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Vivien A. Sheehan, MD, PhD
Healthcare Provider Director of Translational Sickle Cell Research
Emory University School of Medicine
100 Woodruff Circle
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Dr. Vivien Sheehan is a pediatric and adult hematologist specializing in sickle cell disease (SCD). Her clinical interests include: sickle cell disease, the treatment of hemoglobin in patients with sickle cell disease, and transitioning chronically ill pediatric patients to adult subspecialty care. Dr. Vivien Sheehan is a member of the Sickle Cell Program in the Hematology Center at Texas Children’s Hospital. She is board certified in internal medicine, pediatrics, IM hematology, and pediatric hematology/oncology.
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