Department of Pediatrics

Education

• BS, Summa Cum Laude, University of Missouri - Columbia, 2007
• MD, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine at Case Western Reserve University, 2013
• MSCI, Washington University School of Medicine, 2020

Training

• Residency, St. Louis Children's Hospital/Washington University School of Medicine, 2013 - 2016
• Editorial Fellowship, Pediatrics, AAP, 2016 - 2017
• Chief Residency, St. Louis Children's Hospital/Washington University School of Medicine, 2016 - 2017
• Fellowship, Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Washington University School of Medicine, 2017 - 2020
• Mentored Training Program in Clinical Investigation, Washington University School of Medicine, 2018 - 2020

Licensure and Board Certification

• 2016 - PresMO, Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts
• 2017 - PresAmerican Board of Pediatrics - General Pediatrics
• 2021 - PresAmerican Board of Pediatrics - Pediatric Hematology and Oncology

Honors and Awards

• Phi Sigma Pi National Honors Fraternity, 2004
• College of Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources Undergraduate Research Internship, University of Missouri-Columbia, 2004
• Discovery Biology Summer Research Internship, Pfizer, Inc., 2005
• Life Sciences Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program, University of Missouri-Columbia, 2006
• Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship, Mayo Clinic, 2006
• Phi Beta Kappa Society, University of Missouri-Columbia Chapter, 2007
• Certificate of Exemplary Community Service, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine, 2009
• Scholarship in Teaching Award, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, 2011
• Scholarship in Teaching Award, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, 2013
• Andrew J. Fishleder Leadership in Medicine Award, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine, 2013
• Award for Obstetrics and Gynecology, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine, 2013
• Quality Improvement Showcase Award, St. Louis Children's Hospital, 2015
• Academic Pediatric Association Ethics Special Interest Group Essay Competition - Second Place, 2016
• Scholarship in Teaching Award - Case Western Reserve University, 2019
• Young Investigator Award - St. Jude Pediatric Palliative Oncology Symposium, 2019
• Young Investigator Award - American Society for Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, 2021
• Top Scoring Abstract - Conquer Cancer Scientific and Career Development Retreat, 2021

Recent Publications view all (68)

Publication Co-Authors

Jay R. Malone, M.D., Ph.D.

Amanda Emke, M.D., M.H.P.E.

Washington University has a long tradition of collaboration amongst colleagues.The faculty above have co-authored publications with Bryan A. Sisk

1. Sisk BA, Baldwin K, Parsons M, DuBois JM. Ethical, regulatory, and practical barriers to COVID-19 research: A stakeholder-informed inventory of concerns. PLoS One. 2022;17(3):e0265252. PMID:35324933 
2. Graetz DE, Caceres-Serrano A, Radhakrishnan V, Salaverria CE, Kambugu JB, Sisk BA. A proposed global framework for pediatric cancer communication research. Cancer. 2022. PMID:35201609 
3. Sisk BA, Keenan M, Schulz GL, Kaye E, Baker JN, Mack JW, DuBois JM. Interdependent functions of communication with adolescents and young adults in oncology. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2022;e29588. PMID:35092342 
4. Sisk BA, Keenan M, Goodman MS, Servin AE, Yaeger LH, Mack JW, DuBois JM. Racial and ethnic disparities in communication study enrollment for young people with cancer: A descriptive analysis of the literature. Patient Educ Couns. 2021. PMID:34991915 
5. Sisk BA, Keenan MA, Schulz GL, Bakitas M, Currie ER, Gilbertson-White S, Lindley LC, Roeland EJ, Mack JW. Bereaved Caregivers Perspectives of Negative Communication Experiences Near the End of Life for Adolescents and Young Adults with Cancer. J Adolesc Young Adult Oncol. 2021. PMID:34870475 
6. Kemps PG, Picarsic J, Durham BH, Hélias-Rodzewicz Z, Hiemcke-Jiwa LS, van den Bos C, van de Wetering MD, van Noesel CJM, van Laar JA, Verdijk RM, Flucke UE, Hogendoorn PCW, Woei-A-Jin FJSH, Sciot R, Beilken A, Feuerhake F, Ebinger M, Möhle R, Fend F, Bornemann A, Wiegering V, Ernestus K, Méry T, Gryniewicz-Kwiatkowska O, Dembowska-Baginska B, Evseev DA, Potapenko V, Baykov VV, Gaspari S, Rossi S, Gessi M, Tamburrini G, Héritier S, Donadieu J, Bonneau-Lagacherie J, Lamaison C, Farnault L, Fraitag S, Jullie ML, Haroche J, Collin M, Allotey J, Madni M, Turner K, Picton S, Barbaro PM, Poulin A, Tam IS, El Demellawy D, Empringham B, Whitlock JA, Raghunathan A, Swanson AA, Suchi M, Brandt JM, Yaseen NR, Weinstein JL, Eldem I, Sisk BA, Sridhar V, Atkinson MM, Massoth LR, Hornick JL, Alexandrescu S, Yeo KK, Petrova-Drus K, Peeke SZ, Munoz-Arcos L, Leino DG, Grier DD, Lorsbach R, Roy S, Kumar AR, Garg S, Tiwari N, Schafernak KT, Henry MM, van Halteren AGS, Abla O, Diamond EL, Emile JF. ALK+ histiocytosis: a new clinicopathologic spectrum highlighting neurologic involvement and responses to ALK inhibition. Blood. 2021. PMID:34727172 
7. Sisk BA, Harvey K, Friedrich AB, Antes AL, Yaeger LH, Mack JW, DuBois JM. Multilevel barriers and facilitators of communication in pediatric oncology: A systematic review. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2021;e29405. PMID:34662485 
8. Antes AL, Burrous S, Sisk BA, Schuelke MJ, Keune JD, DuBois JM. Exploring perceptions of healthcare technologies enabled by artificial intelligence: an online, scenario-based survey. BMC Med Inform Decis Mak. 2021;21(1):221. PMCID:PMC8293482  PMID:34284756 
9. Sisk BA, Erwin Neu A. Reflections on Communication and Care in Cancer. Pediatrics. 2021. PMID:34261808 
10. Sisk BA, Schulz GL, Kaye EC, Baker JN, Mack JW, DuBois JM. Clinicians' Perspectives on the Functions of Communication in Pediatric Oncology. J Palliat Med. 2021. PMID:34255562 
11. Sisk BA, Schulz G, Kaye EC, Baker JN, Mack JW, DuBois JM. Conflicting goals and obligations: Tensions affecting communication in pediatric oncology. Patient Educ Couns. 2021. PMID:33992486 
12. Sisk BA, Schulz G. Moving Toward a Basic Science of Prognostic Communication. Pediatrics. 2021. PMID:33952690 
13. Sisk BA, Keenan MA, Blazin LJ, Kaye E, Baker JN, Mack JW, DuBois JM. "Don't be afraid to speak up": Communication advice from parents and clinicians of children with cancer. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2021;e29052. PMID:33861026 
14. Sisk BA, Zavadil JA, Blazin LJ, Baker JN, Mack JW, DuBois JM. Assume It Will Break: Parental Perspectives on Negative Communication Experiences in Pediatric Oncology. JCO Oncol Pract. 2021;OP2001038. PMID:33848191 
15. Kerr AM, Sisk BA. Unanswered questions and unmet needs: A call for communication research in vascular anomalies. Patient Educ Couns. 2021. PMID:33858723 
16. Sisk BA, Friedrich AB, Kaye EC, Baker JN, Mack JW, DuBois JM. Multilevel barriers to communication in pediatric oncology: Clinicians' perspectives. Cancer. 2021. PMID:33598930 
17. Sisk BA, Schulz GL, Blazin LJ, Baker JN, Mack JW, DuBois JM. Parental views on communication between children and clinicians in pediatric oncology: a qualitative study. Support Care Cancer. 2021. PMID:33569673 
18. Sisk BA. Improving communication in pediatric oncology: An interdisciplinary path forward. Cancer. 2020. PMID:33320329 
19. Sisk BA, Friedrich AB, DuBois J, Mack JW. Characteristics of uncertainty in advanced pediatric cancer conversations. Patient Educ Couns. 2020. PMID:33109428 
20. Sisk BA, Antes AL, Burrous S, DuBois JM. Parental Attitudes toward Artificial Intelligence-Driven Precision Medicine Technologies in Pediatric Healthcare. Children (Basel). 2020;7(9). PMID:32962204 
21. Sisk BA, Friedrich A, Blazin LJ, Baker JN, Mack JW, DuBois J. Communication in Pediatric Oncology: A Qualitative Study. Pediatrics. 2020. PMID:32820068 
22. Sisk BA, Fasciano K, Block SD, Mack JW. Impact of cancer on school, work, and financial independence among adolescents and young adults. Cancer. 2020. PMID:32658324 
23. Sisk BA, DuBois J. Research Ethics during a Pandemic: A Call for Normative and Empirical Analysis. Am J Bioeth. 2020;20(7):82-84. PMID:32716775 
24. Nagy M, Sisk B. How Will Artificial Intelligence Affect Patient-Clinician Relationships? AMA J Ethics. 2020;22(5):E395-400. PMID:32449655 
25. Sisk BA, Mozersky J, Antes AL, DuBois JM. The "Ought-Is" Problem: An Implementation Science Framework for Translating Ethical Norms Into Practice. Am J Bioeth. 2020;20(4):62-70. PMID:32208070 
26. Sisk BA. Supporting "good parent" beliefs with communication: Where do we go next? Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2020;e28282. PMID:32196940 
27. Sisk BA, Fasciano K, Block SD, Mack JW. Oncologists' Communication and Decision-Making Behaviors Affect Perceptions of Sensitive Information Exchange for Adolescent and Young Adult Patients. J Palliat Med. 2020;23(3):310-311. PMID:32105550 
28. Sisk BA, Dobrozsi S, Mack JW. Teamwork in prognostic communication: Addressing bottlenecks and barriers. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2020;e28192. PMID:31965719 
29. Sisk BA, Feudtner C, Bluebond-Langner M, Sourkes B, Hinds PS, Wolfe J. Response to Suffering of the Seriously Ill Child: A History of Palliative Care for Children. Pediatrics. 2019. PMID:31806669 
30. Sisk BA, Baker JN. The Underappreciated Influence of Elisabeth Kübler-Ross on the Development of Palliative Care for Children. Am J Bioeth. 2019;19(12):70-72. PMID:31746709 
31. Sisk B, Baker JN. A Model of Interpersonal Trust, Credibility, and Relationship Maintenance. Pediatrics. 2019. PMID:31722962 
32. Sisk BA, Friedrich AB, DuBois J, Mack JW. Emotional Communication in Advanced Pediatric Cancer Conversations. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2019. PMID:31733356 
33. Sisk BA, Dubois J, Hobbs BP, Kodish E. Reprioritizing Risk and Benefit: The Future of Study Design in Early-Phase Cancer Research. Ethics Hum Res. 2019;41(6):2-11. PMID:31743629 
34. Sisk BA, Fasciano K, Block SD, Mack JW. Longitudinal prognostic communication needs of adolescents and young adults with cancer. Cancer. 2019. PMID:31568584 
35. Sisk BA, Schulz GL, Mack JW, Yaeger L, DuBois J. Communication interventions in adult and pediatric oncology: A scoping review and analysis of behavioral targets. PLoS One. 2019;14(8):e0221536. PMID:31437262 
36. Sisk BA, Kang TI, Mack JW. Racial and Ethnic Differences in Parental Decision-Making Roles in Pediatric Oncology. J Palliat Med. 2019. PMID:31408409 
37. Sisk BA, Mack JW, DuBois J. Knowing versus doing: The value of behavioral change models for emotional communication in oncology. Patient Educ Couns. 2019. PMID:31362900 
38. Sisk BA, Kang TI, Mack JW. The evolution of regret: decision-making for parents of children with cancer. Support Care Cancer. 2019. PMID:31297592 
39. Sisk BA, Weng S, Mack JW. Persistently low peace of mind in parents of cancer patients: A five-year follow-up study. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2019;e27609. PMID:30663226 
40. Sisk BA, Canavera K, Sharma A, Baker JN, Johnson LM. Ethical issues in the care of adolescent and young adult oncology patients. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2019;e27608. PMID:30623573 
41. Sisk BA, Kang TI, Goldstein R, DuBois JM, Mack JW. Decisional burden among parents of children with cancer. Cancer. 2019. PMID:30602060 
42. Sisk BA, Friedrich AB, Mozersky J, Walsh H, DuBois J. Core Functions of Communication in Pediatric Medicine: an Exploratory Analysis of Parent and Patient Narratives. J Cancer Educ. 2018. PMID:30565162 
43. Sisk BA, Baker JN. Microethics of Communication-Hidden Roles of Bias and Heuristics in the Words We Choose. JAMA Pediatr. 2018. PMID:30357382 
44. Sisk BA, Kodish E. Reasons Don't Matter. Am J Bioeth. 2018;18(8):59-60. PMID:30133399 
45. Sisk BA, Mack JW. How Should We Enhance the Process and Purpose of Prognostic Communication in Oncology? AMA J Ethics. 2018;20(8):E757-765. PMID:30118426 
46. Sisk BA, Kodish E. Therapeutic Misperceptions in Early-Phase Cancer Trials: From Categorical to Continuous. IRB. 2018;40(4):13-20. PMID:30387976 
47. Sisk BA, Kang TI, Mack JW. Sources of parental hope in pediatric oncology. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2018;65(6):e26981. PMID:29369485 
48. Sisk BA, Collins GS, Dillenbeck C, Malatack JJ. Appropriateness of Pediatrics Case Reports Citations. Pediatrics. 2018;141(Suppl 5):S526-S529. PMID:29610185 
49. Sisk BA, Malone JR. Hope, Optimism, and Compassionate Communication. JAMA Pediatr. 2018;172(4):311-312. PMID:29404571 
50. Sisk BA, Kang TI, Mack JW. How Parents of Children With Cancer Learn About Their Children's Prognosis. Pediatrics. 2018;141(1). PMID:29208726 
51. Goodman JV, Shah A, Vadlamudi G, Sisk BA, Emke AR. Improving infant CPR training at an academic medical center using a medical student-led program. Resuscitation. 2018;122:e13-e14. PMID:29146492 
52. Sisk BA, Kang TI, Mack JW. Prognostic disclosures over time: Parental preferences and physician practices. Cancer. 2017;123(20):4031-4038. PMID:28369836 
53. Sisk BA, Greenzang KA, Kang TI, Mack JW. Longitudinal parental preferences for late effects communication during cancer treatment. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2017. PMID:28792684 
54. Sisk BA, Mack JW, Ashworth R, DuBois J. Communication in pediatric oncology: State of the field and research agenda. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2017. PMID:28748597 
55. Sisk BA, DuBois J, Kodish E, Wolfe J, Feudtner C. Navigating Decisional Discord: The Pediatrician's Role When Child and Parents Disagree. Pediatrics. 2017;139(6). PMCID:PMC5470498  PMID:28562285 
56. Sisk BA. Devastation and Hope-Stories of Fertility in Oncology. Narrat Inq Bioeth. 2017;7(2):141-145. PMID:29056644 
57. Sisk BA, Bluebond-Langner M, Wiener L, Mack J, Wolfe J. Prognostic Disclosures to Children: A Historical Perspective. Pediatrics. 2016;138(3). PMCID:PMC5005028  PMID:27561728 
58. Walling EB, Benzoni N, Dornfeld J, Bhandari R, Sisk BA, Garbutt J, Colditz G. Interventions to Improve HPV Vaccine Uptake: A Systematic Review. Pediatrics. 2016;138(1). PMID:27296865 
59. Sisk B, Frankel R, Kodish E, Harry Isaacson J. The Truth about Truth-Telling in American Medicine: A Brief History. Perm J. 2016;20(3):74-7. PMCID:PMC4991917  PMID:27352417 
60. Sisk BA. Where Were You? Acad Pediatr. 2016;16(3):217-9. PMID:26884097 
61. Sisk B. A piece of my mind. Time will tell. JAMA. 2015;313(11):1107-8. PMID:25781437 
62. Schwarz K, Sisk B, Schreiber J, Malik F. A common thread: pediatric advocacy training. Pediatrics. 2015;135(1):7-9. PMID:25535264 
63. Sisk BA. The cost of "what if...". Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2014;53(8):807-8. PMID:24647694 
64. Sisk B. Being difficult for the patient. J Gen Intern Med. 2012;27(12):1726-7. PMCID:PMC3509302  PMID:22692635 
65. Sisk B, Bierer SB, Lahl M, Balagamwala EH. Medical students teach basic life support in hospital. Med Educ. 2012;46(5):512-3. PMID:22515769 
66. Sisk BA. The most intimate and intrusive question. Tex Heart Inst J. 2012;39(3):313-4. PMCID:PMC3368464  PMID:22719137 
67. Altahawi F, Sisk B, Poloskey S, Hicks C, Dannefer EF. Student perspectives on assessment: experience in a competency-based portfolio system. Med Teach. 2012;34(3):221-5. PMID:22364454 
68. Wang Q, Simonyi A, Li W, Sisk BA, Miller RL, Macdonald RS, Lubahn DE, Sun GY, Sun AY. Dietary grape supplement ameliorates cerebral ischemia-induced neuronal death in gerbils. Mol Nutr Food Res. 2005;49(5):443-51. PMID:15830335