Gayatri Bala Jaishankar MD

Assistant Professor, Pediatrics, East Tennessee State University James H. Quillen College of Medicine

325 N State Of Franklin RdGround FloorJohnson City, TN 37604
Phone+1 423-439-7320
Fax+1 423-439-7343

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Summary

Dr. Gayatri Jaishankar is a pediatrician based in Johnson City, TN. She completed her pediatric residency from 1994 to 1997 at East Tennessee State University/Quillen College of Medicine, after graduating in 1991 from Sri Ramachandra Medical College. Dr. Jaishankar has several publications, including studies on chronic granulomatous disease, contributing to journals such as Inflammation & Allergy Drug Targets and Clinical and Molecular Allergy. Her work has been cited multiple times in other academic publications.

Education & Training

East Tennessee State University/Quillen College of MedicineResidency, Pediatrics, 1994 - 1997
Sri Ramachandra Medical CollegeClass of 1991

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Certifications & Licensure

TN State Medical License 2007 - 2028
KY State Medical License 1997 - 2011
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

2 citations
Concomitant gene mutations of MBL and CYBB in chronic granulomatous disease: implications for host defense.
Casey Watkins, Hana Saleh, Eunkyung Song, Gayatri Bala Jaishankar, David S. Chi
Inflammation & Allergy Drug Targets. 2012-05-31
24 citations
Chronic granulomatous disease, the McLeod phenotype and the contiguous gene deletion syndrome-a review.
Casey E Watkins, John Litchfield, Eunkyung Song, Gayatri Bala Jaishankar, Niva Misra
Clinical and Molecular Allergy. 2011-11-23
119 citations
Chronic granulomatous disease: a review of the infectious and inflammatory complications
Eunkyung Song, Gayatri Bala Jaishankar, Hana Saleh, Warit Jithpratuck, Ryan Sahni
Clinical and Molecular Allergy. 2011-05-31

Press Mentions

ETSU Department of Pediatrics Unveils Renovated ClinicJanuary 18th, 2019
Behavioral Specialist Joins Team at Quillen ETSU Physicians Pediatrics OfficeDecember 29th, 2016
Integrated Behavioral Health Could Play a Part in Improving Tennessee’s Overall Health RankingJanuary 14th, 2024