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Suhag Parikh, MD is a Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at Emory University School of Medicine. Dr. Parikh is the Clinical Director of Cellular Therapies for Nonmalignant diseases at the Aflac Cancer and Blood Disorders Center of Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta. He is board certified in pediatric hematology/oncology.

Dr. Parikh’s clinical and research focus is bone marrow/stem cell transplantation and gene therapy for non-malignant disorders, including hemoglobinopathies (sickle cell disease, thalassemia), primary immune deficiencies, and inherited metabolic disorders.  

Areas of Interest:

Hemoglobinopathies (sickle cell disease, thalassemia)
Primary Immune Deficiencies (SCID, CGD, WAS and others)
Inherited Metabolic Disease (MPS, Leukodystrophies)

Education and Training:

M.B.B.S. Nagpur University, India, 1988
Diploma in Child Health College of Physicians and Surgeons, Bombay, India, 1990
M.D. (Paediatrics), University of Bombay, India, 1991
Residency, Pediatrics, S.U.N.Y. New York, 1992-1995
Fellowship, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Texas Children’s Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, 1995-1998
Fellowship, Pediatric Stem Cell Transplantation, Texas Children’s Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, 2002-2003

Certifications:

American Board of Pediatrics, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

Professional Scientific Societies:

American Society of Transplantation and Cellular Therapy
Primary Immune Deficiency Treatment Consortium
European Society for Immunodeficiencies
Clinical Immunology Society

Research Center(s)

• Aflac Cancer and Blood Disorders Center (Aflac) →