Sandeep Wontakal
Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
Office
(410) 550-0100
Fax (410) 550-0101 4940 Eastern Avenue Baltimore, MD 21224
Primary Specialty
Pathologist
Practice
Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
Gender
Male
About
Sandeep Wontakal
Dr. Sandeep Wontakal is an Assistant Professor of Pathology and Genetic Medicine at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. He serves as the Director of Clinical Pathology at JHBMC, overseeing the clinical core laboratory and blood bank. In addition, he is a member of the JH Genomics and the DNA Diagnostics Laboratory, where he reviews germline genetic and genomic testing. Sandeep has clinical expertise in genomic testing of rare inherited diseases.Sandeep grew up in New York City and is a proud product of the NYC public school system. He received his B.A. in Molecular Biology & Biochemistry with minors in Mathematics and Philosophy from Rutgers University. He subsequently enrolled in the M.D./Ph.D. program at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, where his Ph.D. thesis focused on understanding transcriptional regulation of erythropoiesis. He obtained clinical training in Clinical Pathology and subspecialization training in Molecular Genetic Pathology at New York Presbyterian Hospital - Columbia University Irving Medical Center, where he also served as Chief Resident. After completing his clinical training, he pursued post-doctoral training working with C. elegans to model and better understand the molecular consequences of rare variants identified in patients. His research group continues to utilize model organisms to better understand the functional consequences of rare human variants.Services
Sandeep Wontakal provides pathology services in Baltimore, MD. The job of a pathologist involves studying blood, urine, and fluid samples that have been collected from a living person. A pathologist also examines blood, bodily fluids, tissues, and organs during an autopsy to determine cause of death.Please call Sandeep Wontakal at (410) 550-0100 to schedule an appointment in Baltimore, MD or to get more information.