Dr. John August D'orazio MD, PHD
Hematologist (Pediatric) | Pediatric Hematology-Oncology
740 S Limestone Lexington KY, 40536About
Dr. John D'orazio is a pediatric hematologist practicing in Lexington, KY. Dr. D'orazio specializes in treating children that have a blood disease or cancer. Such blood diseases include disorders of red blood cells, white blood cells and/or platelets. The types of cancers that Dr. D'orazio treats include leukemias, lymphomas and certain tumors. Dr. D'orazio can also treat bleeding disorders in children. Pediatric hematologists can be found in childrens hospitals, community hospitals, university medical centers and more.
Education and Training
University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine 1993
Board Certification
PediatricsAmerican Board of PediatricsABP- Pediatric Hematology-Oncology
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- DNA repair pathways and hereditary cancer susceptibility syndromes.
- Prolonged treatment of fair-skinned mice with topical forskolin causes persistent tanning and UV protection.
- In vitro skin diffusion study of pure forskolin versus a forskolin-containing Plectranthus barbatus root extract.
- Purification and growth of melanocortin 1 receptor (Mc1r)- defective primary murine melanocytes is dependent on stem cell factor (SFC) from keratinocyte-conditioned media.
- Stem cell factor rescues tyrosinase expression and pigmentation in discreet anatomic locations in albino mice.
- Inherited cancer syndromes in children and young adults.
- B12 deficient megaloblastic anemia in a toddler with a history of gastroschisis.
- Chest wall Ewing sarcoma presenting as abdominal pain in a 12-year-old boy.
- Intracranial hemorrhage and a white blood cell count of almost 1 million cells/μL.
- ITP in children: pathophysiology and current treatment approaches.
- An ultraviolet-radiation-independent pathway to melanoma carcinogenesis in the red hair/fair skin background.
- Pharmacologic induction of epidermal melanin and protection against sunburn in a humanized mouse model.
- Resveratrol and cancer: focus on in vivo evidence.
- Ctr1-ing BRAF signaling with copper.
- Ultraviolet radiation, aging and the skin: prevention of damage by topical cAMP manipulation.
Treatments
- Anemia
- Leukemia
- Dermal Aesthetics
- Extra Corporeal Shockwave Therapy
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