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Dr. Elliott Vichinsky, MD, FAAP
Pediatrician | Pediatric Hematology-Oncology
1041 Hubert Rd Oakland CA, 94610About
Dr. Elliot Vichinsky is a pediatric hematologist practicing in Oakland, CA. Dr. Vichinsky specializes in treating children that have a blood disease or cancer. Such blood diseases include disorders of red blood cells, white blood cells and/or platelets. The types of cancers that Dr. Vichinsky treats include leukemias, lymphomas and certain tumors. Dr. Vichinsky can also treat bleeding disorders in children. Pediatric hematologists can be found in childrens hospitals, community hospitals, university medical centers and more.
Education and Training
Suny-Hlth Sci Ctr At Brooklyn, Coll of Med, Brooklyn Ny 1974
SUNY Downstate Medical Center College Of Medicine 1974
State University of New York Downstate Medical Center College of Medicine 1974
Board Certification
PediatricsAmerican Board of PediatricsABP- Pediatric Hematology-Oncology
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Bone disease in beta-thalassaemia.
- The perioperative complication rate of orthopedic surgery in sickle cell disease: report of the National Sickle Cell Surgery Study Group.
- Erythrocytapheresis for chronically transfused children with sickle cell disease: an effective method for maintaining a low hemoglobin S level and reducing iron overload.
- Transfusion practice for patients with sickle cell disease.
- Sickle-cell disease not identified by newborn screening because of prior transfusion.
- Major changes in sickle cell disease.
- Secretory phospholipase A(2) predicts impending acute chest syndrome in sickle cell disease.
- Alloimmunization and erythrocyte autoimmunization in transfusion-dependent thalassemia patients of predominantly asian descent.
- Arginine therapy: a novel strategy to induce nitric oxide production in sickle cell disease.
- Patterns of arginine and nitric oxide in patients with sickle cell disease with vaso-occlusive crisis and acute chest syndrome.
- Changing outcome of homozygous alpha-thalassemia: cautious optimism.
- Current issues with blood transfusions in sickle cell disease.
- Correlation of abnormal intracranial vessel velocity, measured by transcranial Doppler ultrasonography, with abnormal conjunctival vessel velocity, measured by computer-assisted intravital microscopy, in sickle cell disease.
- Prospective RBC phenotype matching in a stroke-prevention trial in sickle cell anemia: a multicenter transfusion trial.
- Transfusion therapy: a coming-of-age treatment for patients with sickle cell disease.
Treatments
- Anemia
Dr. Elliott Vichinsky, MD, FAAP's Practice location
Practice At 747 52nd St
747 52nd St -Oakland, CA 94609Get Direction
Childrens Hospital Oakland
1041 Hubert Rd -Oakland, CA 94610Get Direction
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