Steven R. Sloan, MD, PhD, a Pathologist with Boston Children’s Hospital

Get to know Pathologist Dr. Steven R. Sloan, who serves patients in Boston, Massachusetts.

Well-versed in the field of pathology, Dr. Sloan is the Blood Bank Medical Director within the Department of Pathology at Boston Children’s Hospital. 

With expertise in computer science & informatics and molecular biology, his research and publications have focused on pediatric transfusion medicine, statistical analysis of the human response to blood transfusions, and molecular analysis of blood group antigen genes.

Boston Children’s Hospital is dedicated to improving and advancing the health and well-being of children around the world through its life-changing work in clinical care, biomedical research, medical education and community engagement. It is home to the world’s largest pediatric research enterprise, and it is the leading recipient of pediatric research funding from the National Institutes of Health.

Among his other roles, he serves as an Assistant Professor of Pathology at Harvard Medical School, as well as can be found on staff at Brigham and Women’s Hospital.

Regarding his educational background, Dr. Sloan earned his medical degree and PhD in cancer biology from New York University Grossman School of Medicine in 1990. He then went on to complete his residency in anatomic and clinical pathology and his fellowship in blood banking/transfusion medicine at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania in 1994 and 1996, respectively.

As a result of his continued education, he is board-certified in clinical pathology & blood banking/transfusion medicine by the American Board of Pathology (ABPath). The mission of the ABPath is to promote the health of the public and advance the practice and science of pathology by establishing voluntary certification standards and assessing the qualifications of those seeking to practice the specialty of pathology.

Pathology is a branch of medical science that involves the study and diagnosis of disease through the examination of surgically removed organs, tissues, bodily fluids, and in some cases, the whole body. Pathologists are physicians who specialize in the diagnosis and management of diseases by laboratory methods.

Learn More about Dr. Steven R. Sloan:
Through his findatopdoc profile, https://www.findatopdoc.com/doctor/82739632-Steven-Sloan-Pathologist-Pediatric or through Boston Children’s Hospital, https://www.childrenshospital.org/directory/physicians/s/steven-sloan

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