Dr. Charles Gawad M.D.
Hematologist (Pediatric) | Pediatric Hematology-Oncology
10833 LeConte Avenue Los Angeles CA, 90095About
Dr. Charles Gawad is a pediatric hematologist practicing in Los Angeles, CA. Dr. Gawad 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. Gawad treats include leukemias, lymphomas and certain tumors. Dr. Gawad can also treat bleeding disorders in children. Pediatric hematologists can be found in childrens hospitals, community hospitals, university medical centers and more.
Board Certification
PediatricsAmerican Board of PediatricsABP
PediatricsAmerican Board of PediatricsABP- Pediatric Hematology-Oncology- 2013
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Awards
- Special Fellow, Leukemia and Lymphoma Society 2013-2016
- Fellow Basic Research Scholar, American Society of Hematology 2013-2015
- Translational Research Training in Hematology, American Society of He 2013
- Fellowship for Medical Students Continued Support Award, HHMI 2003-2005
- Cloister Scholar, HHMI-NIH 2002-2003
- Advanced Residency Training Program, Stanford 2011-2014
Fellowships
- Lucile Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford, Palo Alto, CA 2012
- Lucile Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford CA 2012
Publications
- Proceedings of the tiol Academy of Sciences of the United States of AmNoninvasive in vivo monitoring of tissue-specific global gene expression in humans.2014
- BLOODMassive evolution of the immunoglobulin heavy chain locus2012
- PLOS ONECircular Rs Are the Predomint Transcript Isoform from Hundreds of Human Genes in Diverse Cell Types2012
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