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Prasanna Ananth, MD, MPH

Associate Professor of Pediatrics (Hematology Oncology)
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Associate Professor of Pediatrics (Hematology Oncology)

Biography

Dr. Prasanna Ananth is a pediatric hematologist/oncologist. As a specialist caring for children with cancer and blood disorders, she says that helping children and families cope with serious illness provides inspiration for her patient care and research. Dr. Ananth is an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (Hematology/Oncology). Her research focuses on evaluating and improving care for children with advanced cancer. Watch a video with Dr. Prasanna Ananth >>

Appointments

Education & Training

Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Fellowship
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute/Boston Children's Hospital (2014)
Boston Combined Residency Program in Pediatrics
Boston Children's Hospital/ Boston Medical Center (2011)
MD
Stanford University School of Medicine (2008)
MPH
University of California, Berkeley (2007)
BA
Stanford University, Human Biology, with Honors (2002)

Research

Overview

Dr. Ananth's primary research agenda is to investigate mechanisms of optimizing supportive and palliative care for children with advanced cancer. Among adults with cancer, intense end-of-life care is defined by metrics such as hospitalizations in the last weeks of life and delayed hospice referral. No comparable quality measures exist for children with advanced cancer. In a published multi-center study, Dr. Ananth and her colleagues previously identified that children with cancer spend a substantial proportion of their last year of life admitted to the hospital, receiving interventions such as surgeries or mechanical ventilation. In two subsequent studies, they found that pediatric palliative care consultation may have a measurable impact on reducing hospital resource use and that enrollment in early phase clinical trials may influence timing of palliative care engagement. This has yielded her current research, in which she is developing patient- and family-centered, provider-informed quality measures that can be used to assess end-of-life care and develop prospective interventions.

Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)

Clinical Trials, Phase I as Topic; Medical Marijuana; Medical Oncology; Outcome Assessment, Health Care; Palliative Care; Pediatrics

Research at a Glance

Yale Co-Authors

Frequent collaborators of Prasanna Ananth's published research.

Publications

2024

2023

Clinical Trials

Current Trials

Academic Achievements & Community Involvement

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    American Society for Pediatric Hematology-Oncology

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    Children's Oncology Group

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    American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine

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    Pediatric Palliative Care Research Network

  • honor

    Scholar Award

Clinical Care

Overview

Prasanna Ananth, MD, MPH, is a pediatric hematologist/oncologist. As a specialist caring for children with cancer and blood disorders, she says that helping children and families cope with serious illness provides inspiration for her patient care and research.

“I enjoy learning about my patients’ lives outside of the clinic or hospital,” Dr. Ananth says. “I am privileged to work with incredible children, families and colleagues from different specialties.”

Dr. Ananth is an assistant professor of pediatrics at Yale School of Medicine. Her research focuses on evaluating and improving care for children with advanced cancer.

Clinical Specialties

Pediatric Hematology & Oncology

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