MD
Uniformed Services University
Sports medicine and orthopedics, Language barriers in healthcare for the Spanish-speaking population, Wilderness medicine
M.D.
Medical College of Georgia (2005)
Residency
Pediatrics - Vanderbilt University School of Medicine (2008)
Fellowship
Pediatric Emergency Medicine - Children's Hospital of Alabama in Birmingham (2011)
Ph.D.
Microbe-Host Interactions, Vanderbilt University
Pediatric emergency medicine
M.S.N.
Chamberlain University, North Brunswick Township, New Jersey
Newborn medicine
M.D.
University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio (2019)
Residency
Pediatrics - Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt (2022)
M.G.C.
Genetic Counseling, Vanderbilt University
M.S.
Bacteriology, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Dr. Neeraja Swaminathan is a pediatric hematologist with additional training and expertise in hemostasis, thrombosis and vascular anomalies. Following completion of her pediatric hematology oncology fellowship at the University of Iowa, she pursued an advanced fellowship in coagulation disorders and vascular anomalies at the University of Michigan. She joined the faculty at Vanderbilt in 2022. She co-directs the vascular anomalies program at Monroe Carrell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt, with colleagues from pediatric otolaryngology.
As a clinician, Dr. Swaminathan's focus is on the clinical care of patients with a variety of benign hematologic disorders, with a niche in bleeding disorders, thrombosis and vascular anomalies. She has been committed to growing vascular anomalies research from our center and is the site PI for the Consortium of iNvestigators in VAScular Anomalies (CaNVAS). She leads industry sponsored and consortium sponsored clinical trials for patients with vascular anomalies. She is engaged with the broader vascular anomalies’ community through collaborative research via the International Society for the Study of Vascular Anomalies (ISSVA) and the ASPHO Vascular Anomalies Special Interest Group (VA-SIG).
Dr. Swaminathan is one of two hematologists who lead the Vanderbilt pediatric hemophilia treatment center. As a researcher, she is involved with several industry sponsored and ATHN sponsored hemostasis studies for patients with bleeding disorders. Additionally, she is the site PI for our research efforts with the International Pediatric Thrombosis Network (IPTN). She has been closely engaged with the hemostasis working party of the ISTH pediatric and neonatal hemostasis/thrombosis sub-committee. Driven by her passion for women’s health, Dr. Swaminathan co-leads the women’s bleeding disorders clinic along with a gynecologist colleague. She has been involved in the work of the education and advocacy subcommittee of the Foundation for Women and Girls with Bleeding Disorders (FWGBD).
Benign hematology, Hemostasis and Thrombosis, Women and girls with bleeding disorders, Vascular malformations
MD
Government Kilpauk Medical College, India (2007)
Residency
Brookdale University Hospital Medical Center (2011)
Pediatrics Chief Resident, Nassau University Medical Center (2012)
Fellowship
Pediatric Hematology Oncology, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics (2020)
Pediatric Hematology Oncology Research, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics (2021)
Pediatric Hemostasis and Thrombosis, University of Michigan (2022)
Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes, Diabetes type 1 and 2, Growth disorders, Thyroid disorders, Puberty disorders
M.D.
Wake Forest University (2009)
Residency
Baylor College of Medicine, Texas Children's Hospital (2012)
Fellowship
Baylor College of Medicine, Texas Children's Hospital (2015)
Adolescent gynecology, Sexual health counseling