Department of Pediatrics

Clinical Interests

Pediatric hematology and oncology: treatment of children with sickle cell disease, central nervous system tumors. Late effects of treatment and issues of survivorship.

Education

• BS, Washington University, 1992
• MD, University of Missouri, 1996
• MPH, Saint Louis University, 2003
• PhD, With Distinction, Saint Louis University, 2015

Training

• Resident in Pediatrics, St. Louis Children's Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine, 1996 - 1999
• Fellow in Pediatrics, Division of Hematology and Oncology, St. Louis Children's Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine, 2000 - 2003
• Visiting Fellow, Children's National Medical Center, 2002 - 2002

Licensure and Board Certification

• MO, Physician - Permanent Licensure, 1996 - Pres
• American Board of Pediatrics, 1996 - Pres
• National Board of Medical Examiners, 1998 - Pres
• Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, American Board of Pediatrics, 2005 - Pres

Honors

• American Heart Association Post Doctoral Fellowship Award, 2003 - 2004
• National Institutes of Health Pediatric Research Loan Repayment Award, 2003 - 2006
• Jacob Javits Junior Investigator Award, 2005 - 2005
• ASH Clinical Research Training Institute, 2005 - 2006
• ASH Scholar Award, 2009 - 2014
• Washington University’s Gerry and Bob Virgil Ethic of Service Award, 2015
• American Pediatric Society, 2018
• Faculty Member, Alpha Omega Alpha, 2019
• Outstanding Faculty Mentor Award, Washington University in St. Louis, 2019

Recent Publications view all (77)

Publication Co-Authors

Fields, Melanie

David H. Gutmann, MD, PhD, FAAN

Shalini Shenoy, M.D.

Monica Hulbert, M.D.

Joshua B. Rubin, M.D., Ph.D.

David B. Wilson, M.D., Ph.D.

Abby Hollander, M.D.

Robert J. Hayashi, M.D.

Washington University has a long tradition of collaboration amongst colleagues.The faculty above have co-authored publications with Allison King, M.D., M.P.H., Ph.D.

1. Hood AM, King AA, Fields ME, Ford AL, Guilliams KP, Hulbert ML, Lee JM, White DA. Higher executive abilities following a blood transfusion in children and young adults with sickle cell disease. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2019;e27899. PMID:31267645 
2. Harris KM, Dadekian JN, Abel RA, Jones B, Housten A, Ddamulira B, Chadwick-Mansker K, King AA. Increasing Educational Attainment in Adolescents with Sickle Cell Disease. Soc Work Public Health. 2019;1-15. PMID:31258020 
3. Hoyt CR, Fernandez JD, Varughese TE, Grandgeorge E, Manis HE, O'Connor KE, Abel RA, King AA. The Infant Toddler Activity Card Sort: A Caregiver Report Measure of Children's Occupational Engagement in Family Activities and Routines. OTJR (Thorofare N J). 2019;1539449219852030. PMID:31161868 
4. Newman RM, Alfano CM, Radomski MV, Pergolotti M, Wolf TJ, Sleight AG, Bryant AL, Voelbel GT, de Moor JS, Nitkin R, Daniels E, Braveman B, Walker RK, Williams GR, Winters-Stone KM, Cheville AL, Campbell SE, Lawlor MC, King AA, Ness KK, Srivastava P, Lyons KD. Catalyzing Research to Optimize Cancer Survivors' Participation in Work and Life Roles. OTJR (Thorofare N J). 2019;1539449219844749. PMID:31046601 
5. Barnes JM, Harris JK, Brown DS, King A, Johnson KJ. Impacts of the Affordable Care Act Dependent Coverage Provision on Young Adults With Cancer. Am J Prev Med. 2019;56(5):716-726. PMID:30898535 
6. Hauff M, Abel R, Hersh J, Isenberg J, Spoljaric D, Hayashi RJ, King AA. Adolescent survivors' information needs for transitions to postsecondary education and employment. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2019;66(4):e27547. PMID:30408306 
7. Salloum R, Chen Y, Yasui Y, Packer R, Leisenring W, Wells E, King A, Howell R, Gibson TM, Krull KR, Robison LL, Oeffinger KC, Fouladi M, Armstrong GT. Late Morbidity and Mortality Among Medulloblastoma Survivors Diagnosed Across Three Decades: A Report From the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study. J Clin Oncol. 2019;JCO1800969. PMID:30730781 
8. King AA, McKinstry RC, Wu J, Eapen M, Abel R, Varughese T, Kamani N, Shenoy S. Functional and Radiologic Assessment of the Brain after Reduced-Intensity Unrelated Donor Transplantation for Severe Sickle Cell Disease: Blood and Marrow Transplant Clinical Trials Network Study 0601. Biol Blood Marrow Transplant. 2019. PMID:30639825 
9. DiMartino LD, Baumann AA, Hsu LL, Kanter J, Gordeuk VR, Glassberg J, Treadwell MJ, Melvin CL, Telfair J, Klesges LM, King A, Wun T, Shah N, Gibson RW, Hankins JS, Sickle Cell Disease Implementation Consortium.. The sickle cell disease implementation consortium: Translating evidence-based guidelines into practice for sickle cell disease. Am J Hematol. 2018;93(12):E391-E395. PMID:30203558 
10. Schuele K, Bennett AE, Varughese T, Abel R, Reichenbacher C, Green K, King AA. Information Needs Regarding Cognitive Late Effects of Caregivers of Central Nervous System Tumor Survivors. OTJR (Thorofare N J). 2018;1539449218809943. PMID:30417736 
11. Hankins JS, Estepp JH, Hodges JR, Villavicencio MA, Robison LL, Weiss MJ, Kang G, Schreiber JE, Porter JS, Kaste SC, Saving KL, Bryant PC, Deyo JE, Nottage KA, King AA, Brandow AM, Lebensburger JD, Adesina O, Chou ST, Zemel BS, Smeltzer MP, Wang WC, Gurney JG. Sickle Cell Clinical Research and Intervention Program (SCCRIP): A lifespan cohort study for sickle cell disease progression from the pediatric stage into adulthood. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2018;65(9):e27228. PMID:29797644 
12. Shenoy S, Gaziev J, Angelucci E, King A, Bhatia M, Smith A, Bresters D, Haight AE, Duncan CN, de la Fuente J, Dietz AC, Baker KS, Pulsipher MA, Walters MC. Late Effects Screening Guidelines after Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation (HCT) for Hemoglobinopathy: Consensus Statement from the Second Pediatric Blood and Marrow Transplant Consortium International Conference on Late Effects after Pediatric HCT. Biol Blood Marrow Transplant. 2018;24(7):1313-1321. PMID:29653206 
13. Baumann AA, Belle SH, James A, King AA, Sickle Cell Disease Implementation Consortium.. Specifying sickle cell disease interventions: a study protocol of the Sickle Cell Disease Implementation Consortium (SCDIC). BMC Health Serv Res. 2018;18(1):500. PMCID:PMC6020469  PMID:29945631 
14. King AA. Children with sickle cell disease: the case for developmental screening. Dev Med Child Neurol. 2018;60(5):443-444. PMID:29516469 
15. Berg C, King A, Edwards DF. Mentoring Program for Young Adults with Sickle Cell Disease. Occup Ther Health Care. 2018;32(2):124-136. PMID:29533685 
16. Choudhury NA, DeBaun MR, Rodeghier M, King AA, Strouse JJ, McKinstry RC. Silent cerebral infarct definitions and full-scale IQ loss in children with sickle cell anemia. Neurology. 2018;90(3):e239-e246. PMCID:PMC5772160  PMID:29263226 
17. King AA, Baumann AA. Sickle cell disease and implementation science: A partnership to accelerate advances. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2017;64(11). PMCID:PMC6026013  PMID:28556441 
18. Fay AJ, King AA, Shimony JS, Crow YJ, Brunstrom-Hernandez JE. Treatment of Leukoencephalopathy With Calcifications and Cysts With Bevacizumab. Pediatr Neurol. 2017;71:56-59. PMCID:PMC5949049  PMID:28424147 
19. King AA, Seidel K, Di C, Leisenring WM, Perkins SM, Krull KR, Sklar CA, Green DM, Armstrong GT, Zeltzer LK, Wells E, Stovall M, Ullrich NJ, Oeffinger KC, Robison LL, Packer RJ. Long-term neurologic health and psychosocial function of adult survivors of childhood medulloblastoma/PNET: a report from the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study. Neuro Oncol. 2017;19(5):689-698. PMCID:PMC5464442  PMID:28039368 
20. Shenoy S, Angelucci E, Arnold SD, Baker KS, Bhatia M, Bresters D, Dietz AC, De La Fuente J, Duncan C, Gaziev J, King AA, Pulsipher MA, Smith AR, Walters MC. Current Results and Future Research Priorities in Late Effects after Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation for Children with Sickle Cell Disease and Thalassemia: A Consensus Statement from the Second Pediatric Blood and Marrow Transplant Consortium International Conference on Late Effects after Pediatric Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation. Biol Blood Marrow Transplant. 2017;23(4):552-561. PMID:28065838 
21. Fischer-Valuck BW, Chen I, Srivastava AJ, Floberg JM, Rao YJ, King AA, Shinohara ET, Perkins SM. Assessment of the treatment approach and survival outcomes in a modern cohort of patients with atypical teratoid rhabdoid tumors using the National Cancer Database. Cancer. 2017;123(4):682-687. PMID:27861763 
22. King AA, Vesely SK, Elwood J, Basso J, Carson K, Sung L. The American Society of Hematology Clinical Research Training Institute is associated with high retention in academic hematology. Blood. 2016;128(25):2881-2885. PMCID:PMC5179335  PMID:27784672 
23. DeBaun MR, King AA. Prevention of central nervous system sequelae in sickle cell disease without evidence from randomized controlled trials: the case for a team-based learning collaborative. Hematology Am Soc Hematol Educ Program. 2016;2016(1):632-639. PMID:27913539 
24. Fields ME, Hoyt-Drazen C, Abel R, Rodeghier MJ, Yarboi JM, Compas BE, King AA. A pilot study of parent education intervention improves early childhood development among toddlers with sickle cell disease. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2016;63(12):2131-2138. PMCID:PMC5344022  PMID:27509845 
25. Housten AJ, Abel RA, Lindsey T, King AA. Feasibility of a Community-Based Sickle Cell Trait Testing and Counseling Program. J Health Dispar Res Pract. 2016;9(3). PMCID:PMC5070660  PMID:27774352 
26. Hsu LL, Green NS, Donnell Ivy E, Neunert CE, Smaldone A, Johnson S, Castillo S, Castillo A, Thompson T, Hampton K, Strouse JJ, Stewart R, Hughes T, Banks S, Smith-Whitley K, King A, Brown M, Ohene-Frempong K, Smith WR, Martin M. Community Health Workers as Support for Sickle Cell Care. Am J Prev Med. 2016;51(1 Suppl 1):S87-98. PMCID:PMC4918511  PMID:27320471 
27. Blaisdell LL, Zellner JA, King AA, Faustman E, Wilhelm M, Hudak ML, Annett RD. The National Children's Study: Recruitment Outcomes Using an Enhanced Household-Based Approach. Pediatrics. 2016;137 Suppl 4:S219-30. doi:10.1542/peds.2015-4410C  PMID:27251868 
28. Denlinger CS, Ligibel JA, Are M, Baker KS, Broderick G, Demark-Wahnefried W, Friedman DL, Goldman M, Jones LW, King A, Ku GH, Kvale E, Langbaum TS, McCabe MS, Melisko M, Montoya JG, Mooney K, Morgan MA, Moslehi JJ, O'Connor T, Overholser L, Paskett ED, Peppercorn J, Rodriguez MA, Ruddy KJ, Sanft T, Silverman P, Smith S, Syrjala KL, Urba SG, Wakabayashi MT, Zee P, McMillian NR, Freedman-Cass DA. NCCN Guidelines Insights: Survivorship, Version 1.2016. J Natl Compr Canc Netw. 2016;14(6):715-24. PMID:27283164 
29. Drazen CH, Abel R, Gabir M, Farmer G, King AA. Prevalence of Developmental Delay and Contributing Factors Among Children With Sickle Cell Disease. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2016;63(3):504-10. doi:10.1002/pbc.25838  PMID:26575319 
30. King AA, Kamani N, Bunin N, Sahdev I, Brochstein J, Hayashi RJ, Grimley M, Abraham A, Dioguardi J, Chan KW, Douglas D, Adams R, Andreansky M, Anderson E, Gilman A, Chaudhury S, Yu L, Dalal J, Hale G, Cuvelier G, Jain A, Krajewski J, Gillio A, Kasow KA, Delgado D, Hanson E, Murray L, Shenoy S. Successful matched sibling donor marrow transplantation following reduced intensity conditioning in children with hemoglobinopathies. Am J Hematol. 2015;90(12):1093-8. PMID:26348869 
31. Yarboi J, Compas BE, Brody GH, White D, Rees Patterson J, Ziara K, King A. Association of social-environmental factors with cognitive function in children with sickle cell disease. Child Neuropsychol. 2015;1-18. doi:10.1080/09297049.2015.1111318  PMCID:PMC4867297  PMID:26568287 
32. Housten AJ, Abel RA, Dadekian J, Schwieterman K, Jason D, King AA. Youth with Sickle Cell Disease: Genetic and Sexual Health Education Needs. Am J Health Behav. 2015;39(6):856-65. doi:10.5993/AJHB.39.6.13  PMCID:PMC4741381  PMID:26450553 
33. Andreotti C, King AA, Macy E, Compas BE, DeBaun MR. The Association of Cytokine Levels With Cognitive Function in Children With Sickle Cell Disease and Normal MRI Studies of the Brain. J Child Neurol. 2015;30(10):1349-53. doi:10.1177/0883073814563140  PMCID:PMC4466214  PMID:25512362 
34. Beverung LM, Strouse JJ, Hulbert ML, Neville K, Liem RI, Inusa B, Fuh B, King A, Meier ER, Casella J, DeBaun MR, Panepinto JA, SIT trial investigators. Health-related quality of life in children with sickle cell anemia: impact of blood transfusion therapy. Am J Hematol. 2015;90(2):139-43. doi:10.1002/ajh.23877  PMCID:PMC4304929  PMID:25345798 
35. Abel RA, Cho E, Chadwick-Mansker KR, D'Souza N, Housten AJ, King AA. Transition Needs of Adolescents With Sickle Cell Disease. Am J Occup Ther. 2015;69(2):6902350030p1-5. doi:10.5014/ajot.2015.013730  PMCID:PMC4480057  PMID:26122692 
36. King AA, Rodeghier MJ, Panepinto JA, Strouse JJ, Casella JF, Quinn CT, Dowling MM, Sarnaik SA, Thompson AA, Woods GM, Minniti CP, Redding-Lallinger RC, Kirby-Allen M, Kirkham FJ, McKinstry R, Noetzel MJ, White DA, Kwiatkowski JK, Howard TH, Kalinyak KA, Inusa B, Rhodes MM, Heiny ME, Fuh B, Fixler JM, Gordon MO, DeBaun MR. Silent cerebral infarction, income, and grade retention among students with sickle cell anemia. Am J Hematol. 2014;89(10):E188-92. doi:10.1002/ajh.23805  PMCID:PMC4261188  PMID:25042018 
37. Widemann BC, Babovic-Vuksanovic D, Dombi E, Wolters PL, Goldman S, Martin S, Goodwin A, Goodspeed W, Kieran MW, Cohen B, Blaney SM, King A, Solomon J, Patronas N, Balis FM, Fox E, Steinberg SM, Packer RJ. Phase II trial of pirfenidone in children and young adults with neurofibromatosis type 1 and progressive plexiform neurofibromas. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2014;61(9):1598-602. doi:10.1002/pbc.25041  PMID:24753394 
38. Denlinger CS, Ligibel JA, Are M, Baker KS, Demark-Wahnefried W, Dizon D, Friedman DL, Goldman M, Jones L, King A, Ku GH, Kvale E, Langbaum TS, Leonardi-Warren K, McCabe MS, Melisko M, Montoya JG, Mooney K, Morgan MA, Moslehi JJ, O'Connor T, Overholser L, Paskett ED, Peppercorn J, Raza M, Rodriguez MA, Syrjala KL, Urba SG, Wakabayashi MT, Zee P, McMillian NR, Freedman-Cass DA, National comprehensive cancer network. Survivorship: healthy lifestyles, version 2.2014. J Natl Compr Canc Netw. 2014;12(9):1222-37. PMID:25190692 
39. DeBaun MR, Gordon M, McKinstry RC, Noetzel MJ, White DA, Sarnaik SA, Meier ER, Howard TH, Majumdar S, Inusa BP, Telfer PT, Kirby-Allen M, McCavit TL, Kamdem A, Airewele G, Woods GM, Berman B, Panepinto JA, Fuh BR, Kwiatkowski JL, King AA, Fixler JM, Rhodes MM, Thompson AA, Heiny ME, Redding-Lallinger RC, Kirkham FJ, Dixon N, Gonzalez CE, Kalinyak KA, Quinn CT, Strouse JJ, Miller JP, Lehmann H, Kraut MA, Ball WS Jr, Hirtz D, Casella JF. Controlled trial of transfusions for silent cerebral infarcts in sickle cell anemia. N Engl J Med. 2014;371(8):699-710. doi:10.1056/NEJMoa1401731  PMID:25140956 
40. Denlinger CS, Ligibel JA, Are M, Baker KS, Demark-Wahnefried W, Dizon D, Friedman DL, Goldman M, Jones L, King A, Ku GH, Kvale E, Langbaum TS, Leonardi-Warren K, McCabe MS, Melisko M, Montoya JG, Mooney K, Morgan MA, Moslehi JJ, O'Connor T, Overholser L, Paskett ED, Peppercorn J, Raza M, Rodriguez MA, Syrjala KL, Urba SG, Wakabayashi MT, Zee P, McMillian NR, Freedman-Cass DA. Survivorship: immunizations and prevention of infections, version 2.2014. J Natl Compr Canc Netw. 2014;12(8):1098-111. PMID:25099442 
41. King AA, DiPersio JF. Reconsideration of age as a contraindication for curative therapy of sickle cell disease. JAMA. 2014;312(1):33-34. doi:10.1001/jama.2014.7193  PMID:25058214 
42. Denlinger CS, Ligibel JA, Are M, Baker KS, Demark-Wahnefried W, Friedman DL, Goldman M, Jones L, King A, Ku GH, Kvale E, Langbaum TS, Leonardi-Warren K, McCabe MS, Melisko M, Montoya JG, Mooney K, Morgan MA, Moslehi JJ, O'Connor T, Overholser L, Paskett ED, Raza M, Syrjala KL, Urba SG, Wakabayashi MT, Zee P, McMillian NR, Freedman-Cass DA, National Comprehensive Cancer Network. Survivorship: cognitive function, version 1.2014. J Natl Compr Canc Netw. 2014;12(7):976-86. PMID:24994918 
43. Denlinger CS, Ligibel JA, Are M, Baker KS, Demark-Wahnefried W, Friedman DL, Goldman M, Jones L, King A, Ku GH, Kvale E, Langbaum TS, Leonardi-Warren K, McCabe MS, Melisko M, Montoya JG, Mooney K, Morgan MA, Moslehi JJ, O'Connor T, Overholser L, Paskett ED, Raza M, Syrjala KL, Urba SG, Wakabayashi MT, Zee P, McMillian N, Freedman-Cass D. Survivorship: fatigue, version 1.2014. J Natl Compr Canc Netw. 2014;12(6):876-87. PMID:24925198 
44. Hensler M, Wolfe K, Lebensburger J, Nieman J, Barnes M, Nolan W, King A, Madan-Swain A. Social skills and executive function among youth with sickle cell disease: a preliminary investigation. J Pediatr Psychol. 2014;39(5):493-500. doi:10.1093/jpepsy/jst138  PMCID:PMC4027877  PMID:24431467 
45. King A, Shenoy S. Evidence-based focused review of the status of hematopoietic stem cell transplantation as treatment of sickle cell disease and thalassemia. Blood. 2014;123(20):3089-94; quiz 3210. doi:10.1182/blood-2013-01-435776  PMID:24511087 
46. Denlinger CS, Ligibel JA, Are M, Baker KS, Demark-Wahnefried W, Friedman DL, Goldman M, Jones L, King A, Ku GH, Kvale E, Langbaum TS, Leonardi-Warren K, McCabe MS, Melisko M, Montoya JG, Mooney K, Morgan MA, Moslehi JJ, O'Connor T, Overholser L, Paskett ED, Raza M, Syrjala KL, Urba SG, Wakabayashi MT, Zee P, McMillian N, Freedman-Cass D, National Comprehensive Cancer Network. Survivorship: sleep disorders, version 1.2014. J Natl Compr Canc Netw. 2014;12(5):630-42. PMID:24812132 
47. Denlinger CS, Ligibel JA, Are M, Baker KS, Demark-Wahnefried W, Friedman DL, Goldman M, Jones L, King A, Ku GH, Kvale E, Langbaum TS, Leonardi-Warren K, McCabe MS, Melisko M, Montoya JG, Mooney K, Morgan MA, Moslehi JJ, O'Connor T, Overholser L, Paskett ED, Raza M, Syrjala KL, Urba SG, Wakabayashi MT, Zee P, McMillian N, Freedman-Cass D, National Comprehensive Cancer Network. Survivorship: pain version 1.2014. J Natl Compr Canc Netw. 2014;12(4):488-500. PMID:24717568 
48. Denlinger CS, Carlson RW, Are M, Baker KS, Davis E, Edge SB, Friedman DL, Goldman M, Jones L, King A, Kvale E, Langbaum TS, Ligibel JA, McCabe MS, McVary KT, Melisko M, Montoya JG, Mooney K, Morgan MA, O'Connor T, Paskett ED, Raza M, Syrjala KL, Urba SG, Wakabayashi MT, Zee P, McMillian N, Freedman-Cass D, National comprehensive cancer network. Survivorship: sexual dysfunction (male), version 1.2013. J Natl Compr Canc Netw. 2014;12(3):356-63. PMID:24616541 
49. Hoyt Drazen C, Abel R, Lindsey T, King AA. Development and feasibility of a home-based education model for families of children with sickle cell disease. BMC Public Health. 2014;14(1):116. doi:10.1186/1471-2458-14-116  PMID:24499305 
50. Denlinger CS, Carlson RW, Are M, Baker KS, Davis E, Edge SB, Friedman DL, Goldman M, Jones L, King A, Kvale E, Langbaum TS, Ligibel JA, McCabe MS, McVary KT, Melisko M, Montoya JG, Mooney K, Morgan MA, O'Connor T, Paskett ED, Raza M, Syrjala KL, Urba SG, Wakabayashi MT, Zee P, McMillian N, Freedman-Cass D, National compresensive cancer network. Survivorship: sexual dysfunction (female), version 1.2013. J Natl Compr Canc Netw. 2014;12(2):184-92. PMID:24586080 
51. King AA, Strouse JJ, Rodeghier MJ, Compas BE, Casella JF, McKinstry RC, Noetzel MJ, Quinn CT, Ichord R, Dowling MM, Miller JP, Debaun MR. Parent education and biologic factors influence on cognition in sickle cell anemia. Am J Hematol. 2014;89(2):162-7. doi:10.1002/ajh.23604  PMID:24123128 
52. Denlinger CS, Carlson RW, Are M, Baker KS, Davis E, Edge SB, Friedman DL, Goldman M, Jones L, King A, Kvale E, Langbaum TS, Ligibel JA, McCabe MS, McVary KT, Melisko M, Montoya JG, Mooney K, Morgan MA, O'Connor T, Paskett ED, Raza M, Syrjala KL, Urba SG, Wakabayashi MT, Zee P, McMillian N, Freedman-Cass D. Survivorship: introduction and definition. Clinical practice guidelines in oncology. J Natl Compr Canc Netw. 2014;12(1):34-45. PMID:24453291 
53. King AA, Heyer GL. Moving from gene discovery to clinical trials in Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome. Neurology. 2013;81(5):408-9. doi:10.1212/WNL.0b013e31829d87cd  PMID:23897868 
54. DeBaun MR, Sarnaik SA, Rodeghier MJ, Minniti CP, Howard TH, Iyer RV, Inusa B, Telfer PT, Kirby-Allen M, Quinn CT, Bernaudin F, Airewele G, Woods GM, Panepinto JA, Fuh B, Kwiatkowski JK, King AA, Rhodes MM, Thompson AA, Heiny ME, Redding-Lallinger RC, Kirkham FJ, Sabio H, Gonzalez CE, Saccente SL, Kalinyak KA, Strouse JJ, Fixler JM, Gordon MO, Miller JP, Noetzel MJ, Ichord RN, Casella JF. Associated risk factors for silent cerebral infarcts in sickle cell anemia: low baseline hemoglobin, sex, and relative high systolic blood pressure. Blood. 2012;119(16):3684-90. doi:10.1182/blood-2011-05-349621  PMCID:PMC3335377  PMID:22096242 
55. Peters-Lawrence MH, Bell MC, Hsu LL, Osunkwo I, Seaman P, Blackwood M, Guillaume E, Bellevue R, Krishnamurti L, Smith WR, Dampier CD, Minniti CP, Sickle Cell Disease Clinical Research Network (SCDCRN).. Clinical trial implementation and recruitment: lessons learned from the early closure of a randomized clinical trial. Contemp Clin Trials. 2012;33(2):291-7. PMCID:PMC3577351  PMID:22155024 
56. Miller ST, Kim HY, Weiner D, Wager CG, Gallagher D, Styles L, Dampier CD, Investigators of the Sickle Cell Disease Clinical Research Network (SCDCRN). Inpatient management of sickle cell pain: a 'snapshot' of current practice. Am J Hematol. 2012;87(3):333-6. PMID:22231150 
57. Berg C, Edwards DF, King A. Executive function performance on the children's kitchen task assessment with children with sickle cell disease and matched controls. Child Neuropsychol. 2012;18(5):432-48. doi:10.1080/09297049.2011.613813  PMID:21961955 
58. Creach KM, Rubin JB, Leonard JR, Limbrick DD, Smyth MD, Dacey R, Rich KM, Dowling JL, Grubb RL Jr, Linette GP, King AA, Michalski JM, Park TS, Perry A, Simpson JR, Mansur DB. Oligodendrogliomas in children. J Neurooncol. 2012;106(2):377-82. doi:10.1007/s11060-011-0674-6  PMID:21842314 
59. Mansur DB, Rubin JB, Kidd EA, King AA, Hollander AS, Smyth MD, Limbrick DD, Park TS, Leonard JR. Radiation therapy for pilocytic astrocytomas of childhood. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2011;79(3):829-34. doi:10.1016/j.ijrobp.2009.11.015  PMID:20421157 
60. Casella JF, King AA, Barton B, White DA, Noetzel MJ, Ichord RN, Terrill C, Hirtz D, McKinstry RC, Strouse JJ, Howard TH, Coates TD, Minniti CP, Campbell AD, Vendt BA, Lehmann H, Debaun MR. Design of the silent cerebral infarct transfusion (SIT) trial. Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 2010;27(2):69-89. doi:10.3109/08880010903360367  PMID:20201689 
61. Lim AN, Lange BJ, King AA. Rehabilitation for survivors of pediatric brain tumors: our work has just begun Future Neurology. 2010;5(1):135-146. 
62. Morris B, Partap S, Yeom K, Gibbs IC, Fisher PG, King AA. Cerebrovascular disease in childhood cancer survivors: A Children's Oncology Group Report. Neurology. 2009;73(22):1906-13. doi:10.1212/WNL.0b013e3181c17ea8  PMCID:PMC2788797  PMID:19812380 
63. Armstrong GT, Liu Q, Yasui Y, Huang S, Ness KK, Leisenring W, Hudson MM, Donaldson SS, King AA, Stovall M, Krull KR, Robison LL, Packer RJ. Long-term outcomes among adult survivors of childhood central nervous system malignancies in the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2009;101(13):946-58. doi:10.1093/jnci/djp148  PMCID:PMC2704230  PMID:19535780 
64. King AA, Noetzel M, White DA, McKinstry RC, Debaun MR. Blood transfusion therapy is feasible in a clinical trial setting in children with sickle cell disease and silent cerebral infarcts. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2008;50(3):599-602. doi:10.1002/pbc.21338  PMID:17985350 
65. Dean JB, Hayashi SS, Albert CM, King AA, Karzon R, Hayashi RJ. Hearing loss in pediatric oncology patients receiving carboplatin-containing regimens. J Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 2008;30(2):130-4. doi:10.1097/MPH.0b013e31815d1d83  PMID:18376265 
66. King AA, DeBaun MR, White DA. Need for cognitive rehabilitation for children with sickle cell disease and strokes. Expert Rev Neurother. 2008;8(2):291-6. doi:10.1586/14737175.8.2.291  PMID:18271713 
67. King AA, White DA, McKinstry RC, Noetzel M, Debaun MR. A pilot randomized education rehabilitation trial is feasible in sickle cell and strokes. Neurology. 2007;68(23):2008-11. doi:10.1212/01.wnl.0000264421.24415.16  PMID:17548550 
68. Leonard JR, Perry A, Rubin JB, King AA, Chicoine MR, Gutmann DH. The role of surgical biopsy in the diagnosis of glioma in individuals with neurofibromatosis-1. Neurology. 2006;67(8):1509-12. doi:10.1212/01.wnl.0000240076.31298.47  PMID:17060590 
69. Field JJ, Mason PJ, An P, Kasai Y, McLellan M, Jaeger S, Barnes YJ, King AA, Bessler M, Wilson DB. Low frequency of telomerase RNA mutations among children with aplastic anemia or myelodysplastic syndrome. J Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 2006;28(7):450-3. doi:10.1097/01.mph.0000212952.58597.84  PMID:16825992 
70. King A, Herron S, McKinstry R, Bacak S, Armstrong M, White D, DeBaun M. A multidisciplinary health care team's efforts to improve educational attainment in children with sickle-cell anemia and cerebral infarcts. J Sch Health. 2006;76(1):33-7. doi:10.1111/j.1746-1561.2006.00064.x  PMID:16457683 
71. King AA, Tang S, Ferguson KL, DeBaun MR. An education program to increase teacher knowledge about sickle cell disease. J Sch Health. 2005;75(1):11-4. PMID:15776876 
72. Mosse Y, Greshock J, King A, Khazi D, Weber BL, Maris JM. Identification and high-resolution mapping of a constitutional 11q deletion in an infant with multifocal neuroblastoma. Lancet Oncol. 2003;4(12):769-71. PMID:14662434 
73. King A, Listernick R, Charrow J, Piersall L, Gutmann DH. Optic pathway gliomas in neurofibromatosis type 1: the effect of presenting symptoms on outcome. Am J Med Genet A. 2003;122A(2):95-9. doi:10.1002/ajmg.a.20211  PMID:12955759 
74. Herron S, Bacak SJ, King A, DeBaun MR. Inadequate recognition of education resources required for high-risk students with sickle cell disease. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2003;157(1):104. PMID:12517203 
75. King AA, Debaun MR, Riccardi VM, Gutmann DH. Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors in neurofibromatosis 1. Am J Med Genet. 2000;93(5):388-92. PMID:10951462 
76. DeBaun MR, King AA, White N. Hypoglycemia in Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome. Semin Perinatol. 2000;24(2):164-71. PMID:10805171 
77. King A, Gutmann DH. The question of familial meningiomas and schwannomas: NF2B or not to be? Neurology. 2000;54(1):4-5. PMID:10636116