Dr. Katherine Amberson Hajjar M.D.
Hematologist (Pediatric) | Pediatric Hematology-Oncology
1300 York Avenue A-108 New York NY, 10065About
Dr. Katherine Hajjar is a pediatric hematologist practicing in New York, NY. Dr. Hajjar 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. Hajjar treats include leukemias, lymphomas and certain tumors. Dr. Hajjar can also treat bleeding disorders in children. Pediatric hematologists can be found in childrens hospitals, community hospitals, university medical centers and more.
Board Certification
PediatricsAmerican Board of PediatricsABP- Pediatric Hematology-Oncology
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Annexin II and bleeding in acute promyelocytic leukemia.
- Annexin II: a mediator of the plasmin/plasminogen activator system.
- Inhibition of endothelial cell thromboresistance by homocysteine.
- Annexin II and regulation of cell surface fibrinolysis.
- Construction of recombinant adenoviral vector of annexin II.
- New concepts in fibrinolysis and angiogenesis.
- Plasminogen-mediated matrix invasion and degradation by macrophages is dependent on surface expression of annexin II.
- Homocysteine: a sulph'rous fire.
- Neuritogenesis and the nerve growth factor-induced differentiation of PC-12 cells requires annexin II-mediated plasmin generation.
- Impaired recruitment of bone-marrow-derived endothelial and hematopoietic precursor cells blocks tumor angiogenesis and growth.
- Recombinant annexin II modulates impaired fibrinolytic activity in vitro and in rat carotid artery.
- A mediator of cell surface-specific plasmin generation.
- Potential role of recombinant annexin II in diabetic vascular injury.
- Annexin II: a plasminogen-plasminogen activator co-receptor.
- Assembly of plasmin-generating proteins on the surface of human endothelial cells.
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