Department of Pediatrics

Clinical Interests

• Pediatric hematology and oncology
• Children and young adults with sickle cell disease with a focus on cognitive outcomes and educational performance
• Children with 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

• 1996 - PresMO, Physician - Permanent Licensure
• 1996 - PresAmerican Board of Pediatrics
• 1998 - PresNational Board of Medical Examiners
• 2005 - PresPediatric Hematology and Oncology, American Board of Pediatrics

Honors and Awards

• 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 (112)

Publication Co-Authors

Fields, Melanie

David H. Gutmann, MD, PhD, FAAN

Shalini Shenoy, M.D.

Linda Manwaring

Monica Hulbert, M.D.

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

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

Cecelia Calhoun

Kristin Guilliams, MD MSCI

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. Dua M, Bello-Manga H, Carroll YM, Galadanci AA, Ibrahim UA, King AA, Olanrewaju A, Estepp JH. Strategies to increase access to basic sickle cell disease care in low- and middle-income countries. Expert Rev Hematol. 2022;1-12. PMID:35400264 
2. Kroner BL, Hankins JS, Pugh N, Kutlar A, King AA, Shah NR, Kanter J, Glassberg J, Treadwell M, Gordeuk VR, Sickle Cell Disease Implementation Consortium.. Pregnancy Outcomes with Hydroxyurea Use in Women with Sickle Cell Disease. Am J Hematol. 2022. PMID:35142007 
3. Bello-Manga H, Haliru L, Tabari AM, Farouk B, Suleiman A, Bahago GY, Sani AM, Bauman AA, DeBaun MR, King AA. Translating research to usual care of children with sickle cell disease in Northern Nigeria: lessons learned from the SPRING Trial Team. BMC Res Notes. 2022;15(1):1. PMCID:PMC8725461  PMID:34983646 
4. Heitzer AM, Cohen DL, Okhomina VI, Trpchevska A, Potter B, Longoria J, Porter JS, Estepp JH, King A, Henley M, Kang G, Hankins JS. Neurocognitive functioning in preschool children with sickle cell disease. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2021;e29531. PMID:34971013 
5. Heitzer AM, Hamilton L, Stafford C, Gossett J, Ouellette L, Trpchevska A, King AA, Kang G, Hankins JS. Academic Performance of Children With Sickle Cell Disease in the United States: A Meta-Analysis. Front Neurol. 2021;12:786065. PMCID:PMC8711768  PMID:34966350 
6. Smeltzer MP, Howell KE, Treadwell M, Preiss L, King AA, Glassberg JA, Tanabe P, Badawy SM, DiMartino L, Gibson R, Kanter J, Klesges LM, Hankins JS, Sickle Cell Disease Implementation Consortium.. Identifying barriers to evidence-based care for sickle cell disease: results from the Sickle Cell Disease Implementation Consortium cross-sectional survey of healthcare providers in the USA. BMJ Open. 2021;11(11):e050880. PMCID:PMC8601067  PMID:34789492 
7. Masese RV, Bulgin D, Knisely MR, Preiss L, Stevenson E, Hankins JS, Treadwell MJ, King AA, Gordeuk VR, Kanter J, Gibson R, Glassberg JA, Tanabe P, Shah N, Sickle Cell Disease Implementation Consortium.. Sex-based differences in the manifestations and complications of sickle cell disease: Report from the Sickle Cell Disease Implementation Consortium. PLoS One. 2021;16(10):e0258638. PMCID:PMC8555833  PMID:34714833 
8. Heitzer AM, Longoria J, Okhomina V, Wang WC, Raches D, Potter B, Jacola LM, Porter J, Schreiber JE, King AA, Kang G, Hankins JS. Hydroxyurea treatment and neurocognitive functioning in sickle cell disease from school age to young adulthood. Br J Haematol. 2021;195(2):256-266. PMID:34272726 
9. Champlin G, Hwang SN, Heitzer A, Ding J, Jacola L, Estepp JH, Wang W, Ataga KI, Owens CL, Newman J, King AA, Davis R, Kang G, Hankins JS. Progression of central nervous system disease from pediatric to young adulthood in sickle cell anemia. Exp Biol Med (Maywood). 2021;15353702211035778. PMID:34407676 
10. Longoria JN, Pugh NL, Gordeuk V, Hsu LL, Treadwell M, King AA, Gibson R, Kayle M, Crego N, Glassberg J, Melvin CL, Hankins JS, Porter J. Patient-reported neurocognitive symptoms influence instrumental activities of daily living in sickle cell disease. Am J Hematol. 2021. PMID:34350622 
11. Hood AM, Strong H, Nwankwo C, Johnson Y, Peugh J, Mara CA, Shook LM, Brinkman WB, Real FJ, Klein MD, Hackworth R, Badawy SM, Thompson AA, Raphael JL, Yates AM, Smith-Whitley K, King AA, Calhoun C, Creary SE, Piccone CM, Hildenbrand AK, Reader SK, Neumayr L, Meier ER, Sobota AE, Rana S, Britto M, Saving KL, Treadwell M, Quinn CT, Ware RE, Crosby LE. Engaging Caregivers and Providers of Children With Sickle Cell Anemia in Shared Decision Making for Hydroxyurea: Protocol for a Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR Res Protoc. 2021;10(5):e27650. PMID:34018965 
12. Luo L, King AA, Carroll Y, Baumann AA, Brambilla D, Carpenter CR, Colla J, Gibson RW, Gollan S, Hall G, Klesges L, Kutlar A, Lyon M, Melvin CL, Norell S, Mueller M, Potter MB, Richesson R, Richardson LD, Ryan G, Siewny L, Treadwell M, Zun L, Armstrong-Brown J, Cox L, Tanabe P. Electronic Health Record-Embedded Individualized Pain Plans for Emergency Department Treatment of Vaso-occlusive Episodes in Adults With Sickle Cell Disease: Protocol for a Preimplementation and Postimplementation Study. JMIR Res Protoc. 2021;10(4):e24818. PMID:33861209 
13. Knight LMJ, King AA, Strouse JJ, Tanabe P. Pediatric Neurodevelopmental Delays in Children 0 to 5 Years of Age With Sickle Cell Disease: A Systematic Literature Review. J Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 2021;43(3):104-111. PMID:33560086 
14. Saulsberry-Abate AC, Partanen M, Porter JS, Podila PSB, Hodges JR, King AA, Wang WC, Schreiber JE, Zhao X, Kang G, Jacola LM, Hankins JS. Cognitive performance as a predictor of healthcare transition in sickle cell disease. Br J Haematol. 2021;192(6):1082-1091. PMCID:PMC8092972  PMID:33570182 
15. Hoyt CR, L'Hotta AJ, Bauer AH, Chang CH, Varughese TE, Abel RA, King AA. Activity competence among infants and toddlers with developmental disabilities: Rasch analysis of the Infant Toddler Activity Card Sort (ITACS). J Patient Rep Outcomes. 2021;5(1):14. PMCID:PMC7818375  PMID:33475869 
16. Hood AM, Reife I, King AA, White DA. Brief Screening Measures Identify Risk for Psychological Difficulties Among Children with Sickle Cell Disease. J Clin Psychol Med Settings. 2020;27(4):651-661. PMCID:PMC7047601  PMID:31463865 
17. Fields ME, Mirro AE, Guilliams KP, Binkley MM, Gil Diaz L, Tan J, Fellah S, Eldeniz C, Chen Y, Ford AL, Shimony JS, King AA, An H, Smyser CD, Lee JM. Functional Connectivity Decreases with Metabolic Stress in Sickle Cell Disease. Ann Neurol. 2020;88(5):995-1008. PMCID:PMC7592195  PMID:32869335 
18. Hodges JR, Phillips SM, Norell S, Nwosu C, Khan H, Luo L, Badawy SM, King A, Tanabe P, Treadwell M, Rojas Smith L, Calhoun C, Hankins JS, Porter J. Intentional and unintentional nonadherence to hydroxyurea among people with sickle cell disease: a qualitative study. Blood Adv. 2020;4(18):4463-4473. PMCID:PMC7509876  PMID:32941646 
19. L'Hotta AJ, Hoyt CR, Lindsey T, Abel RA, Chih-Hung C, King AA.. Validation of the fine motor subtest of the Bayley‐III with children with sickle cell disease using Rasch analysis Child Care Health Dev. 2020;46(5):576-584. PMID:32599661 
20. Knisely MR, Pugh N, Kroner B, Masese R, Gordeuk V, King AA, Smith SM, Gurney JG, Adams R, Wun T, Snyder A, Glassberg J, Shah N, Treadwell M, Sickle Cell Disease Implementation Consortium.. Patient-reported outcomes in sickle cell disease and association with clinical and psychosocial factors: Report from the sickle cell disease implementation consortium. Am J Hematol. 2020;95(9):1066-1074. PMCID:PMC8141351  PMID:32449965 
21. Linton EA, Goodin DA, Hankins JS, Kanter J, Preiss L, Simon J, Souffront K, Tanabe P, Gibson R, Hsu LL, King A, Richardsona LD, Glassberg JA, Sickle Cell Disease Implementation Consortium.. A Survey-Based Needs Assessment of Barriers to Optimal Sickle Cell Disease Care in the Emergency Department. Ann Emerg Med. 2020;76(3S):S64-S72. PMCID:PMC7511000  PMID:32928465 
22. Kanter J, Smith WR, Desai PC, Treadwell M, Andemariam B, Little J, Nugent D, Claster S, Manwani DG, Baker J, Strouse JJ, Osunkwo I, Stewart RW, King A, Shook LM, Roberts JD, Lanzkron S. Building access to care in adult sickle cell disease: defining models of care, essential components, and economic aspects. Blood Adv. 2020;4(16):3804-3813. PMCID:PMC7448595  PMID:32785684 
23. L'Hotta AJ, Varughese TE, Lyons KD, Simon L, King AA. Assessments used to measure participation in life activities in individuals with cancer: a scoping review. Support Care Cancer. 2020;28(8):3581-3592. PMID:32285262 
24. Glassberg JA, Linton EA, Burson K, Hendershot T, Telfair J, Kanter J, Gordeuk VR, King AA, Melvin CL, Shah N, Hankins JS, Epié AY, Richardson LD, Sickle Cell Disease Implementation Consortium.. Publication of data collection forms from NHLBI funded sickle cell disease implementation consortium (SCDIC) registry. Orphanet J Rare Dis. 2020;15(1):178. PMCID:PMC7341606  PMID:32635939 
25. Faro EZ, Shook L, Treadwell MJ, King AA, Whiteman LN, Ivy ED, Hulihan M, Kavanagh PL, Selk S, Oyeku S, Berns SD. A National Measurement Framework to Assess and Improve Sickle Cell Care in 4 US Regions. Public Health Rep. 2020;135(4):442-451. PMCID:PMC7383758  PMID:32639897 
26. Varughese TE, Hoyt CR, L'Hotta AJ, Ikemenogo PA, Howdeshell SG, Housten AJ, Abel RA, King AA. Stress and the Home Environment in Caregivers of Children with Sickle Cell. J Pediatr Psychol. 2020;45(5):521-529. PMID:32232470 
27. Partanen M, Kang G, Wang WC, Krull K, King AA, Schreiber JE, Porter JS, Hodges J, Hankins JS, Jacola LM. Association between hydroxycarbamide exposure and neurocognitive function in adolescents with sickle cell disease. Br J Haematol. 2020;189(6):1192-1203. PMID:32103506 
28. Schulz GL, Hayashi S, Spence A, Lieu J, King A, Hayashi RJ, Mohrmann C. Patient and Parent Decision-Making in the Setting of Chemotherapy-Induced Sensorineural Hearing Loss. Ear Hear. 2020;41(6):1684-1691. doi:0.1097/AUD.0000000000000886  PMID:32427742 
29. Kanter J, Gibson R, Lawrence RH, Smeltzer MP, Pugh NL, Glassberg J, Masese RV, King AA, Calhoun C, Hankins JS, Treadwell M. Perceptions of US Adolescents and Adults With Sickle Cell Disease on Their Quality of Care. JAMA Netw Open. 2020;3(5):e206016. PMCID:PMC7260622  PMID:32469413 
30. DeBaun MR, Jordan LC, King AA, Schatz J, Vichinsky E, Fox CK, McKinstry RC, Telfer P, Kraut MA, Daraz L, Kirkham FJ, Murad MH. American Society of Hematology 2020 guidelines for sickle cell disease: prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of cerebrovascular disease in children and adults. Blood Adv. 2020;4(8):1554-1588. PMCID:PMC7189278  PMID:32298430 
31. King AA, Vesely SK, Vettese E, Cook S, Cuker A, Stock W, Homer M, Fritz J, Sung L. Impact of gender and caregiving responsibilities on academic success in hematology. Blood Adv. 2020;4(4):755-761. PMCID:PMC7042991  PMID:32097459 
32. Barnes JM, Brown DS, Harris JK, King AA, Johnson KJ. Impact of the affordable care act dependent coverage provision on young adult cancer patient insurance coverage by sociodemographic and economic characteristics. Cancer Causes Control. 2020;31(1):33-42. PMID:31696421 
33. 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). 2020;40(1):36-41. PMID:31161868 
34. Farrell AT, Panepinto J, Carroll CP, Darbari DS, Desai AA, King AA, Adams RJ, Barber TD, Brandow AM, DeBaun MR, Donahue MJ, Gupta K, Hankins JS, Kameka M, Kirkham FJ, Luksenburg H, Miller S, Oneal PA, Rees DC, Setse R, Sheehan VA, Strouse J, Stucky CL, Werner EM, Wood JC, Zempsky WT. End points for sickle cell disease clinical trials: patient-reported outcomes, pain, and the brain. Blood Adv. 2019;3(23):3982-4001. PMCID:PMC6963237  PMID:31809538 
35. Yarboi J, Prussien KV, Bemis H, Williams E, Watson KH, McNally C, Henry L, King AA, DeBaun MR, Compas BE. Responsive Parenting Behaviors and Cognitive Function in Children With Sickle Cell Disease. J Pediatr Psychol. 2019;44(10):1234-1243. PMCID:PMC6823101  PMID:31579920 
36. 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;39(4):189-196. PMID:31046601 
37. 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;66(10):e27899. doi:10.1002/pbc.27899  PMCID:PMC6707832  PMID:31267645 
38. 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). 2019;39(3):159-166. PMID:30417736 
39. Calhoun CL, Abel RA, Pham HA, Thompson S, King AA. Implementation of an educational intervention to optimize self-management and transition readiness in young adults with sickle cell disease. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2019;66(7):e27722. PMCID:PMC6529244  PMID:30907500 
40. 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 
41. 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 
42. 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 
43. 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;37(9):731-740. PMCID:PMC6424138  PMID:30730781 
44. 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 
45. 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. PMCID:PMC6503654  PMID:30203558 
46. 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 
47. 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 
48. 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 
49. King AA. Children with sickle cell disease: the case for developmental screening. Dev Med Child Neurol. 2018;60(5):443-444. PMID:29516469 
50. 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 
51. 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 
52. 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 
53. 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 
54. 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 
55. 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 
56. 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 
57. 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 
58. 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. PMCID:PMC6142474  PMID:27913539 
59. 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 
60. 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 
61. 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 
62. 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 
63. 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 
64. 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 
65. 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 
66. 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 
67. 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. PMCID:PMC4741381  PMID:26450553 
68. 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 
69. 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. PMCID:PMC4480057  PMID:26122692 
70. 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 
71. 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. PMCID:PMC4261188  PMID:25042018 
72. 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. PMCID:PMC7681788  PMID:24753394 
73. 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 
74. 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. PMCID:PMC4195437  PMID:25140956 
75. 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 
76. 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 
77. 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 
78. 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 
79. 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 
80. 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 
81. 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 
82. 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 
83. 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 
84. 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 
85. 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 
86. 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 
87. 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 
88. 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 
89. 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. PMCID:PMC3335377  PMID:22096242 
90. 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 
91. 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 
92. 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 
93. 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 
94. 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. PMID:20421157 
95. 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 
96. 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. doi:https://doi.org/10.2217/fnl.09.65  
97. 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 
98. 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 
99. 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. PMID:17985350 
100. 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 
101. 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 
102. 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 
103. 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. PMID:17060590 
104. 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. PMID:16825992 
105. 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 
106. 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 
107. 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 
108. 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. PMID:12955759 
109. 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 
110. 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 
111. DeBaun MR, King AA, White N. Hypoglycemia in Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome. Semin Perinatol. 2000;24(2):164-71. PMID:10805171 
112. King A, Gutmann DH. The question of familial meningiomas and schwannomas: NF2B or not to be? Neurology. 2000;54(1):4-5. PMID:10636116