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Vijay Sankaran, MD, Pediatric Hematology & Oncology, Boston, MA

VijayGaneshSankaranMDPhD

Pediatric Hematology & Oncology Boston, MA

Attending Physician in Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Dana-Farber/Boston Children's Cancer and Blood Disorders Center; Lodish Family Chair, Boston Children's Hospital; Jan Ellen Paradise, MD Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School

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  • Office

    300 Longwood Avenue
    Boston, MA 02115
    Phone+1 617-355-6000

Summary

  • Dr. Vijay Sankaran is a pediatric hematologist/oncologist in Boston, MA and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including Boston Children's Hospital, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Brigham and Women's Hospital, and the Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital. He received his medical degree from Harvard Medical School and has been in practice 12 years. He is experienced in pediatric hematology/oncology, including in thalassemia, sickle cell disease, bone marrow failure syndromes, genetic predisposition to blood cancers, and other disorders impacting hematopoiesis.

Education & Training

  • Boston Children’s Hospital/Boston Medical Center
    Boston Children’s Hospital/Boston Medical CenterFellowship, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, 2013 - 2015
  • Boston Children’s Hospital/Boston Medical Center
    Boston Children’s Hospital/Boston Medical CenterResidency, Pediatrics, 2010 - 2013
  • Harvard Medical School
    Harvard Medical SchoolClass of 2010

Certifications & Licensure

  • MA State Medical License
    MA State Medical License 2013 - 2026
  • Pediatrics
    American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics
  • Pediatric Hematology-Oncology
    American Board of Pediatrics Pediatric Hematology-Oncology

Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Lectures

  • Transcriptional Signaling Centers Govern Human Erythropoiesis and Harbor Genetic Variations of Red Blood Cell Traits 
    2018 ASH Annual Meeting - San Diego, CA - 12/1/2018

Press Mentions

  • Novel Genomic Screening Tool Enables Precision Reverse-Engineering of Genetic Programming in Cells
    Novel Genomic Screening Tool Enables Precision Reverse-Engineering of Genetic Programming in CellsApril 4th, 2025
  • Episode 1: The First CRISPR Medicine for Sickle Cell Disease
    Episode 1: The First CRISPR Medicine for Sickle Cell DiseaseFebruary 20th, 2025
  • Creating the World’s First CRISPR Medicine, for Sickle Cell Disease
    Creating the World’s First CRISPR Medicine, for Sickle Cell DiseaseFebruary 20th, 2025
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Grant Support

  • Variant to Function Mapping of B-ALL Risk LociBOSTON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL2024–2029
  • Systematic Genetic Dissection of Human ErythropoiesisBOSTON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL2014–2029
  • Selective pressures from inherited variation impacting myeloproliferative neoplasm initiationBOSTON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL2022–2027
  • Clonal analysis of cancer by mitochondrial DNA barcodingBRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL2023–2026
  • Hemoglobin Switching MeetingBOSTON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL2024–2025