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    Pathology Laboratory
    Children's Healthcare of Atlanta - Egleston Campus
    Atlanta, GA 30322
    404 785-6499 Phone

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    Cassandra D Josephson, MD

    Pediatric Transfusion Medicine

    Associate Professor
    Pathology & Laboratory Medicine


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    Other Appointments/Positions

    Assistant Professor, Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine

    Attending Physician, Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Department of Pediatrics


    Pathology Division(s):
    Clinical Pathology


    Email Address:
    cjoseph@emory.edu


    Education:

    BA   Smith College, Northampton, Massachusetts, 1990, - 1990

    MD   Doctor of Medicine, University of South Florida College of Medicine, Tampa, Florida, 1996 Bachelor of Arts, Smith College, Northampton, Massachusetts, 1990, - 1996

    Intern/Resident   Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center/ The Children's Hospital,Denver, Colorado, 1996 - 1999

    Fellow   Division of PediatricHematology/Oncology/BMTDepartment of Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, 1999 - 2002

    Fellow   Transfusion Medicine Program, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, 2002 - 2003



    Research Interests:

    - Pediatric Transfusion Medicine, hemostasis, and hematology, oncology
    My research focus is in transfusion medicine issues as they relate to pediatric hematology and hemostasis, specifically, with regard to sickle cell anemia, hemophilia, neonatology, and open heart surgery.



    Clinical Focus:

    I am the Assistant Director of Atlanta Blood and Tissues Services at Children's Healthcare of. I am also a Pediatric Hematologist/Oncologist who specializes in treating patients with hemostasis or thrombosis conditions.


    Honors / Awards:

    NIH Pediatric Research Loan Repayment Award, 2004 - 2006, 2004-2006

    National Research Scholar Award (NRSA), NIH Fellowship training scholarship, 2000-02, 2000-2002

    Joseph W. St. Geme, Jr. M.D. Award for Outstanding Research by a Resident, 1999

    Certificate of Special Recognition for Teaching Medical Students, 1998

    Florida Medical Association Award for Outstanding Community Service, 1996

    Ciba-Geigy Award for Outstanding Community Service, 1994

    Remy Johnston Award for Merit, Orton Dyslexic Society, 1994

    Specialty Boards:

    1999  American Board of Pediatrics


    2002  American Board of Pediatrics, Hematology/Oncology/Stem Cell Transplant


    2003  American Board of Pathology, Blood Banking/Transfusion Medicine