Full Schedule

Co-Chair: Wally R. Smith, MD – Virginia Commonwealth University

Co-Chair: Teonna Woolford – Sickle Cell Reproductive Health Education Directive

Mentor: Daniel M. Sop, MS – Virginia Commonwealth University

Mentor: Shirley A. Johnson, LSW – Virginia Commonwealth University

Mentor: Rosalyn Stewart, MD, MBA, MS – Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Mentor: Vinal Menon, PhD – Johns Hopkins University

Mentor: Andrea M. Matthews (she/her/hers) – Children's Sickle Cell Foundation

Presenter: Wally R. Smith, MD – Virginia Commonwealth University

Presenter: Teonna Woolford – Sickle Cell Reproductive Health Education Directive

Presenter: Teonna Woolford – Sickle Cell Reproductive Health Education Directive

Presenter: Tonya Prince – Bluebird Bio

Presenter: Wally R. Smith, MD – Virginia Commonwealth University

Presenter: Raymona H. Lawrence, DrPH, MPH, CDE (she/her/hers) – Georgia Southern University

Presenter: Wanda Whitten-Shurney

Presenter: Derek Robertson, MBA, JD, CHC – The Maryland Sickle Cell Disease Association

Presenter: Holly John – Agios

Presenter: Teonna Woolford – Sickle Cell Reproductive Health Education Directive

Presenter: Wally R. Smith, MD – Virginia Commonwealth University

Moderator: Wally R. Smith, MD – Virginia Commonwealth University

Presenter: Teonna Woolford – Sickle Cell Reproductive Health Education Directive

Presenter: Wally R. Smith, MD – Virginia Commonwealth University

Chair: Lanetta Bronte-Hall, MD – Foundation for Sickle Cell Disease Research

Chair: Avery Dial

Chair: Gershwin Blyden, MD, PhD – Foundation for Sickle Cell Disease Research

Chair: Santosh L. Saraf, MD – University of Illinois at Chicago

Chair: Wally R. Smith, MD – Virginia Commonwealth University

Keynote Speaker: John J. Strouse, MD, PhD (he/him/his) – Duke University

Chair: Kim Smith-Whitley, MD – Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA & Pfizer Inc, South San Francisco, CA, USA

Chair: Kim Smith-Whitley, MD – Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA & Pfizer Inc, South San Francisco, CA, USA

Speaker: Trudy Tchume-Johnson

Speaker: André M. Harris, MSW (he/him/his) – Sickle Cell Association of Houston

Speaker: Teonna Woolford – Sickle Cell Reproductive Health Education Directive

Chair: Gregory J. Kato, MD (he/him/his) – CSL

Speaker: Abdulafeez (Deji) Oluyadi, PharmD – Agios Pharmaceuticals

Speaker: Gregory J. Kato, MD (he/him/his) – CSL

Speaker: Satheesh Chonat, Dr – Department of Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine and Aflac Cancer and Blood Disorders Center, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta

Speaker: Clark Brown, MD, PhD – HemoR&D Solutions, LLC

Moderator: Yolanda Cash Jackson, Esq. – Becker & Poliakoff

Panelist: Harold Love, Jr. – TN House of Representatives

Panelist: Representative Daryl Campbell

Panelist: Crystal Stickle (she/her/hers) – Magnolia Advocacy

Presenter: Randy Corinthian

Chair: Andrea M. Matthews (she/her/hers) – Children's Sickle Cell Foundation

Panelist: Patricia Kavanagh, MD – Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine/Boston Medical Center

Panelist: Paula Tanabe, PhD, RN – Duke University School of Nursing

Panelist: Kenneth Rivlin, MD, PhD – New York City Health & Hospitals / Jacobi

Panelist: Lori E. Crosby, PsyD – Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

Panelist: Ron Idoko, MPA (he/him/his) – University of Pittsburgh

Panelist: Michelle Moore Parr – CHW / SCWarrior

Panelist: Tylesha Yates (she/her/hers) – Children's Sickle Cell Foundation, Inc.

Speaker: Nirmish Shah, MD (he/him/his) – Duke University School of Medicine

Symposium Chair: Santosh L. Saraf, MD – University of Illinois at Chicago

Presenting Author: Nirmish Shah, MD (he/him/his) – Duke University School of Medicine

Co-Author: Biree Andemariam, MD – University of Connecticut Health

Co-Author: Henny H Billett, MD – Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Co-Author: William B Ershler, MD – Inova Adult Sickle Cell Center

Co-Author: Shayla Bergmann, MD – Medical University of South Carolina

Co-Author: Vishwas S Sakhalkar, MD – Augusta University Health

Co-Author: Michelle Xu, MD – Pfizer Inc

Co-Author: Alicia Chang, MD – Dell Children’s Medical Center

Co-Author: Payal C. Desai, MD (she/her/hers) – Wake Forest University School of Medicine

Co-Author: Sharon Pennington, MD – Mississippi Center for Advanced Medicine

Co-Author: Robin Miller, MD – Nemours Children’s Health

Co-Author: Laura M. De Castro, MD – University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

Co-Author: Brooke Hayward, PhD – Pfizer Inc

Co-Author: Ching-Ray Yu, PhD – Biostatistics

Co-Author: Darla K K. Liles, MD – East Carolina University Health, Brody School of Medicine

Presenting Author: Julie Kanter, MD – University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL

Co-Author: Anjulika Chawla, MD, FAAP – bluebird bio, Inc

Co-Author: Alexis A. Thompson, MD, MPH – Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA

Co-Author: Janet L. Kwiatkowski, MD, MSCE – Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA

Co-Author: Suhag Parikh, MD – Aflac Cancer and Blood Disorders Center, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Emory University, Atlanta, GA

Co-Author: Markus Y. Mapara, MD – Columbia University, New York, NY

Co-Author: Stacey Rifkin-Zenenberg, DO – Hackensack University Medical Center, Hackensack, NJ

Co-Author: Banu Aygun, MD – Northwell Health and Cohen's Children's Medical Center, New Hyde Park, NY

Co-Author: Kimberly A. Kasow, DO – University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC

Co-Author: Ashish O. Gupta, MBBS, MPH – University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN

Co-Author: Lixin Zhang, PhD – bluebird bio, Inc

Co-Author: Emily Sheldon-Waniga, PhD – bluebird bio, Inc

Co-Author: Meghan Gallagher, MSc – bluebird bio, Inc

Co-Author: Katiana Gruppioni, MPH – bluebird bio, Inc

Co-Author: Heidi Elliot, n/a – bluebird bio, Inc

Co-Author: Francis J. Pierciey, Jr, MSc – bluebird bio, Inc

Co-Author: Mark C. Walters, MD – University of California San Francisco Benioff Children's Hospital, Oakland, CA

Co-Author: John F. Tisdale, MD – National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute and National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD

Presenting Author: Paul M. Shore, MD, MS – CSL Behring

Co-Author: Bart J. Biemond, MD, PhD – Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam

Co-Author: Rachel Kesse-Adu, MBBCh – Guy's and St Thomas Hospital

Co-Author: Ezanul Wahab, MBBCh MRCP(UK) DPM MFPM – MAC Clinical Research

Co-Author: Payal C. Desai, MD (she/her/hers) – Wake Forest University School of Medicine

Co-Author: Alex Boucher, MD (he/him/his) – University of Minnisota

Co-Author: Perla Eleftheriou, MD, MRCP, FRCPath – University College London Hospital

Co-Author: Anita Rijneveld, MD – Erasmus University

Co-Author: Laura M. De Castro, MD – University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

Co-Author: Shayla Bergmann, MD – Medical University of South Carolina

Co-Author: Gregory J. Kato, MD (he/him/his) – CSL

Co-Author: Jeanine Jochems, PhD – CSL Behring

Co-Author: Francine Wilson, PhD – CSL Behring

Co-Author: Kerstin Jung, n/a – CSL Behring

Co-Author: Victor R. Gordeuk, MD – University of Illinois at Chicago

Speaker: Blane Shatkin, MD (he/him/his) – Memorial Healthcare System

Chair: Julia Z. Xu, MD, MS (she/her/hers) – University of Pittsburgh

Chair: Julia Z. Xu, MD, MS (she/her/hers) – University of Pittsburgh

Speaker: Alex Boucher, MD (he/him/his) – University of Minnisota

Speaker: Julia Z. Xu, MD, MS (she/her/hers) – University of Pittsburgh

Speaker: Nirmish Shah, MD (he/him/his) – Duke University School of Medicine

Chair: Charles R. Jonassaint, PhD, MHS – University of Pittsburgh Department of Medicine

Speaker: Charles R. Jonassaint, PhD, MHS – University of Pittsburgh Department of Medicine

Speaker: Shirley A. Johnson, LSW – Virginia Commonwealth University

Speaker: Dima Hendricks, MA (she/her/hers) – University of Pittsburgh

Speaker: Wally R. Smith, MD – Virginia Commonwealth University

Chair: Shannon McKinney-Freeman, PhD – St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

Chair: Shannon McKinney-Freeman, PhD – St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

Speaker: Alexis Leonard, MD (she/her/hers) – St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

Speaker: David Kent

Speaker: Lachelle D. Weeks, MD, PhD (she/her/hers) – Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Speaker: Aditya Barve, PhD (he/him/his) – St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

Chair: Emily Limerick, MD – National Heart Lung and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health

Speaker: Emily Limerick, MD – National Heart Lung and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health

Speaker: Debra L. Friedman, MD, MS (she/her/hers) – Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Speaker: Staci Martin, PhD (she/her/hers) – National Cancer Institute

Speaker: Alexis Leonard, MD (she/her/hers) – St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

Speaker: Azizi Coleman – bluebird bio

Keynote Speaker: Mae Jemison, MD

Chair: Inna Belfer, MD, PhD – NIH/NCCIH

Speaker: Inna Belfer, MD, PhD – NIH/NCCIH

Speaker: Wally R. Smith, MD – Virginia Commonwealth University

Speaker: Nitya Bakshi, MD (she/her/hers) – Yale University

Speaker: Kalpna Gupta, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of California, Irvine

Chair: Haydar Frangoul, MD – Sarah Cannon Center for Blood Cancer at The Children’s Hospital at TriStar Centennial

Chair: Haydar Frangoul, MD – Sarah Cannon Center for Blood Cancer at The Children’s Hospital at TriStar Centennial

Speaker: Rabi Hanna, MD – Children's

Speaker: Lakshmanan Krishnamurti – Aflac Cancer and Blood Disorders Center, Department of Pediatrics, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA

Speaker: Haydar Frangoul, MD – Sarah Cannon Center for Blood Cancer at The Children’s Hospital at TriStar Centennial

Poster Presenter: Samanta Catueno, MD – MD Anderson Cancer Center

Co-Author: Carlos Vargas, MD – UT Health- McGovern Medical School

Co-Author: Bibek Bista, MBBS, MPH – UT Health, McGovern Medical School

Co-Author: Yu Bai, MD, PhD – UT Health, McGovern Medical School

Co-Author: Mary Austin, MD, MPH – UT Health, McGovern Medical School and MD Anderson Cancer Center

Co-Author: Maria Frost, MD – MD Anderson Cancer Center

Co-Author: Reeja Raj, DO – MD Anderson Cancer Center

Co-Author: Lakshmi Srivaths, MD – UT Health, McGovern Medical School and MD Anderson Cancer Center

Poster Presenter: Kennedy N. Goldsborough, PhD (she/her/hers) – Emory University

Co-Author: Kathleen Romero, BS – Emory University

Co-Author: Israel Almeida, n/a – Emory University

Co-Author: John Paderi, PhD – IHP Therapeutics

Co-Author: Vivien Sheehan, MD-PhD – Emory University and Childrens Healthcare of Atlanta

Poster Presenter: Cheedy Jaja, PHD, MPH, MSN, PMHNP-BC, APRN, FAAN – University of South Florida

Co-Author: Robert W. Gibson, PHD – Medical College of Georgia -Augusta University

Co-Author: Stephanie Ibemere, PHD , MSN – Duke University

Co-Author: Joseph Edem-Hotah, PHD – College of Medicine and Applied Health Sciences - Faculty of Nursing

Poster Presenter: Sheinei Alan, MD, PhD (she/her/hers) – Inova Schar Adult Sickle Cell Center, Inova Fairfax Hospital

Co-Author: Najeebah Bade, MD – Inova Schar Cancer Institute

Co-Author: Upama Giri, MD – Inova Schar Cancer Institute

Co-Author: Rania Fusisi, BSN – Inova Adult Sickle Cell Center

Co-Author: Sebasitan Mendez Marti, MD – Inova Adult Sickle Cell Center

Co-Author: Chad Zik, MD – Inova Adult Sickle Cell Center

Co-Author: William B Ershler, MD – Inova Adult Sickle Cell Center

Poster Presenter: Osheiza Abdulmalik, DVM – Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Co-Author: Andrew N. Fleischman, MD – Illexcor Therapeutics

Co-Author: David R. Light, PhD – Illexcor Therapeutics

Co-Author: Benita Balogun, n/a – Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Co-Author: Mojisola Cyril-Olutayo, PhD – Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, USA; and Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria

Co-Author: Moustafa El-Araby, PhD – King Abdulaziz University

Co-Author: Abdelsattar Omar, PhD – King Abdulaziz University

Co-Author: Martin K. Safo, PhD – Virginia Commonwealth University

Poster Presenter: Insia Rizvi, MD – University of Illinois College of Medicine

Co-Author: Raabia Syed – University of Illinois

Co-Author: Faiz Hussain, n/a – Aurora Health

Co-Author: Marwah W. Farooqui, DO (she/her/hers) – University of Illinois

Poster Presenter: Ayesha Farooqui, PharmD Candidate – University of Illinois Chicago College of Pharmacy

Co-Author: Marwah W. Farooqui, DO (she/her/hers) – University of Illinois

Poster Presenter: Eiman Elmileik, MD – University of Illinois at Chicago

Co-Author: Marwah W. Farooqui, DO (she/her/hers) – University of Illinois

Co-Author: Xu Zhang, PhD – University of Illinois at Chicago

Co-Author: Faiz Hussain, MD – University of Illinois at Chicago

Co-Author: Rayyan Haqqani, n/a – University of Illinois at Chicago

Co-Author: Kaitlin Sung, MD Candidate – University of Illinois at Chicago

Co-Author: Santosh L. Saraf, MD – University of Illinois at Chicago

Poster Presenter: Marwah W. Farooqui, DO (she/her/hers) – University of Illinois

Co-Author: Victor R. Gordeuk, MD – University of Illinois at Chicago

Co-Author: Kaitlin Sung, MD Candidate – University of Illinois at Chicago

Co-Author: Elisa Martinez, MD Candidate – University of Illinois at Chicago

Co-Author: Marianna Vakaki, MD Candidate – University of Illinois at Chicago

Co-Author: Kayla Gross, MD Candidate – University of Illinois at Chicago

Co-Author: Xu Zhang, PhD – University of Illinois at Chicago

Co-Author: Santosh L. Saraf, MD – University of Illinois at Chicago

Co-Author: Gelila Goba, MD – University of Illinois at Chicago

Poster Presenter: Neil K. Vuppala, BA – Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine

Poster Presenter: Catherine Arcara, MD – Cooper Children's Regional Hospital

Co-Author: Epley Morgan, MD – Cooper Children's Regional Hospital

Co-Author: Shabnum Sinha, DO – Cooper Children's Regional Hospital

Co-Author: Rafat Ahmed, MD – Cooper University Hospital

Co-Author: Renata Ostrowicki, MD – Cooper University Hospital

Co-Author: K. Allen Eddington, MD – Cooper Children's Regional Hospital

Co-Author: Yuanzheng Andrew Gao, MD, PhD – Cooper University Hospital

Poster Presenter: Alexandra Paros, DO – The Children's Regional Hospital at Cooper

Co-Author: Hania Ahmed, MD – Cooper University Hospital

Co-Author: Rafat Ahmed, MD – Cooper University Hospital

Co-Author: Daniel Harwood, MD – Cooper University Hospital

Poster Presenter: Jessica Vasquez, MD (she/her/hers) – New York Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital

Co-Author: Cecilia Ampem-Darko, MD – NYP Brooklyn Methodist Hospital

Co-Author: Fehintola Orisamolu, DNP, CPNP – New York Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital

Co-Author: Sheera Minkowitz, MD – NYP Brooklyn Methodist Hospital

Co-Author: Revathy Sundaram, MD – New York Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital

Poster Presenter: Tirthadipa Pradhan-Sundd, PhD – Versiti Blood Research Institute

Co-Author: Tomasz Kaminski, PhD – Versiti Blood Research Institute

Co-Author: Hong Zhang, n/a – Biomagis

Poster Presenter: Stamatia C. Vorri, MD, MPhil (she/her/hers) – Jacobi Medical Center - NYCHH / Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Co-Author: Kenneth Rivlin, MD, PhD – New York City Health & Hospitals / Jacobi

Poster Presenter: Ram Prakash Thirugnanasambandam, M.B.B.S (he/him/his) – SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University

Co-Author: John Muthu, M.B.B.S – NYC Health+Hospitals/Kings County Hospital

Author: John Muthu, M.B.B.S – NYC Health+Hospitals/Kings County Hospital

Poster Presenter: Lashanta Gipson, BSN, RN – UTSouthwestern Comprehensive Sickle Cell Program

Co-Author: Votika Mitchell, BSN, RN – UTSouthwestern Medical Center

Co-Author: Bonnie Davis, APRN – UTSouthwestern Medical Center

Co-Author: Tonya Mitchell, MBA – UTSouthwestern Medical Center

Poster Presenter: Epley Morgan, MD – Cooper Children's Regional Hospital

Co-Author: Jaime Lau, MD (she/her/hers) – Cooper University Hospital

Co-Author: Cherry Hanna, MD, MPH – Cooper University Hospital

Co-Author: Rafat Ahmed, MD – Cooper University Hospital

Co-Author: Renata Ostrowicki, MD – Cooper University Hospital

Co-Author: Sean Krulish, DO – Cooper University Hospital

Co-Author: Anita Nathan, MD – Cooper University Hospital

Chair: Santosh L. Saraf, MD – University of Illinois at Chicago

Chair: Santosh L. Saraf, MD – University of Illinois at Chicago

Speaker: Mary Hulihan, DrPH – CDC/NCBDDD/DBD

Speaker: Patricia Oneal, MD (she/her/hers) – Food and Drug Administration

Speaker: Golda Houndoh, MSc (she/her/hers) – PCORI

Speaker: Michael Oshinsky, PhD (he/him/his) – NIH/NINDS

Speaker: Andrew D. Campbell, MD (he/him/his) – Children’s National Hospital, George Washington University

Speaker: Mandy S. David, MPH, PA-C – Health Resources and Services Administration

Keynote Speaker: Lydia Pecker, MD, MHS (she/her/hers) – Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Chair: Jane S. Hankins, MD, MS (she/her/hers) – St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

Chair: Jane S. Hankins, MD, MS (she/her/hers) – St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

Speaker: Clarisse Lobo, MD, PhD – Hemorio

Speaker: Jane S. Hankins, MD, MS (she/her/hers) – St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

Speaker: Frederic B. Piel, PhD (he/him/his) – Imperial College London

Speaker: Jean-Marie Dangou, MD, PhD – WHO

Speaker: Tiago Novais, DDS (he/him/his) – Sickle Cell Disease Technical Area

Speaker: Stella Wenceslaus Malangahe, MD (she/her/hers) – Benjamin Mkapa Hospital

Moderator: Sheinei Alan, MD, PhD (she/her/hers) – Inova Schar Adult Sickle Cell Center, Inova Fairfax Hospital

Presenting Author: William Engelman, MD – Fulcrum Therapeutics

Co-Author: Caterina Minniti, MD – Albert Einstein College of Medicine at Yeshiva University

Co-Author: Kenneth Rivlin, MD, PhD – New York City Health & Hospitals / Jacobi

Co-Author: Jae Ahn, PhD – Fulcrum Therapeutics

Co-Author: Billy Stuart, PhD – Fulcrum Therapeutics

Presenting Author: Satheesh Chonat, Dr – Department of Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine and Aflac Cancer and Blood Disorders Center, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta

Co-Author: Allison W. Hsia, Dr (she/her/hers) – Genentech, Inc, South San Francisco, CA, USA

Co-Author: Marco Aurélio Salvino, Dr – Hospital São Rafael – IDOR / PPGMS-UFBa

Co-Author: Bulent Antmen, Dr – Adana Acibadem Hospital

Co-Author: Fredrick Chite Asirwa, Dr – International Cancer Institute (ICI)

Co-Author: Lucia de Franceschi, Dr – Medicina Interna, Azienda Ospedaliera di Verona-Policlinico G.B

Co-Author: Perla Eleftheriou, MD, MRCP, FRCPath – University College London Hospital

Co-Author: Adlette Inati, Dr – Lebanese American University School of Medicine, Byblos, and NINI Hospital

Co-Author: Johnny Mahlangu, Dr – Haemophilia Comprehensive Care Center, Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Hospital and University of the Witwatersrand and NHLS

Co-Author: Erfan Nur, Dr – Amsterdam UMC

Co-Author: Salvador Payán-Pernía, Dr – Servicio de Hematologia, Hospital Universitario Virgen del RocÍo, Instituto de Biomedicina de Sevilla (IBiS),

Co-Author: Asad Charania, Dr – F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd

Co-Author: Diana Gradinaru, Dr – F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd

Co-Author: Yves Luder, Dr – F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd

Co-Author: Thomas Perretti, Dr – F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd

Co-Author: Sasha Sreckovic, Dr – Genentech, Inc, South San Francisco, CA, USA

Co-Author: Pablo Bartolucci, Dr – Service de Médecine Interne, CHU Henri Mondor

Presenting Author: Coretta Jenerette, PhD, RN, AOCN, ANEF, FAAN (she/her/hers) – University of California, San Francisco

Co-Author: Samuel N. Rodgers-Melnick, MPH, MT-BC – University Hospitals Connor Whole Health

Co-Author: Tracy Segall, MSHS – University Hospitals Connor Whole Health

Co-Author: Jeffery Dusek, PhD – University of California- Irvine

Presenting Author: Sheinei Alan, MD, PhD (she/her/hers) – Inova Schar Adult Sickle Cell Center, Inova Fairfax Hospital

Co-Author: Rania Fusisi, BSN – Inova Adult Sickle Cell Center

Co-Author: Sebasitan Mendez Marti, MD – Inova Adult Sickle Cell Center

Co-Author: Chad Zik, MD – Inova Adult Sickle Cell Center

Co-Author: William B Ershler, MD – Inova Adult Sickle Cell Center

Presenting Author: Kevin Kuo, MD – Red Blood Cell Disorders Program, Toronto General Hospital

Co-Author: Susan P. Perrine, MD, SM – Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Co-Author: Sylvia Singer, MD – UCSF School of Medicine

Co-Author: Frans A. Kuypers, PhD – UCSF School of Medicine

Co-Author: Aidan D. Faller, BS – Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine

Co-Author: Abdullah Kutlar, MD – Augusta University School of Medicine

Co-Author: S. Mehdi Nouraie, MD – University of Pitsburgh

Co-Author: Gershwin Blyden, MD, PhD – Foundation for Sickle Cell Disease Research

Co-Author: Aliya U. Zaidi, PhD – Functional Fluidics Inc.

Co-Author: Lanetta Bronte-Hall, MD – Foundation for Sickle Cell Disease Research

Co-Author: Patrick C. Hines, MD, PhD (he/him/his) – Functional Fluidics Inc.

Moderator: Dunia Hatabah, MD – Emory University School of Medicine Department of Pediatrics

Presenting Author: Mona Dehghani Tafti, MD – New York Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital

Co-Author: Emily Sitner-Medvedovsky, MD – New York Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital

Co-Author: Sheera Minkowitz, MD – NYP Brooklyn Methodist Hospital

Co-Author: Fehintola Orisamolu, DNP, CPNP – New York Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital

Co-Author: Minnie John, MD – New York Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital

Co-Author: Revathy Sundaram, MD – New York Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital

Presenting Author: Clark Brown, MD, PhD – HemoR&D Solutions, LLC

Co-Author: Mark Davis, MS – Pfizer Inc

Co-Author: Maureen Achebe, MD, MPH – Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School

Co-Author: Hoda Hassab, MD – Alexandria University

Co-Author: Salam Al-Kindi, MD – Sultan Qaboos University

Co-Author: Paul Telfer, MD – Royal London Hospital, Barts Health NHS Trust, Queen Mary University of London

Co-Author: Bart J. Biemond, MD, PhD – Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam

Co-Author: Thokozeni Lipato, MD – Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center

Co-Author: Sarah Gray, PhD – Pfizer Inc

Co-Author: Victor R. Gordeuk, MD – University of Illinois at Chicago

Presenting Author: Dunia Hatabah, MD – Emory University School of Medicine Department of Pediatrics

Co-Author: Rachel Kreiger, DO – Emory University School of Medicine Department of Pediatrics

Co-Author: Lou Ann Brown, PhD – Emory University School of Medicine

Co-Author: Frank Harris, n/a – Emory University School of Medicine

Co-Author: Rawan Korman, MD (she/her/hers) – Emory University School of Medicine Department of Pediatrics

Co-Author: Laura Benedit, MSN, CPNP-PC, CCRP – Children's Healthcare of Atlanta

Co-Author: Chris A. Rees, MD, MPH – Emory University School of Medicine Department of Pediatrics; Children's Healthcare of Atlanta

Co-Author: Nitya Bakshi, MBBS, MS – Yale School of Medicine

Co-Author: Carlton Dampier, MD – Emory University School of Medicine Department of Pediatrics; Children's Healthcare of Atlanta

Co-Author: Claudia R. Morris, MD (she/her/hers) – Emory University School of Medicine Department of Pediatrics; Children's Healthcare of Atlanta

Presenting Author: Muneeb Ansari – University of Illinois College of Medicine

Co-Author: Xu Zhang, PhD – University of Illinois at Chicago

Co-Author: Insia Rizvi, MD – University of Illinois College of Medicine

Co-Author: Marwah W. Farooqui, DO (she/her/hers) – University of Illinois

Presenting Author: Insia Rizvi, MD (she/her/hers) – University of Illinois at Chicago

Co-Author: Victor R. Gordeuk, MD – University of Illinois at Chicago

Co-Author: Robert Molokie, MD – University of Illinois at Chicago

Co-Author: Xu Zhang, PhD – University of Illinois at Chicago

Co-Author: David Allison, DO – University of Illinois at Chicago

Co-Author: Santosh L. Saraf, MD – University of Illinois at Chicago

Co-Author: Marwah W. Farooqui, DO (she/her/hers) – University of Illinois

Co-Author: Franklin Njoku, MD – University of Illinois at Chicago

Moderator: Marwah W. Farooqui, DO (she/her/hers) – University of Illinois

Presenting Author: Lisa M. Shook-Chiles, DHPE, MA, MCHES – Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

Co-Author: Christina Bennett Farrell, MPH – Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

Co-Author: Lori E. Crosby, PsyD – Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

Co-Author: Stephen Nelson, MD – Hackman Consulting Group

Presenting Author: Austin Hardy, CPhT (he/him/his) – VCU Health Systems

Co-Author: Esther Eom, PharmD – VCU Health Systems

Co-Author: Daniel M. Sop, MS – Virginia Commonwealth University

Co-Author: Yue Zhang, MS – Virginia Commonwealth University

Co-Author: Shirley A. Johnson, LSW – Virginia Commonwealth University

Co-Author: Wally R. Smith, MD – Virginia Commonwealth University

Presenting Author: Ofelia A. Alvarez, MD – University of Miami

Co-Author: Lanetta Bronte-Hall, MD – Foundation for Sickle Cell Disease Research

Co-Author: Kelli Kessack, MHA, MPH – University of South Florida

Co-Author: Kemba Gosier, n/a – Advancing Sickle Cell Advocacy Project, Inc.

Co-Author: Naashon Ducille, n/a – University of Miami

Co-Author: Christopher Cogle, MD – University of Florida

Co-Author: Hua Li, MD PhD – University of Miami

Presenting Author: Marwah W. Farooqui, DO (she/her/hers) – University of Illinois

Co-Author: Lewis L. Hsu, MD, PhD – University of Illinois at Chicago

Co-Author: Gelila Goba, MD – University of Illinois at Chicago

Presenting Author: La'Shardae Scott, DSW, MSW, CHES, CHW (she/her/hers) – Scott Center for Observation Treatment and Transition

Presenting Author: Catherine Segbefia, MD – University of Ghana Medical School

Co-Author: Yvonne Dei-Adomakoh, n/a – University of Ghana Medical School

Co-Author: Enoch Mensah, n/a – University of Ghana Medical School

Co-Author: Priya Thota, n/a – Hemex Health

Co-Author: Isaac Odame, MB ChB, MRCP (UK), FRCPCH, FRCPath, FRCPC – University of Toronto

Moderator: Rawan Korman, MD (she/her/hers) – Emory University School of Medicine Department of Pediatrics

Presenting Author: Chilota Chibuife Efobi, MBBS, FMCPath (she/her/hers) – Nnamdi Azikiwe University

Co-Author: Chisom A. Nri-Ezedi, MBBS – Nnamdi Azikiwe University

Co-Author: Regine Hyppolite, MSA – Children's National Hospital

Co-Author: Deepika S. Darbari, MD (she/her/hers) – Children's National Hospital

Co-Author: Andrew D. Campbell, MD (he/him/his) – Children’s National Hospital, George Washington University

Presenting Author: Brenda Merriweather, DNP, RN (she/her/hers) – Boston Medical Center

Co-Author: Barbara J. Speller-Brown, DNP, MSN, PNP-BC – Children’s National Hospital, George Washington University

Co-Author: Andrew D. Campbell, MD (he/him/his) – Children’s National Hospital, George Washington University

Presenting Author: Patrick C. Hines, MD, PhD (he/him/his) – Functional Fluidics Inc.

Co-Author: Jennell White, PhD – Wayne State University-School of Medicine (Pharmacology) and Functional Fluidics

Co-Author: Ryan Dingle, BS – Michigan State University

Co-Author: Kerry Bellemare, MPH – Functional Fluidics

Presenting Author: Rawan Korman, MD (she/her/hers) – Emory University School of Medicine Department of Pediatrics

Co-Author: Dunia Hatabah, MD – Emory University School of Medicine Department of Pediatrics

Co-Author: Lou Ann Brown, PhD – Emory University School of Medicine

Co-Author: Frank Harris, n/a – Emory University School of Medicine

Co-Author: Nitya Bakshi, MBBS, MS – Yale School of Medicine

Co-Author: David R. Archer, PhD – Emory University School of Medicine

Co-Author: Chris A. Rees, MD, MPH – Emory University School of Medicine Department of Pediatrics; Children's Healthcare of Atlanta

Co-Author: Mark A. Griffiths, MD – Emory University School of Medicine Department of Pediatrics; Children's Healthcare of Atlanta

Co-Author: Laura Benedit, MSN, CPNP-PC, CCRP – Children's Healthcare of Atlanta

Co-Author: Carlton Dampier, MD – Emory University School of Medicine Department of Pediatrics; Children's Healthcare of Atlanta

Co-Author: Claudia R. Morris, MD (she/her/hers) – Emory University School of Medicine Department of Pediatrics; Children's Healthcare of Atlanta

Presenting Author: Patrick C. Hines, MD, PhD (he/him/his) – Functional Fluidics Inc.

Co-Author: Marta Ferranti, n/a – Functional Fluidics Inc.

Co-Author: Robert Goodrich, n/a – Functional Fluidics Inc.

Co-Author: Jordan Antongiorgi, n/a – Functional Fluidics Inc.

Co-Author: Xiufeng Gao, n/a – Functional Fluidics Inc.

Co-Author: Aliya U. Zaidi, PhD – Functional Fluidics Inc.

Co-Author: Ke Liu, n/a – Functional Fluidics Inc.

Presenting Author: Chilota Chibuife Efobi, MBBS, FMCPath (she/her/hers) – Nnamdi Azikiwe University

Co-Author: Chisom A. Nri-Ezedi, MBBS – Nnamdi Azikiwe University

Co-Author: Regine Hyppolite, MSA – Children's National Hospital

Co-Author: Deepika S. Darbari, MD (she/her/hers) – Children's National Hospital

Co-Author: Andrew D. Campbell, MD (he/him/his) – Children’s National Hospital, George Washington University

Moderator: Daniel M. Sop, MS – Virginia Commonwealth University

Presenting Author: Daniel M. Sop, MS – Virginia Commonwealth University

Co-Author: Margaret Guy, MD – VCU Health Systems

Co-Author: Rehan Qayyum, MD – Virginia Commonwealth University

Co-Author: Yue Zhang, MS – Virginia Commonwealth University

Co-Author: Wally R. Smith, MD – Virginia Commonwealth University

Presenting Author: Philomena C. Okonkwo, APRN,RN,MSN – UI Health and Hospital Systems, University of Illinois Chicago

Co-Author: Brian Hua, Pharm D Candidate 2025 – University of Illinois

Co-Author: Alicia Gonzalez, Pharm D candidate 2025 – University of Illinois Chicago

Co-Author: Maria Joy, Pharm D – University of Illinois

Co-Author: Gunjan Shah, Pharm D – University of Illinois

Co-Author: Lewis L. Hsu, MD, PhD – University of Illinois at Chicago

Presenting Author: Jacklyn Boggs, PhD – St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

Co-Author: Liza Johnson, MD – St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

Co-Author: Rushil Acharya, BDS, MPH – St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

Co-Author: Mary Caples, SCRIPP – St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

Co-Author: Belinda N. Mandrell, PhD – St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

Presenting Author: Nicole Cieri-Hutcherson, PharmD, BCPS, MSCP (she/her/hers) – University at Buffalo School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences

Author: Timothy C. Hutcherson, PharmD – D'Youville Univeristy School of Pharmacy

Co-Author: Paige Rowlee, n/a – D'Youville University School of Pharmacy

Co-Author: Jennifer Abeles, DO – Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences

Presenting Author: Tartania Brown, MD (she/her/hers) – Candice Sickle Cell Foundation

Co-Author: Sarah Brown, BA – Candice Sickle Cell Fund

Co-Author: Candice Deler, LCSW – Candice Sickle Cell Fund

Co-Author: Kenneth Rivlin, MD, PhD – New York City Health & Hospitals / Jacobi

Presenting Author: Monica Adedeji, MD, MPH – Thomas Jefferson University Hospital

Co-Author: Elizabeth Andrews, n/a – Thomas Jefferson University Hospital

Co-Author: Gaye Riddick-Burden, MSN, CRNP – Thomas Jefferson University Hospital

Co-Author: Sanaa Rizk, MD – Thomas Jefferson University Hospital

Moderator: Shirley A. Johnson, LSW – Virginia Commonwealth University

Presenting Author: Charles R. Jonassaint, PhD, MHS – University of Pittsburgh Department of Medicine

Co-Author: Donald L. Bearden, PhD, ABPP-CN – Emory University School of Medicine, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta

Co-Author: Julia A. O'Brien, PhD, RN – University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing

Co-Author: Kim E. Ono, PhD, ABPP-CN – Children's Healthcare of Atlanta

Co-Author: Lindsey L. Cohen, PhD – Georgia State University

Co-Author: Soumitri L. Sil, PhD – Emory University School of Medicine, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta

Co-Author: Carlton Dampier, MD – Emory University School of Medicine Department of Pediatrics; Children's Healthcare of Atlanta

Co-Author: Elna Saah, MD – Emory University School of Medicine, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta

Co-Author: Enrico Novelli, MD – University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Section of Benign Hematology, Heart, Lung and Blood Vascular Medicine Institute

Presenting Author: Sheinei Alan, MD, PhD (she/her/hers) – Inova Schar Adult Sickle Cell Center, Inova Fairfax Hospital

Co-Author: Rania Fusisi, BSN – Inova Adult Sickle Cell Center

Co-Author: Donisha Holley, LCSW – Inova Adult Sickle Cell Center

Co-Author: Sebasitan Mendez Marti, MD – Inova Adult Sickle Cell Center

Co-Author: Emelia Williams, BA – Inova Adult Sickle Cell Center

Co-Author: Chad Zik, MD – Inova Adult Sickle Cell Center

Co-Author: William B Ershler, MD – Inova Adult Sickle Cell Center

Presenting Author: Shirley A. Johnson, LSW – Virginia Commonwealth University

Co-Author: Raven Hines, BS – Virginia Commonwealth University

Co-Author: Yue Zhang, MS – Virginia Commonwealth University

Co-Author: Daniel M. Sop, MS – Virginia Commonwealth University

Co-Author: Wally R. Smith, MD – Virginia Commonwealth University

Presenting Author: Cameron R. Collins (he/him/his) – The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH

Co-Author: Patrick Schnell, PhD – Division of Biostatistics, The Ohio State University College of Public Health, Columbus, OH

Co-Author: Robert Cronin, MD, MS – Department of Internal Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH

Presenting Author: Olivia Perez de Acha, MD – MedStar Georgetown/Washington Hospital Center

Co-Author: Terrell Coring, MD, – MedStar Georgetown/Washington Hospital Center

Co-Author: Iris Rahman, MBBS – MedStar Georgetown/Washington Hospital Center

Co-Author: Devona Quasie-woode, n/a – MedStar Georgetown/Washington Hospital Center

Co-Author: Jilling Chou, n/a – MedStar Health Research Institute

Co-Author: Hedy Smith, MD PhD – MedStar Georgetown/Washington Hospital Center

Co-Author: Steven J. Hardy, PhD (he/him/his) – Children's National Hospital

Presenting Author: Syeda Akila Ally, BS – University of Illinois at Chicago

Co-Author: Jin Han, PharmD – University of Illinois at Chicago

Co-Author: Robert Molokie, MD – University of Illinois at Chicago

Co-Author: Maria A. Ruiz, MS – University of Illinois at Chicago

Co-Author: Victor R. Gordeuk, MD – University of Illinois at Chicago

Co-Author: James P. Lash, MD – University of Illinois at Chicago

Co-Author: Santosh L. Saraf, MD – University of Illinois at Chicago