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Vinod K. Prasad

Vinod K. Prasad

Medical Professor in the Department of Pediatrics

Overview

1. Expanding the role of umbilical cord blood transplants for inherited metabolic disorders.
2. Impact of histocompatibility and other determinants of alloreactivity on clinical outcomes of unrelated cord blood transplants.
3. Studies to analyse the impact of Killer Immunoglobulin receptors on the outcomes of hematopoietic stem cell transplantation utilizing haploidentical, CD34 selected, familial grafts.
4. Propective longitudinal study of serial monitoring of adenovirus in allogenic transpants(SMAART)patients.
5. Use of mesenchymal stem cells for the treatment of GVHD

Positions

Medical Professor in the Department of Pediatrics in the School of Medicine

2025 School of Medicine

Member of the Duke Cancer Institute in the School of Medicine

2003 School of Medicine

Education

M.B.B.S., Maulana Azad Medical College (India) 1981

1981 Maulana Azad Medical College (India)

Rotating Internship, Maulana Azad Medical College (India), Pediatrics & Orthopedics 1982 - 1982

1982 Maulana Azad Medical College (India)

Junior Resident, Maulana Azad Medical College (India), Pediatrics & Orthopedics 1983 - 1983

1983 Maulana Azad Medical College (India)

Junior Resident, Lady Hardinge Medical College (India), Pediatrics 1986 - 1989

1989 Lady Hardinge Medical College (India)

Senior Resident, Lady Hardinge Medical College (India), Pediatrics 1986 - 1989

1989 Lady Hardinge Medical College (India)

Senior House Officer, Hospital for Sick Children (United Kingdom), Pediatrics 1989 - 1991

1991 Hospital for Sick Children (United Kingdom)

Fellow, Pediatric Hematology-Oncology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Pediatrics 1994 - 1999

1999 Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Resident, Cornell University, Pediatrics 1995 - 1996

1996 Cornell University

Publications, Grants & Awards

Offices & Contact

Address Icon 2400 Pratt Street
Durham, NC
27705
Address Icon 2400 Pratt Street
Durham, NC
27705