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Deepika S. Darbari, MD (she/her/hers)

Division of Hematology
Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders, Children's National Hospital
George Washington University School of Medicine
Washington , District of Columbia, United States

Dr. Deepika Darbari is Pediatric Hematologist-Oncologist at Children’s National Hospital and the Professor of Pediatrics at the George Washington University in Washington DC. Dr. Darbari studies complications of sickle cell disease with emphasis on pain. She has been conducting clinical and translational studies directed towards better understanding of mechanisms of sickle cell pain and its management using pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic integrative modalities. Her research has contributed to improved understanding of variability of pain experience and risk factors associated with high pain burden in patients with sickle cell disease. Her team was among the first to describe changes in brain connectivity patterns and volume associated with pain in patients with sickle cell disease. She has also contributed to development of diagnostic criteria for acute and chronic pain in sickle cell disease with the American Pain Society and more recently in development of PhenX Toolkit for assessment of pain in sickle cell disease. As an active participant of diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts at Children’s National and the American Society of Hematology (ASH), she is also committed to promoting diversity in medicine and hematology. Her efforts were recognized by the 2021 ASH Honorific Award for Leadership in Promoting Diversity.

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