Nikiforow
Expertise in
11
conditions

Dr. Sarah Nikiforow

Oncology
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Stem Cell Transplantation Program
450 Brookline Avenue, 
Boston, MA 

Expertise in
11
conditions
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Stem Cell Transplantation Program
450 Brookline Avenue, 
Boston, MA 
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Overview

Sarah Nikiforow is an Oncologist in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Nikiforow is highly rated in 11 conditions, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis, Non-Langerhans-Cell Histiocytosis, Graft Versus Host Disease (GvHD), Reticulohistiocytoma, and Bone Marrow Transplant.

Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 130 peer reviewed articles and participating in 1 clinical trial. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.

Graduate Institution
Yale University School Of Medicine, 1993 - 2005
Residency
Yale New Haven Hospital, 2005 - 2007
Specialties
Oncology
Licenses
Internal Medicine in MA
Board Certifications
Hematology
Fellowships
Brigham and Women's Hospital, 2010 - 2013
Dana Farber Cancer Institute******, 2010 - 2013
Hospital Affiliations
Brigham And Women's Hospital
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Female

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Locations

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Stem Cell Transplantation Program
450 Brookline Avenue, Boston, MA 02115
Call: 617-632-3470

Additional Areas of Focus

Dr. Nikiforow 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.

Bone Marrow Transplant

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.


1 Clinical Trials

A Phase 2/3, Open-label, Single Arm, Multicenter Study to Evaluate the Efficacy, Safety, and Pharmacokinetics of Emapalumab in Adult Patients With Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis
A Phase 2/3, Open-label, Single Arm, Multicenter Study to Evaluate the Efficacy, Safety, and Pharmacokinetics of Emapalumab in Adult Patients With Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis
Enrollment Status: Terminated
Publish Date: October 06, 2023
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Drug: Emapalumab-Lzsg
Study Phase: Phase 2/Phase 3

130 Total Publications

Erratum to <[Transplant Cell Ther. 2023 Jul;29(7):438.e1-438.e16. Epub 2023 Mar 9]>.
Erratum to <[Transplant Cell Ther. 2023 Jul;29(7):438.e1-438.e16. Epub 2023 Mar 9]>.
Journal: Transplantation and cellular therapy
Published: October 09, 2025
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  • Elite
  • Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis
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    Elite
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  • Graft Versus Host Disease (GvHD)
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    Distinguished
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  • Histiocytosis
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  • Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS)
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  • Non-Langerhans-Cell Histiocytosis
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  • Reticulohistiocytoma
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  • Bone Marrow Transplant
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  • Chronic Graft Versus Host Disease (cGvHD)
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  • Hepatic Venoocclusive Disease with Immunodeficiency
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  • Leukemia
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  • Virus Associated Hemophagocytic Syndrome
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  • Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL)
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  • Acute Myeloblastic Leukemia with Maturation
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  • Acute Myeloblastic Leukemia without Maturation
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  • Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML)
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  • Aplastic Anemia
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