ROC 4340
Indianapolis, IN 46202
Bio
Dr. Seethal Jacob is an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics. She graduated from Wright State Boonshoft School of Medicine in 2009 and completed her pediatric residency and chief residency at Indiana University School of Medicine. She went on to complete a fellowship in Pediatric Hematology-Oncology, as well as a Masters in Clinical Research at the University of Pittsburgh, where she began researching the genetic association of sickle cell disease and its various complications. After fellowship, she returned to Indiana University/Riley Hospital for Children as part of the Pediatric and Adolescent Comparative Effectiveness Research (PACER) group and Director of the Comprehensive Pediatric Sickle Cell Program at Riley. Her research focuses on developing and evaluating interventions, such as telehealth, to improve access to and the quality of care for children living with sickle cell disease.
Key Publications
Jacob SA, Novelli EM, Isenberg JS, Garrett ME, Chu Y, Soldano K, Ataga KI, Telen MJ, Ashley-Koch A, Gladwin MT, et al. Thrombospondin-1 gene polymorphism is associated with estimated pulmonary artery pressure in patients with sickle cell anemia. Am J Hematol. 2017 Mar;92(3):E31-E34. doi: 10.1002/ajh.24635
Jacob SA, Shaw PH. No improvement in clinical trial enrollment for adolescents and young adults with cancer at a children's hospital. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2017 May 16. doi: 10.1002/pbc.26638.
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- Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
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