Introduction
Satheesh Chonat, MD, is a board-certified Pediatric Hematologist/Oncologist at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta and Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at Emory University School of Medicine. Dr. Chonat specializes in the care of children and young adults with nonmalignant rare blood disorders by using a variety of clinical and research-based tools.
Dr. Chonat received his medical degree from Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences in Bangalore, India. He then completed his pediatric residency at Cambridge University Hospitals, England, and trained as a Specialty Training Registrar within the London School of Paediatrics, England. Dr. Chonat continued his education in pediatrics at Michigan State University–Lansing, and as a hematology/oncology clinical and research fellow at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio.
Dr. Chonat is committed to medical education serving as the course organizer for pediatric hematology for third-year medical students. Additionally, he lectures fellows, community pediatricians, nurses and other allied professionals on pediatric hematology as part of continuing medical education programs.
Research
Dr. Chonat is the site investigator for various clinical and translational research projects, focused on rare red blood disorders, such as pyruvate kinase disease, thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura and paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria. The main focus of his laboratory research is to understand the role of complement (immune protein) in various blood disorders through pre-clinical animal models, patient samples and research laboratory-based methods.
Focus of Practice
- Nonmalignant hematology
- Immunohematology
Areas of Interest
- Red blood cell disorders: hemolytic anemia, red blood cell membrane, enzyme disorders
- Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH), thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP), thrombotic microangiopathy (TMA)
- Immune hematology: hemolytic anemia, neutropenia, and other cytopenias
- Hemoglobinopathies: sickle cell disease, hemoglobin disorders
- Hemoglobinopathies: sickle cell disease, hemoglobin disorders