Alison Matsunaga, MD
Professor
Pediatrics
School of Medicine

Dr. Alison Matsunaga is a pediatric hematologist- oncologist whose focus is caring for patients with blood disorders. Dr. Matsunaga is the Medical Director for the Hemophilia and Thrombosis Center at UCSF Benioff Children's Hospitals (Oakland/SF).

Education & Training

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• Fellowship UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital 1994
• Residency UC San Francisco Pediatrics 1990
• Medicine UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine 1986
• Bachelor of Arts University of California Berkeley 1982

Publications (3)

Top publication keywords:
ChildIncidenceUterine HemorrhageImmune System DiseasesAnemia, Hemolytic, AutoimmuneThrombocytopeniaAdolescentFemaleChild, PreschoolHumansInfantMale

• Pediatric autoimmune hemolytic anemia is associated with a high incidence of underlying immune disorders.
  Blood advances 2026 Harris EM, Steele M, Kalashnikova T, Badawy SM, Pavalagantharajah S, Hillier K, Klaassen RJ, Kalter JA, Rothman JA, McComb C, Shah SJ, Shimano KA, Bloom EJ, Khan A, Elkus H, Breakey VR, Fritch Lilla …
• How Severe is Severe Enough? Organ Failure Rather Than Anemia Severity as a Potential Threshold for Complement Inhibition in Pediatric Paroxysmal Cold Hemoglobinuria: A Case Report.
  Case reports in pediatrics 2026 Yu C, Rane Z, Nedelcu E, Matsunaga A
• Vaginal Bleeding and Otorrhea in a 6-year-old Girl.
  Pediatrics in review 2020 Yu H, Cohler Peretz CA, Matsunaga A, Agrawal AK