Vijay Sankaran | Medical Services
Specialties
Programs & Services
- Bone Marrow Failure and Myelodysplastic Syndrome Program
- Cancer and Blood Disorders Center
- Precision Medicine Service
- Rare Anemias and Iron Disorders Program
- Sickle Cell Disease Program
- Thalassemia Program
Languages
- English
- Tamil
Vijay Sankaran | Education
Medical School
Harvard Medical School
2010
Internship
Pediatrics
Boston Children’s Hospital/Boston Medical Center
2011, Boston, MA
Residency
Pediatrics
Boston Children’s Hospital/Boston Medical Center
2013, Boston, MA
Fellowship
Pediatric Hematology-Oncology
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Boston Children’s Hospital
2015, Boston, MA
Vijay Sankaran | Certifications
- American Board of Pediatrics (General)
- American Board of Pediatrics (Hematology-Oncology)
Vijay Sankaran | Professional History
Dr. Sankaran is a physician-scientist focused on caring for patients with a variety of blood disorders. Dr. Sankaran’s laboratory uses human genetics to understand blood and immune cell production in health and disease. Dr. Sankaran’s laboratory website is: http://bloodgenes.org.
Dr. Sankaran serves as an expert for the Department of Hematology-Nonmalignant for Boston Children's Hospital Precision Medicine Service. For more information about the Precision Medicine Service please visit bostonchildrens.org/precisionmed.
Vijay Sankaran | Media
Research
Gene therapy for sickle cell disease: The journey to a new treatment