Introduction
Focus of Practice
- Immunology
Areas of Interest
- Hematopoietic cell transplant/gene therapy for immune deficiency
- Immune deficiency, Immune dysregulation and HLH
- Immunohematology and bone marrow failure
- Stem cell biology
Locations
Aflac Cancer and Blood Disorders Center
Arthur M. Blank Hospital, 2220 North Druid Hills Road NE Atlanta, GA 30329 Get Directions 404-785-1200Aflac Cancer and Blood Disorders Center
Scottish Rite Hospital, 1001 Johnson Ferry Road NE Atlanta, GA 30342 Get Directions 404-785-7112Aflac Cancer and Blood Disorders Center
Medical Office Building at Scottish Rite hospital, 5461 Meridian Mark Road NE Suite 400 Atlanta, GA 30342 Get Directions 404-785-3240In the News
Doctor at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta is One of a Dozen in U.S. to Treat This Rare Disorder
In December 2024, college senior Ruth spiked a fever and started experiencing unexplained headaches, vomiting and fatigue. Doctors were eventually able to diagnose Ruth with Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH), a rare disease that affects the immune system, but they could not determine the underlying cause. Ruth was transferred to Children’s where Dr. Shanmuganathan Chandrakasan not only determined the underlying cause but was also able to find a novel approach to treating Ruth’s HLH that was gentler, harnessing her own immune system (T cells) to do most of the work.
Georgia Public Broadcasting