Mamatha Mandava, M.D.
- Center for Cancer Research
- National Cancer Institute
- Building 10, Room 8D44C
- Bethesda, MD, 20814
- 240-858-7096
- mamatha.mandava@nih.gov
RESEARCH SUMMARY
Dr. Mandava's main research interests include hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) for non-malignant diseases with a focus on primary immune deficiency disorders and immune regulatory disorders, improving post-transplant outcomes, and viral infections post-transplant and long-term follow-up.
Areas of Expertise
Information for Patients
Learn more about our clinical trials and the highly specialized care team that lead them.
Mamatha Mandava, M.D.
Biography
Mamatha Mandava, M.D.
Dr. Mandava received her medical degree from Kamineni Institute of Medical Sciences, India and trained in Pediatrics at Louisiana State University. Following residency, she worked as a hospitalist and ER physician for 3 years at LSU. She completed a Pediatric Hematology-Oncology Fellowship at the Medical University of South Carolina and did a year of Blood and Marrow transplantation fellowship at the National Institute of Health-Childrens National Medical Center. She worked in an Immunology lab on the effects of the complement system on neuroinflammation during her Pediatric Hematology/Oncology fellowship along with clinical research focusing on complications post-Hematopoietic stem cell transplant. During her BMT fellowship research, she mainly focused on transplant outcomes for sickle cell diseases, Outcomes following post-transplant viral-specific T cell therapy, immune reconstitution post-transplant, and characterization of virus-specific T cells. She joined the Immune-Deficiency Cellular Therapy Program in 2022.