Pooja Khandelwal, MD
- Member, Division of Bone Marrow Transplantation and Immune Deficiency
- Associate Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
- pooja.khandelwal@cchmc.org
- Board Certified
About
Biography
Becoming a physician and researcher has fulfilled my desire to help others. Early in my residency, I was drawn to pediatric hematology-oncology and later, during my fellowship, I became interested in bone marrow transplantation. I continue to enjoy working with children because it’s very rewarding to see a sick child turn the corner and do well.
In patient care, I specialize in bone marrow transplantation for hemoglobinopathies, malignancies and metabolic disorders. I also run a multidisciplinary clinic focused on taking care of children with chronic graft versus host disease. With my research, I work to restore and maintain intestinal homeostasis in patients during the peri-transplant period.
My goal is to reduce the incidence of graft versus host disease (GVHD) by using a variety of approaches, such as administration of specific nutritional compounds and modification of the intestinal microbiome. Since GVHD can be a life-threatening complication after bone marrow transplants, I am interested in improving outcomes for patients by reducing its occurrence.
MD: Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, India, 2005.
Residency: University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tucson, AZ, 2010.
Fellowship: Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, 2013.
Interests
Pediatric bone marrow transplantation; acute graft versus host disease
Services and Specialties
Interests
Acute graft versus host disease biology; treatment of steroid refractory acute graft versus host disease; management of refractory autoimmune cytopenias in the post-transplant setting
Research Areas
Additional Languages
Hindi
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Publications
CCR5 inhibitor as novel acute graft versus host disease prophylaxis in children and young adults undergoing allogeneic stem cell transplant: results of the phase II study. Bone Marrow Transplantation. 2020; 55:1552-1559.
Ibrutinib for the treatment of chronic graft-vs-host disease in pediatric hematopoietic stem cell transplant patients: A single-center experience. Pediatric Transplantation. 2020; 24:e13692.
CD38brightCD8+ T Cells Associated with the Development of Acute GVHD Are Activated, Proliferating, and Cytotoxic Trafficking Cells. Transplantation and Cellular Therapy. 2020; 26:1-6.
A Pilot Study of Human Milk to Reduce Intestinal Inflammation After Bone Marrow Transplant. Breastfeeding Medicine. 2019; 14:193-202.
Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation Activity in Pediatric Cancer between 2008 and 2014 in the United States: A Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research Report. Transplantation and Cellular Therapy. 2017; 23:1342-1349.
Ruxolitinib as Salvage Therapy in Steroid-Refractory Acute Graft-versus-Host Disease in Pediatric Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant Patients. Transplantation and Cellular Therapy. 2017; 23:1122-1127.
A Prospective Study of Alemtuzumab as a Second-Line Agent for Steroid-Refractory Acute Graft-versus-Host Disease in Pediatric and Young Adult Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation. Transplantation and Cellular Therapy. 2016; 22:2220-2225.
A Single-Center Experience Comparing Alemtuzumab, Fludarabine, and Melphalan Reduced-Intensity Conditioning with Myeloablative Busulfan, Cyclophosphamide, and Antithymocyte Globulin for Chronic Granulomatous Disease. Transplantation and Cellular Therapy. 2016; 22:2011-2018.
A Pharmacokinetic and Pharmacodynamic Study of Maraviroc as Acute Graft-versus-Host Disease Prophylaxis in Pediatric Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplant Recipients with Nonmalignant Diagnoses. Transplantation and Cellular Therapy. 2016; 22:1829-1835.
Bortezomib for refractory autoimmunity in pediatrics. Transplantation and Cellular Therapy. 2014; 20:1654-1659.
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