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Anjali A. Sharathkumar, MBBS, MD, MS

Clinical Professor of Pediatrics - Hematology/Oncology

Current Positions

  • Clinical Professor of Pediatrics - Hematology/Oncology
  • Medical Director of Hemophilia Treatment Center
  • Clinical Director of Pediatric Hematology

Education

  • Resident in Pediatrics, Dr VM Medical College, Solapur, India
  • Resident, Hematology/Stem Cell Transplantation, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India
  • Fellow in Pediatrics, Oncology/Stem Cell Transplantation, The New Children's Hospital, Sydney, Australia
  • Fellow in Pediatrics, Hematology/Oncology/Stem Cell Transplantation, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada
  • Resident in Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Michigan, Detroit, Michigan
  • MS in Clinical Research and Study Design, University of Michigan School of Public Health, Ann Arbor, Michigan
  • MD in Pediatrics, Dr VM Medical College, Solapur, India
  • MBBS in Medicine, Dr VM College, Solapur, India
  • Fellow in Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan

Research Interests

  • Evaluating phenotype of bleeding and thrombosis using thrombin generation parameters
  • Evaluating needs for patients with hemophilia and other bleeding disorders that are served through Hemophilia Treatment Centers in United States
  • Single-Dose Pilot Study of Oral Rivaroxaban in Pediatric Subjects with Venous Thromboembolism - Protocol 12892
  • Global Evaluation of Post-thrombotic Syndrome in Children with Extremity Venous Thromboembolism (VTE): A Pilot & Feasibility Study
  • Maintaining a Patient Database at a centralized Server through American Thrombosis and Hemostasis Network (ATHN)
  • Developing evidence-based guidelines for circumcision for newborns with hemophilia
  • Review of fibrinolysis experience at Lurie Children’s Hospital
  • Hemophilia Alliance (HA) Grant for “Improving Quality of Database for Children with Bleeding and Clotting Disorders”
  • Risk factors of Venous thromboembolism in Children: A Prospective Cohort Study
  • Children’s Hospital Advocacy Grant for initiative on creating awareness of “blood clots and birth control pills”

Licenses & Certifications

  • American Board of Pediatrics - Hematology/Oncology Certification
  • Masters in Clinical Research and Study Design
  • ECFMG
  • American Board of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Certification
  • Master's in Clinical Research and Study Design
  • American Board Certification in Pediatrics
  • Healthcare Quality and Safety, Northwestern University, Illinois, United States
  • USMLE Step I & II United States Medical Licensure Examination

Selected Publications

  • Sharathkumar AA, Faustino EVS, Takemoto CM. How we approach thrombosis risk in children with COVID-19 infection and MIS-C. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2021 Jul;68(7):e29049. doi: 10.1002/pbc.29049. Epub 2021 May 6. PMID: 33955167; PMCID: PMC8206673.
  • Shimano KA, Narla A, Rose MJ, Gloude NJ, Allen SW, Bergstrom K, Broglie L, Carella BA, Castillo P, de Jong JLO, Dror Y, Geddis AE, Huang JN, Lau BW, McGuinn C, Nakano TA, Overholt K, Rothman JA, Sharathkumar A, Shereck E, Vlachos A, Olson TS, Bertuch AA, Wlodarski MW, Shimamura A, Boklan J. Diagnostic work-up for severe aplastic anemia in children: Consensus of the North American Pediatric Aplastic Anemia Consortium. Am J Hematol. 2021 Nov 1;96(11):1491-1504. doi: 10.1002/ajh.26310. Epub 2021 Aug 20. PMID: 34342889.
  • Swaminathan N, Salinas-Luna V, Acharya S, Sharathkumar A. Perceptions about the efficacy of extended half-life (EHL) factor products in persons with haemophilia (PWH): A national survey of haemophilia providers from haemophilia treatment centres (HTCs) in the United States. Haemophilia. 2021 Nov;27(6):e780-e783. doi: 10.1111/hae.14427. Epub 2021 Sep 30. PMID: 34592042.
  • Kumar R, Katare PB, Lentz SR, Modi AJ, Sharathkumar AA, Dayal S. Thrombotic potential during pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia induction: Role of cell-free DNA. Res Pract Thromb Haemost. 2021 Jul 26;5(5):e12557. doi: 10.1002/rth2.12557. PMID: 34337307; PMCID: PMC8312738.
  • DeSancho M, Munn JE, Billett HH, Cheng D, Holmes C, Jaffray J, Malone M, Patel K, Sharathkumar A, Thornburg CD, Wang M, Watson C, Rajpurkar M; Study Investigators. Transition of care for pediatric and adult patients with venous thromboembolism: A National Quality Improvement Project from the American Thrombosis and Hemostasis Network (ATHN). Thromb Res. 2021 Apr;200:23-29. doi: 10.1016/j.thromres.2021.01.001. Epub 2021 Jan 18. PMID: 33517168.
  • Sharathkumar, A., Shapiro, A. & Gaddy, J. (null). Anticoagulation Reversal manual.
  • Jaffray, J., Rajpurkar, M., Sharathkumar, A., Patel, K., Munn, J., Cheng, D., McCarthy, E. & DeSancho, M. (2018). Transition of care for patients with venous thromboembolism: Rationale, design and implementation of a quality intervention project conducted at American Thrombosis and Hemostasis Network (ATHN) affiliated sites. Thrombosis research 163 146-152. DOI: 10.1016/j.thromres.2018.01.043. PMID: 29407627.
  • Badawy, S. M., Rossoff, J., Yallapragada, S., Liem, R. I. & Sharathkumar, A. (2017). Successful medical management of a neonate with spontaneous splenic rupture and severe hemophilia A. Hematol Oncol Stem Cell Ther 29-32.
  • Zimmerman, J. A. & Sharathkumar, A. (2016). Severe Anemia and "Splenomegaly". Epub ahead of print.
  • Badawy, S. M., Rychlik, K. & Sharathkumar, A. A. (2016). Current Practice of Pharmacological Thromboprophylaxis for Prevention of Venous Thromboembolism in Hospitalized Children: A Survey of Pediatric Hemostasis and Thrombosis Experts in North America. Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology 38 (4) 301–307. DOI: 10.1097/MPH.0000000000000534. PMID: 26925711.