Elliott Vichinsky , MD
Division Chief, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
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Elliott Vichinsky, MD, Hematology/Oncology
Professional and Personal background
Professional Achievements
- Oakland Magazine Best East Bay Doctors 2009-2010 (nat'l survey)
- Medical Director, National Cooley’s Anemia Foundation
- Director, Northern California Thalassemia Center and the Comprehensive Sickle Cell Center
- Chair, NIH Thalassemia Clinical Research Network
- Adjunct professor of pediatrics, UCSF
- Co-chair, Children’s Hospital Oakland Research Institute bio-iron program
- Lifetime Achievement Award, Sickle Cell Disease Foundation of California
- Miracle Maker Award, Children’s Miracle Network
Professional Organizations
- Member, American Federation of Clinical Research
- Member, American Society of Gene Therapy
- Member, American Society of Hematology
- Member, American Society of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
- Member, American Pediatric Society
- Member, Society of Pediatric Research
Personal
- Dr. Vichinsky is married with two adult children.
- He began running marathons 17 years ago, most recently running the Napa Marathon.
- He was raised in Brooklyn, NY.
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