Vijay Ganesh Sankaran MD PhD
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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300 Longwood AvenueBoston, MA 02115
Phone+1 617-355-6000
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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 CenterFellowship, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, 2013 - 2015- Boston Children’s Hospital/Boston Medical CenterResidency, Pediatrics, 2010 - 2013
Harvard Medical SchoolClass of 2010
Certifications & Licensure
MA State Medical License 2013 - 2026
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics- American Board of Pediatrics Pediatric Hematology-Oncology
Clinical Trials
- Pilot Phase I/II Study of Amino Acid Leucine in Treatment of Patients With Transfusion-Dependent Diamond Blackfan Anemia Start of enrollment: 2013 Jun 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Mitochondrial DNA variant detection in over 6,500 rare disease families by the systematic analysis of exome and genome sequencing data resolves undiagnosed cases.Sarah L Stenton, Kristen Laricchia, Nicole J Lake, Sushma Chaluvadi, Vijay Ganesh
HGG Advances. 2025-04-15 - Transcription factor networks disproportionately enrich for heritability of blood cell phenotypes.Jorge Diego Martin-Rufino, Alexis Caulier, Seayoung Lee, Nicole Castano, Emily King
Science. 2025-04-04 - The bleeding edge: broadening horizons for hematopoietic stem cell therapies.Spencer D Shelton, Vijay G Sankaran
Trends in Molecular Medicine. 2025-04-01
Press Mentions
Novel Genomic Screening Tool Enables Precision Reverse-Engineering of Genetic Programming in CellsApril 4th, 2025
Genomic Tool Enables Precise Genetic EngineeringApril 3rd, 2025
Episode 1: The First CRISPR Medicine for Sickle Cell DiseaseFebruary 20th, 2025- Join now to see all
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
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