Dr. Latha Prasannan, MEDICAL, DOCTOR, MD

Dr. Latha Prasannan specializes in oncology with a focus on pediatric blood disorders and cancer care. She earned her medical degree from Jawaharlal Institute of Post-Graduate Medical Education and Research and completed residency training at both Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center and the University of Michigan Hospitals & Health Centers. Dr. Prasannan pursued specialized fellowship training in Pediatric Hematology-Oncology at Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital, along with additional pediatrics training. With 44 years of medical experience, she maintains board certification in Pediatrics from the American Board of Pediatrics and provides care in English.

Dr. Prasannan practices at the Cancer & Blood Disorders Clinic at CHRISTUS Children's in San Antonio, Texas, with hospital privileges at Covenant Women and Children's Hospital. She treats children with blood cancers such as acute lymphoblastic leukemia and helps manage treatment-related symptoms like nausea and vomiting from cancer …therapy. Her expertise extends to caring for patients with low platelet counts and other blood-related conditions. She performs essential diagnostic tests including complete blood counts and comprehensive metabolic panels to monitor her young patients' health throughout treatment. Patients consistently rate Dr. Prasannan 5.0 out of 5 for her compassionate pediatric cancer care.