Aplastic Anemia

Satheesh Chonat, MD

Institution
Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta
Physician Status
available for consultation
Primary Disease Area of Focus
Aplastic Anemia
Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria (PNH)
Pediatric
About
Satheesh Chonat, MD, is a Pediatric Hematologist and Oncologist at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta and board-certified in pediatrics and pediatric hematology/oncology. He specializes in the care of children and young adults with nonmalignant rare blood disorders by using a variety of clinical and research-based tools. Dr. Chonat is the site investigator for various clinical and translational research projects, focused on rare red blood disorders, such as pyruvate kinase disease, thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura and paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria. The main focus of his laboratory

Clinical Trials and Children

Until recently, children were rarely included in studies of medical treatments. As a result, much is still unknown about how children respond to drugs, some biologics (such as gene therapy) and medical devices. According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), only 20-30% of approved drugs have actually been labeled for use in children.

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Taha Bat, MD

Institution
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Physician Status
accepting new patients
Primary Disease Area of Focus
Aplastic Anemia
Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria (PNH)

Eloy Roman, MD

Institution
Lakes Research
Physician Status
accepting new patients
Primary Disease Area of Focus
Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML)
Aplastic Anemia
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)
Myeloproliferative Neoplasms (MPN)
Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria (PNH)

Adrienne Phillips, MD, MPH

Institution
Weill Cornell Medical College
Physician Status
accepting new patients
Primary Disease Area of Focus
Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML)
Aplastic Anemia
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL)
Chronic Myelomonocytic Leukaemia (CMML)
Graft Versus Host Disease (GVHD)
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)
Myeloproliferative Neoplasms (MPN)
Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria (PNH)
Pure Red Cell Aplasia (PRCA)

Richard Lin, MD, PhD

Institution
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Physician Status
accepting new patients
Primary Disease Area of Focus
Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML)
Aplastic Anemia
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)
Myeloproliferative Neoplasms (MPN)
Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria (PNH)
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