Vijay G. Sankaran, MD, PhD
Contact Information
Fax
617-730-0641
Appointments
888-733-4662 (New Pediatric Patients)
617-632-3270 (Established Pediatric Patients)
Biography
Vijay G. Sankaran, MD, PhD
Dr. Sankaran is a physician-scientist focused on caring for patients with non-malignant hematologic disorders with a special interest in diseases of red blood cell production and hemoglobin disorders. Dr. Sankaran’s laboratory uses human genetics to understand blood cell production, hemoglobin gene regulation, and how this goes awry in disease. Dr. Sankaran’s laboratory website is: http://bloodgenes.org.
Researcher
Physician
Lodish Family Chair, Boston Children's Hospital
Physician
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
Centers/Programs
Clinical Interests
Anemia, Diamond-Blackfan anemia, Hematology, Hematopoiesis, Sickle cell disease, Thalassemia
Diseases Treated
Board Certification
- Pediatrics, 2014
Fellowship
- Boston Children's Hospital/Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
Residency
- Boston Combined Residency Program, Boston Children's Hospital/Boston Medical Center, Pediatrics
Medical School
- Harvard Medical School
Recent Awards
- Donald Seldin - Holly Smith Award for Pioneering Research, American Society for Clinical Investigation (ASCI), 2019
- Excellence in Student Mentoring Award, Harvard Medical School Scholars in Medicine, 2018
- New York Stem Cell Foundation (NYSCF) Robertson Investigator, 2018
Locations
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
450 Brookline Avenue Boston, MA 02215Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
450 Brookline Avenue Boston, MA 02215
42.3374, -71.1082