Amanda D. Sankar, MD

Amanda Sankar, MD, is a hematologist within the Division of Hematology, Oncology, and Blood & Marrow Transplant and an assistant professor at The Ohio State University. Dr. Sankar’s clinical interests are in general hematology, in particular sickle cell disease and coagulation disorders. 

Her research interests include sickle cell disease complications such as acute chest syndrome, vascular permeability, and fluid management, iron metabolism and red blood cell differentiation, as well as bleeding disorders and complications of thromboembolism such as pediatric stroke. Dr. Sankar also has an interest in medical education; she supervises and instructs medical students and residents in the care of hematology patients the inpatient and outpatient setting and is the Associate Program Director for the Hematology/Oncology/BMT Fellowship Program.

Dr. Sankar attended medical school at St. George’s University School of Medicine and received residency training from the University of Toledo Department of Pediatrics. She completed her fellowship in Pediatric Hematology/Oncology at the University of Michigan as well as an additional year of fellowship training in hemostasis and thrombosis.