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Bryan A. Sisk
siskb@wustl.edu
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Hematology and Oncology
Assistant Professor, General Medical Sciences
GMS
Hematology and Oncology
phone: (314) 454-6018
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
-
Pres
MO, Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts
2017
-
Pres
American Board of Pediatrics - General Pediatrics
2021
-
Pres
American 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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Sisk BA, Erwin Neu A.
Reflections on Communication and Care in Cancer.
Pediatrics
.
2021.
PMID:
34261808
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
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
Sisk BA, Schulz G.
Moving Toward a Basic Science of Prognostic Communication.
Pediatrics
.
2021.
PMID:
33952690
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
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
Kerr AM, Sisk BA.
Unanswered questions and unmet needs: A call for communication research in vascular anomalies.
Patient Educ Couns
.
2021.
PMID:
33858723
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
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
Sisk BA.
Improving communication in pediatric oncology: An interdisciplinary path forward.
Cancer
.
2020.
PMID:
33320329
Sisk BA, Friedrich AB, DuBois J, Mack JW.
Characteristics of uncertainty in advanced pediatric cancer conversations.
Patient Educ Couns
.
2020.
PMID:
33109428
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
Sisk BA, Friedrich A, Blazin LJ, Baker JN, Mack JW, DuBois J.
Communication in Pediatric Oncology: A Qualitative Study.
Pediatrics
.
2020.
PMID:
32820068
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
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
Nagy M, Sisk B.
How Will Artificial Intelligence Affect Patient-Clinician Relationships?
AMA J Ethics
.
2020;22
(5):
E395-400.
PMID:
32449655
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
Sisk BA.
Supporting "good parent" beliefs with communication: Where do we go next?
Pediatr Blood Cancer
.
2020;e28282.
PMID:
32196940
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
Sisk BA, Dobrozsi S, Mack JW.
Teamwork in prognostic communication: Addressing bottlenecks and barriers.
Pediatr Blood Cancer
.
2020;e28192.
PMID:
31965719
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
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
Sisk B, Baker JN.
A Model of Interpersonal Trust, Credibility, and Relationship Maintenance.
Pediatrics
.
2019.
PMID:
31722962
Sisk BA, Friedrich AB, DuBois J, Mack JW.
Emotional Communication in Advanced Pediatric Cancer Conversations.
J Pain Symptom Manage
.
2019.
PMID:
31733356
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
Sisk BA, Fasciano K, Block SD, Mack JW.
Longitudinal prognostic communication needs of adolescents and young adults with cancer.
Cancer
.
2019.
PMID:
31568584
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
Sisk BA, Kang TI, Mack JW.
Racial and Ethnic Differences in Parental Decision-Making Roles in Pediatric Oncology.
J Palliat Med
.
2019.
PMID:
31408409
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
Sisk BA, Kang TI, Mack JW.
The evolution of regret: decision-making for parents of children with cancer.
Support Care Cancer
.
2019.
PMID:
31297592
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
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
Sisk BA, Kang TI, Goldstein R, DuBois JM, Mack JW.
Decisional burden among parents of children with cancer.
Cancer
.
2019.
PMID:
30602060
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
Sisk BA, Baker JN.
Microethics of Communication-Hidden Roles of Bias and Heuristics in the Words We Choose.
JAMA Pediatr
.
2018.
PMID:
30357382
Sisk BA, Kodish E.
Reasons Don't Matter.
Am J Bioeth
.
2018;18
(8):
59-60.
PMID:
30133399
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
Sisk BA, Kodish E.
Therapeutic Misperceptions in Early-Phase Cancer Trials: From Categorical to Continuous.
IRB
.
2018;40
(4):
13-20.
PMID:
30387976
Sisk BA, Kang TI, Mack JW.
Sources of parental hope in pediatric oncology.
Pediatr Blood Cancer
.
2018;65
(6):
e26981.
PMID:
29369485
Sisk BA, Collins GS, Dillenbeck C, Malatack JJ.
Appropriateness of
Pediatrics
Case Reports Citations.
Pediatrics
.
2018;141
(Suppl 5):
S526-S529.
PMID:
29610185
Sisk BA, Malone JR.
Hope, Optimism, and Compassionate Communication.
JAMA Pediatr
.
2018;172
(4):
311-312.
PMID:
29404571
Sisk BA, Kang TI, Mack JW.
How Parents of Children With Cancer Learn About Their Children's Prognosis.
Pediatrics
.
2018;141
(1).
PMID:
29208726
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
Sisk BA, Kang TI, Mack JW.
Prognostic disclosures over time: Parental preferences and physician practices.
Cancer
.
2017;123
(20):
4031-4038.
PMID:
28369836
Sisk BA, Greenzang KA, Kang TI, Mack JW.
Longitudinal parental preferences for late effects communication during cancer treatment.
Pediatr Blood Cancer
.
2017.
PMID:
28792684
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
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
Sisk BA.
Devastation and Hope-Stories of Fertility in Oncology.
Narrat Inq Bioeth
.
2017;7
(2):
141-145.
PMID:
29056644
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
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
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
Sisk BA.
Where Were You?
Acad Pediatr
.
2016;16
(3):
217-9.
PMID:
26884097
Sisk B.
A piece of my mind. Time will tell.
JAMA
.
2015;313
(11):
1107-8.
PMID:
25781437
Schwarz K, Sisk B, Schreiber J, Malik F.
A common thread: pediatric advocacy training.
Pediatrics
.
2015;135
(1):
7-9.
PMID:
25535264
Sisk BA.
The cost of "what if...".
Clin Pediatr (Phila)
.
2014;53
(8):
807-8.
PMID:
24647694
Sisk B.
Being difficult for the patient.
J Gen Intern Med
.
2012;27
(12):
1726-7.
PMCID:
PMC3509302
PMID:
22692635
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
Sisk BA.
The most intimate and intrusive question.
Tex Heart Inst J
.
2012;39
(3):
313-4.
PMCID:
PMC3368464
PMID:
22719137
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
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
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