Farzana Sayani, MD MSc
Assistant Professor of Medicine at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Department: Medicine
Contact information
3rd Floor Dulles Building
3400 Spruce Street,
Philadelphia, PA 19104
3400 Spruce Street,
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 215-615-6555
Fax: 215-615-6599
Fax: 215-615-6599
Education:
BSc (Cellular, Molecular and Microbial Biology)
University of Calgary, 1998.
MD (Medicine)
University of Calgary, 2001.
MSc (Haemoglobinopathies)
University College London, 2012.
Permanent linkBSc (Cellular, Molecular and Microbial Biology)
University of Calgary, 1998.
MD (Medicine)
University of Calgary, 2001.
MSc (Haemoglobinopathies)
University College London, 2012.
Description of Clinical Expertise
- Care of adult patients with sickle cell disease and thalassemia.- Care of adult individuals with red cell disorders, including rare inherited red cell disorders.
- Transfusional iron overload.
- Transition of care for adult thalassemia and sickle cell patients from a pediatric to adult healthcare setting.
Description of Research Expertise
- Complications of in adults with thalassemia and sickle cell disease.- iron overload in thalassemia.
- Improvement in care of patients with sickle cell disease and thalassemia.
Selected Publications
Erika Edwards: Through out pandemic, sickle cell patients suffer quietly at home. NBCnews.com September 2020 Notes: https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/throughout-pandemic-sickle-cell-patients-suffer-quietly-home-n1239720.Nabavizadeh, A, Chawla S, Wu P, Rodriguez A, Englund E, Langham M, Sayani F, Russell E, Wehrli F.: Whole-Brain Brain Oxygen Metabolism in Adult Sickle-Cell Patients Using Two Different Quantitative MRI Approaches. American Society of Neuroradiology, 58th Annual Meeting. May 2020.
Tracey Romero: New sickle cell disease treatments are helping people live longer - and giving them a higher quality of life. Philly Voice February 2020 Notes: https://www.phillyvoice.com/sickle-cell-disease-treatments-symptoms-life-expectancy-advancements/
OncLive - Peer Exchange: Management of Beta Thalassemia. \{OncLive - Peer Exchange} 2020 Notes: Panel Interview https://www.onclive.com/view/managementofbetathal.
HCPLive - Peer Exchange: Beta thalassemia: Severity and Impact on Patients' Quality of Life. HCPLive 2020 Notes: Panel interview. https://www.mdmag.com/peer-exchange/manage-beta-thalassemia/beta-thalassemia-severity-and-impact-on-patients-quality-of-life.
HCPLive: The role of transfusion for beta thalassemia. \{HCPLive}. HCPLive, 2020 Notes: Panel Interview. https://www.mdmag.com/peer-exchange/manage-beta-thalassemia/the-role-of-transfusion-for-beta-thalassemia.
Farzana Sayani MD: What is Beta-Thalassemia Major. CheckRare.com. checkrare.com, 2020 Notes: CheckRare is a leading publisher and learning platform focused on rare diseases.
Farzana Sayani MD: Sickle Cell Disease Explained. CheckRare.com. CheckRare.com, 2020 Notes: CheckRare is a leading published and learning platform focused on rare diseases.
Karen Weintraub: Time has finally come for sickle cell advancements. WebMD November 2019 Notes: https://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/news/20191122/time-has-finally-come-for-sickle-cell-advancement.
Shah FT, Sayani F, Trompeter S, Drasar E, Piga A: Challenges of blood transfusions in b-thalassemia. Blood Reviews. Elsevier, 37, September 2019.