Vipul Mankad, M.D.

Vipul Mankad, M.D., is the Children’s Miracle Network Professor and Chairman of the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Kentucky College of Medicine, where he led the development of the Children’s Hospital. His previous appointments include Principal Investigator of the National Institutes of Health (NIH)-funded Comprehensive Sickle Cell Center and Head of the Division of Pediatric Hematology Oncology at the University of South Alabama. His 150 academic publications include 84 full-length manuscripts, 64 abstracts, and 2 textbooks. He has presented his scientific work in the United States and many other countries, including Japan, England, Italy, Brazil, South Africa, and India. He has served on numerous advisory and review panels at NIH and the Food and Drug Administration, and he currently chairs NIH’s Data and Safety Monitoring Committee for a Clinical Trial for Stroke Prevention in Sickle Cell Disease. He serves on the national board of the National Conference for Community and Justice and on the board of the Midway College for Women in Midway, Kentucky. He is actively involved in several civic organizations devoted to education, health care philanthropy, and international exchange.