Anita Rajasekhar

Dr. Rajasekhar is an associate professor at the University of Florida (UF) in Gainesville, Florida. She is a clinician and clinical investigator with a focus on non-malignant hematology, specifically thrombosis and hemostasis. She completed her medical degree, residency in internal medicine, and fellowship in hematology/oncology at the University of Florida. She holds a Masters degree in Clinical Investigation from the University of Florida.

Dr. Rajasekhar is the adult medical director of the UF Hemophilia Treatment Center. She is an active member of the American Society of Hematology (ASH) with current and prior memberships on the Committee on Quality, Subcommittee on Stewardship and Systems-based Hematology, Scientific Committee on Thrombosis and Vascular Biology, and Recruitment and Retention Working Group. She serves as the Education Program co-chair for the 63rd ASH Annual Meeting. She has helped develop various international evidence-based guidelines focusing on thrombosis and hemostasis in special populations.

Dr. Rajasekhar’s primary clinical interests include diagnosis and treatment of thrombotic and bleeding disorders. Her research has focused on the prevention and treatment of venous thromboembolism.