
Farzana Dinesh Pashankar MD
Professor of Pediatrics, Yale University School of Medicine
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LMP 2073333 Cedar StreetNew Haven, CT 06510
Phone+1 203-785-4640
Fax+1 203-737-2228
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Education & Training
University of Iowa Health Care Medical CenterFellowship, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, 2003 - 2004
University of Iowa Health Care Medical CenterResidency, Pediatrics, 2001 - 2003
B.J. Medical College - University of PuneClass of 1988
Certifications & Licensure
CT State Medical License 2004 - 2026
IA State Medical License 2000 - 2005
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatric Hematology-Oncology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Howard A. Pearson Pediatric Faculty Teaching Award Yale University School of Medicine, 2012, 2015
- Pediatric Faculty Scholar Award Yale University School of Medicine, 2009
- Travel Award, Sickle Cell Vasculopathy Conference NIH, 2008
Clinical Trials
- Active Surveillance, Bleomycin, Etoposide, Carboplatin or Cisplatin in Treating Pediatric and Adult Patients With Germ Cell Tumors Start of enrollment: 2017 May 25
- Thoracotomy Versus Thoracoscopic Management of Pulmonary Metastases in Patients With Osteosarcoma Start of enrollment: 2022 Apr 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Factors Associated With Rare Pediatric Cancer Trial Enrollment: A Report From the Children's Oncology Group Rare Tumors Committee.Brian R Englum, Jin Piao, Lindsay Younis, Reto M Baertschiger, Kenneth S Chen
Pediatric Blood & Cancer. 2026-02-01 - Outcome of Children With Intermediate-Risk Extracranial Malignant Germ Cell Tumors by Response Status at the End of Induction Chemotherapy: A Report From the Children'...Adriana Fonseca, Doojduen Villaluna, Mark Krailo, Thomas A Olson, Farzana Pashankar
Pediatric Blood & Cancer. 2025-12-01 - 2 citationsOne-Two Punch: Combining Chemotherapy and Immunotherapy to Decrease Radiation Dose and Related Toxicity in Children and Adolescents with Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma.Hetal Dholaria, Vera Tsetlina, Shae K Simpson, Emily Gillies, Nithyashri Eswaran
Clinical Cancer Research. 2025-08-01
Journal Articles
- Is Adjuvant Chemotherapy indicated in Ovarian Immature Teratoma? A Combined Data Analysis from The Malignant Germ Cell Tumor International Collaborative (MaGIC)Pashankar FD, Juliet P. Hale, Ha Dang, Mark Krailo, William E. Brady, Carlos Rodriguez-Galindo, James C. Nicholson, Matthew J. Murray, Deborah F. Bilmire, Sara Stoneha..., Cancer, 1/20/2015
- The Role of Registries and Tumor Banking in Rare Pediatric TumorsFarzana Pashankar, Gianni Bisogno, Raul Ribeiro, Yoav Messinger, KrisAnn Schultz, Carlos Rodriguez-Galindo, Curr Pediatr Rep, 1/1/2015
- Pediatric and Adolescent Extracranial Germ Cell Tumors – The Road to CollaborationThomas A. Olson, Matthew J. Murray, Carlos Rodriguez-Galindo,James C. Nicholson, Deborah F. Billmire, Mark D. Krailo, Ha Dang, James F. Amatruda, Claire M.Thornton, G...., J Clin Oncol, 1/1/2015
Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- Orbital masses, two cases reports.Pashankar F, American Society of Pediatric Hematology Oncology Annual Meeting, 1/1/2014
- Development of a Multi-Disciplinary Inpatient Program for Children with Sickle Cell Disease Admitted for Vaso-Occulusive Crisis.Pashankar F, 6th Annual Sickle Cell Disease Research and Education Symposium, Hollywood, FL, 1/1/2013
- Longitudnal FU of elevated TR jet Velocity in Children with Sickle Cell DiseasePashankar F, American Society of Pediatric Hematology Oncology Annual Meeting, Miami, FL, 1/1/2013
Press Mentions
- NCI Grants $1.8M for Cancer Genome Atlas Research, Sarah Cannon Names Navneet Majhail Physician-in-Chief of Blood Cancers, and MoreOctober 1st, 2021
- Yale Names Head of Pediatric OncologyJune 29th, 2021
New Strategies for Treating Pediatric Sickle Cell DiseaseFebruary 4th, 2020
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