Kristen Sanfilippo, MD, MPHS

Hematologist

Kristen Sanfilippo

Appointment Options

Whether you’re seeking a new patient appointment or exploring treatment options and looking for a second opinion, our Siteman care coordinators are ready to assist you.

My Locations

Gary C. Werths Building at Siteman Cancer Center

Gary C. Werths Building at Siteman Cancer Center

On WashU Medicine Campus
4500 Forest Park Avenue, Saint Louis, MO 63108

Expertise & Training

Clinical Expertise

  • General hematology

Primary Academic Title

Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Hematology, WashU Medicine

Board Certification

  • 2010: American Board of Internal Medicine
  • 2013: American Board of Internal Medicine, Medial Oncology

Training

  • 2007 - 2010: Resident, Internal Medicine, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA
  • 2010 - 2013: Fellow, Hematology and Oncology, WashU Medicine, St. Louis, MO

Education

  • MD: MD, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO

Research & Selected Publications

Research Interest

Medical oncology, hematology and thrombosis.

Research Publications

Predictors of recurrent venous thromboembolism and bleeding in patients with cancer: a meta-analysis
Authors:

Khan F, Tritschler T, Marx CE, one or more additional authors omitted Sanfilippo K, one or more additional authors omitted Carrier M

Journal & Year:

Eur Heart J | 2026

Risk factors for anticoagulant-related bleeding in cancer: traditional and cancer-specific factors
Authors:

Loncharich A, Gage BF, Luo S, one or more additional authors omitted Sanfilippo KM

Journal & Year:

Blood Vessel Thromb Hemost | 2026

Knowledge, interest, and willingness of hematologists and oncologists to care for adults with vascular anomalies
Authors:

Sisk BA, Kerr AM, Cohen-Cutler S, one or more additional authors omitted Sanfilippo KM

Journal & Year:

J Thromb Haemost | 2026

Reduced-Dose Versus Full-Dose Direct Oral Anticoagulants for Extended Secondary Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis in Cancer Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Rand…
Authors:

Mahmoud A, Eltaher B, Shah P, one or more additional authors omitted Sanfilippo KM

Journal & Year:

Am J Hematol | 2025

Inconsistent and Inaccurate Cancer Clinical Trial Reporting of Venous and Arterial Thrombotic Events: An Urgent Call to Action
Authors:

Calverley DC, Leader A, Cheong MA, Sanfilippo KM, one or more additional authors omitted Kuderer NM

Journal & Year:

J Clin Oncol | 2025

Association between anticoagulant-related bleeding and mortality in patients with hematological malignancies and cancer-associated venous thromboembolism
Authors:

Wang TF, Luo S, Gage BF, one or more additional authors omitted Sanfilippo KM

Journal & Year:

Thromb Res | 2025

Venous thromboembolism and mortality in patients with hematological malignancies
Authors:

Sanfilippo KM, Wang TF

Journal & Year:

Bleeding Thromb Vasc Biol | 2024

Survival of veterans treated with enzalutamide and abiraterone for metastatic castrate resistant prostate cancer based on comorbid diseases
Authors:

Schoen MW, Carson KR, Eisen SA, one or more additional authors omitted Sanfilippo KM

Journal & Year:

Prostate Cancer Prostatic Dis | 2023