Medical Team
Pinki Prassad
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Pinki Prasad, MD

Present Title & Affiliation

Director of Late Effects
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Associate Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Fellowship Director

Education & Training

2009 - Clinical Fellow, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville, TN
2008 - Masters in Public Health, Cum Laude, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN
2004 - Residency in Pediatrics, Southern Illinois University, Springfield, IL
2002 - Internship in Pediatrics, Southern Illinois University, Springfield, IL
2000 - Medical Doctorate, Honors, University of Sint Eustatius, St. Eustatius, Netherlands Antilles
1999 - Basic Medical Science, American University of Caribbean, St. Maarten, Netherlands Antilles
1996 - Bachelor in Science, Biology with minor in English, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, CA

 

Licensure

2011 – present Professional License in Louisiana (MD204368)
2004 – 2011 Professional License in Illinois
2005 – 2011 Training License in Tennessee

Certifications

2014 Recertification, General Pediatrics, American Board of Pediatrics
2011 Board Certified Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, American Board of Pediatrics
2004 Board Certified General Pediatrics, American Board of Pediatrics
2001 Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG)

 

Professional Memberships

2000 – present Member, American Medical Association – International Medical Graduate Section
2004 – present Fellow, American Academy of Pediatrics
2005 – present Member, American Society of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
2005 – present Member, American Society of Clinical Oncology
2007 – present Fellow Member, Young Physicians of AAP
2007 – present Fellow Member, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Section of AAP
2009 – present Full Member, Children’s Oncology Group
2009 – present Member, Late Effects Ocular Task Force, Children’s Oncology Group
2009 – present Member, Survivorship Group, Children’s Oncology Group
2011 – present Member, Women in Medicine (LA)
2011 – present Member, AAP Louisiana Chapter
2011 – present Member, American Society of Hematology
2014 – present Member, Cancer Control and Supportive Care Group, Children’s Oncology Group

 

Awards and Honors

2007 Hematology Oncology Workshop Attendee Award
2013 Best Junior Poster for LSU Health Sciences Center Research Day ($750)
2013 Best Junior Faculty Member Poster, Southern Society of Pediatric Research ($750)
2015 Top New Orleans Physician in Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
2015 Best Doctor in America ®, in Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
2016 Selected for Early Career Faculty Professional Development Seminar, American Association of Medical Colleges