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520 W Street Nw
Washington, DC 20059Phone+1 202-865-8291Fax+1 202-232-6719
Summary
- Dr. Oswaldo Castro, MD is a hematologist in Washington, District of Columbia. He is currently licensed to practice medicine in District of Columbia.
Education & Training
- Yale-New Haven Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 1965 - 1967
- Ellis HospitalInternship, Internal Medicine, 1964 - 1965
- Univ Freiburg- Fac MedClass of 1962
Certifications & Licensure
- DC State Medical License 1975 - 2018
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 2 citationsIron restriction in sickle cell disease: When less is more.Oswaldo L Castro, Lucia De Franceschi, Tomas Ganz, Julie Kanter, Gregory J Kato
American Journal of Hematology. 2024-07-01 - 6 citationsThe CYB5R3c.350C>G and G6PD A alleles modify severity of anemia in malaria and sickle cell disease.Victor R. Gordeuk, Binal N. Shah, Xu Zhang, Philip E. Thuma, Stenford Zulu
American Journal of Hematology. 2020-11-01 - 19 citationsTricuspid Regurgitation Velocity and Other Biomarkers of Mortality in Children, Adolescents and Young Adults with Sickle Cell Disease in the United States: the PUSH St...Mehdi Nouraie, Deepika S. Darbari, Sohail Rana, Caterina P. Minniti, Oswaldo L. Castro
American Journal of Hematology. 2020-04-03
Press Mentions
- Less (Fe) Is More (Hb) in SCAMarch 18th, 2021
- Nobel Prize Spotlights Sickle Cell’s Disproportionate Impact on African AmericansDecember 1st, 2020
- Howard University Salutes Black History Legend: Dr. Roland B. Scott, Pioneering Sickle Cell ResearcherFebruary 22nd, 2019