Dr Vasundhara P Kailasnath

Work Experience

Dr. Vasundhara has worked as a Junior Resident in Pediatrics, at Chaitra Medical Research Center, Kasaragod, India. Prior to this, she worked as a Research Officer, Indian Council of Medical Research Funded project, Institute of Human Behaviour and Allied Sciences, New Delhi, India. Dr. Vasundhara has been a Clinical Volunteer at the University of Illinois Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois. In addition, she has also been a Junior Resident at Amala Hospital, Kannur, India as well as a Resident in Pediatrics at the University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky.

Dr. Vasundhara has been a Fellow in Pediatric Hematology-Oncology and Bone Marrow Transplantation at Cohen Children’s Medical Center, New York. She has also been a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, IA. In addition, Dr. Vasundhara has been a Consultant in Pediatric Hematology Oncology & BMT at Narayana Health - Mazumdar Shaw Medical Centre, Bangalore, India as well as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at Sri Dev Raj Urs Medical College, Kolar, India.

Education

Dr. Vasundhara has done MBBS from Shri Dev Raj Urs Medical College, Kolar, India, and MD, Residency in Paediatrics from Kosair Children’s Hospital, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, USA. He also holds a Fellowship degree in Pediatric Hematology, Oncology, and Stem Cell Transplantation from Cohen Children’s Medical Center, Hofstra North Shore - LIJ School of Medicine, New Hyde Park, NY, USA.

Honors & Awards

Peer-Reviewed Publications: 

Raj A, Kailasnath VP, McFarland JG, Bertolone S. Neonatal Alloimmune thrombocytopenia due to HPA-9b incompatibility. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2009 Sep; 53(3): 459-61. 

Kailasnath VP, Raj S, Sublett JL. Mouse allergen skin sensitization in asthmatic children among suburban, rural, and inner-city populations. Allergy Asthma Proc.2013; 34(2): 176-8.

Abstract / Oral / Poster Presentations: 

Kailasnath VP, Hertweck SP, Bertolone S, Ahuja SP.  Retrospective Cohort study on the Response Rates of High and Low Dose Estrogen and Their Combination with DDAVP and/or Aminocaproic Acid in Patients with Menorrhagia and Type I Von Willebrand’s Disease. 50th American Society of Hematology Annual Meeting and Exposition, Poster Presentation, San Francisco, CA, 12/2008. 

Kailasnath V., Morton RL, Vancleave B, Eid NS. Silent Airflow Obstruction and Air Trapping in Children Admitted to the Hospital with Asthma. American Academy of Allergy Asthma and Immunology, Washington D.C. 03/2009. 

Raj, S, Kailasnath VP, Sublett JL. Comparison of Mouse Allergen Skin Sensitization in Asthmatic Children among Suburban, Rural, and Inner City Populations. Annual Meeting of the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, Phoenix, Arizona. 11/2010. 

Kailasnath V, Redner A, Edelman M, Sheikh-Fayyaz S. The use of CD68+ AND CD163+ tumor-associated macrophages as a prognostic marker in pediatric, adolescent and young adult patients with classical Hodgkin lymphoma. 2013 ASPHO abstracts. Pediatr. Blood Cancer, 60: S1–S105. doi: 10.1002/pbc.24509. 

Kailasnath V, Staber J. Unilateral Partial Segmental Thrombosis of Corpus Cavernosum in Pediatric Patient with Sickle Cell Disease. 10th Annual Sickle Cell Disease Research and Educational Symposium and 39th National Sickle Cell Disease Scientific Meeting, April 15 - 18, 2016 in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida.

Awards, Recognitions & Achievements:

Chairman’s Award with Highest Honors – Graduating Class of Pediatric Residents, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky 

Best Research Poster – Annual Research Day at the University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky 

Finalist for platform presentation at Annual Research day at North Shore Long Island Jewish Hospital, NY

Memberships: 

• American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) 

• Children’s Oncology Group (COG) 

• American Society of Pediatric Hematology Oncology (ASPHO) 

• American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) 

• American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin (AAPI)