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Dr. Devang Pastakia

Monroe Carrell Jr Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt

[/cs_text][cs_text]Dr. Pastakia is an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital. He serves as the local PI for Beat Childhood Cancer (formerly NMTRC).

Appointments: (615) 936-1762 to schedule.

2200 Children’s Way
Nashville, TN 37232

Phone: (615) 936-1762
E-mail: devang.pastakia@vanderbilt.edu[/cs_text][/cs_column][/cs_row][/cs_section][cs_section parallax=”false” separator_top_type=”none” separator_top_height=”50px” separator_top_angle_point=”50″ separator_bottom_type=”none” separator_bottom_height=”50px” separator_bottom_angle_point=”50″ style=”margin: 0px;padding: 0 0px 45px;”][cs_row inner_container=”true” marginless_columns=”false” style=”margin: 0px auto;padding: 0px;”][cs_column fade=”false” fade_animation=”in” fade_animation_offset=”45px” fade_duration=”750″ type=”1/1″ style=”padding: 0px;”][x_tab_nav type=”three-up” float=”top”][x_tab_nav_item title=”Background” active=”true”][x_tab_nav_item title=”Education” active=”true”][x_tab_nav_item title=”Selected Publications” active=”false”][/x_tab_nav][x_tabs][x_tab active=”true”]Dr. Pastakia is currently an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics in the department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology at the Monroe Carrell Jr Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt. His main clinical interest in oncology with a focus in pediatric neuro-oncology. He works with a multidisciplinary team to provide optimal clinical care for a robust pediatric neuro-oncology program at Vanderbilt. He works with his team locally and collaborates with providers across the county to find novel and innovative therapeutics for pediatric oncology patients. Dr. Pastakia also has a strong interest in medical education and works closely with the medical students, pediatric residents, and pediatric hematology oncology fellows in furthering their education Vanderbilt. [/x_tab][x_tab active=”true”]

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Fox E, Widemann B, Pastakia D, Chen C, Yang S, Cole D, Telligen O, Fojo T, and Balis F. Pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic study of Tariquidar, a P-glycoprotein inhibitor, in combination with doxorubicin, vinorelbine, or docetaxel in children and adolescents with refractory solid tumor. Cancer Chemother Pharmacol. 2015 Dec;76(6):1273-83. PMID: 26486517

McCully C, Pastakia D, Bacher J, Thomas M, Steffen-Smith E, Saleem K, Walbridge S, Brinster L, and Warren K. Model for Concomitant Microdialysis Sampling of the Pons and Cerebral Cortex in Rhesus Macaques (Macaca mulatta). Comp Med. 2013 Aug;63(4):355-60. PMCID: PMC3750672
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