Hematology

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    A photo of Ralph A. Gruppo, MD.

    Ralph A. Gruppo, MD Director, Comprehensive Hemophilia and Thrombosis Center

    research involves numerous clinical trials of promising therapies for hemophilia, von Willebrand Disease, and hemolytic uremic syndrome. His research also includes the study of thrombosis in children, including the use of site-directed thrombolytic therapy in the prevention of long-term complications of thrombosis.

    513-636-4269
    ralph.gruppo@cchmc.org

    Ralph A. Gruppo, MD

    Director, Comprehensive Hemophilia and Thrombosis Center

    Director, Research Coagulation Laboratory

    Academic Information

    Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics

    Phone: 513-636-4269

    Fax: 513-636-5845

    Email: ralph.gruppo@cchmc.org

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    Specialties

    Coagulation; hemophilia; thrombosis

    Education and Training

    MD: Johns Hopkins Medical School, Baltimore, MD, 1967.

    Residency: Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio; Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, 1970.

    Fellowship: Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, 1974.

    Certification: Pediatrics, 1975; Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, 1976.

    Publications

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    Grants

    ATHNdata.quality counts Funding 3.1. American Thrombosis & Hemostatis Network. Jan 2011 - Jan 2012.

    Hemophilia Prevention Network. Hemophilia Foundation of Michigan. Oct 1997 - Sep 2011. #U01DD000203.

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    Theodosia A. Kalfa, MD, PhD

    focuses on the study of intracellular signals in erythropoiesis and mature red blood cells, specifically the signals conducted by Rho GTPases regulating terminal erythroid maturation and enucleation. Her lab also studies the role of Rac GTPases in generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) within red blood cells from patients and animal models with sickle-cell disease along with the signaling mechanisms and consequences of increased ROS in sickle cells.

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    513-636-0989
    theodosia.kalfa@cchmc.org

    Theodosia A. Kalfa, MD, PhD

    Academic Information

    Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics

    Phone: 513-636-0989

    Fax: 513-636-3549

    Email: theodosia.kalfa@cchmc.org

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    Specialties

    Signaling in erythrocytes; erythropoiesis; Sickle Cell disease; reactive oxygen species

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    Education and Training

    MD: Aristotle University Medical School, Thessaloniki, Greece, 1990.

    PhD: Aristotle University Medical School, Thessaloniki, Greece, 1997.

    Residency: University Of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, 1999.

    Fellowship: Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, 2003.

    Certification: Hematology / oncology, American Board of Pediatrics, 2004; Pediatrics, American Board of Pediatrics, 2000; ECFMG Certification, 1995.

    Licenses: Full and unrestricted medical license (OH Medical Board), 2003-present; full and unrestricted license of medical practice in Greece, 1990-present.

    Publications

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    Grants

    Genetic Manipulation of Red Cell Volume Regulation. National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. Apr 2008 - Mar 2013. #U54 HL070871.

    Rho GTPases in Terminal Erythroid Maturation. Principal Investigator. NIH/NHLBI. Sep 2012 - Jun 2016. #1R01HL116352.

    TCD with Transfusions Changing to Hydroxyurea. Co-investigator. NIH/Baylor. Aug 2009 - Jul 2014. #R01HL095647.

    A photo of Karen Kalinyak.

    Karen A. Kalinyak, MD Outpatient Clinical Director

     conducts research to understand the clinical course of sickle-cell disease and determine how to prevent or minimize complications. She served as local PI in numerous multi-institutional clinical trials, including Prophylactic Penicillin Study (PROPS II), Stroke with Transfusions Changing to Hydroxyurea (SWiTCH) Trial, Silent Infarct Transfusion Trial (SIT) and two SCD Clinical Research Network studies (PROACTIVE and IMPROVE).

    513-636-4266
    karen.kalinyak@cchmc.org

    Karen A. Kalinyak, MD

    Outpatient Clinical Director

    Academic Information

    Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics

    Phone: 513-636-4266

    Fax: 513-636-5845

    Email: karen.kalinyak@cchmc.org

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    Specialties

    Hematology; bone marrow failure; sickle cell anemia; hemoglobinopathy

    Education and Training

    MD: Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, 1977. 

    Residency: Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, 1980.

    Fellowship: Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, 1983.

    Certification: Pediatrics, 1984; Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, 1987.

    Publications

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    Grants

    Improving Adherence to Therapy for Sickle Cell Disease. Co- Investigator. NIH-NHLBI Comprehensive Sickle Disease Grant. Apr 2008 – Mar 2013.

    Gene Therapy for Sickle Cell Disease. Principal Investigator. NIH-NHLBI Comprehensive Sickle Disease Grant. Apr 2008 – Mar 2013.
    A photo of Eric Mullins.

    Eric Mullins, MD

    has a research interest in the interplay between the hemostatic system and the immune system in the setting of inflammatory diseases and infection. 

    513-636-4266
    eric.mullins@cchmc.org

    Eric Mullins, MD

    Academic Information

    Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics

    Phone: 513-636-4266

    Fax: 513-636-3549

    Email: eric.mullins@cchmc.org

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    Specialties

    The interplay between the hemostatic system and the immune system in the setting of inflammatory diseases and infection.
     

    Education and Training

    MD: University of Missouri, Columbia.

    Residency: Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tenn.

    Fellowship: Pediatric Hematology / Oncology, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, 2008.
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    Joseph S. Palumbo, MD Acting Director, Division of Hematology

    focuses on interactions between the hemostatic system and innate immunity effecting tumor progression and Langerhans' cell histiocytosis.

    513-636-4266
    joe.palumbo@cchmc.org

    Joseph S. Palumbo, MD

    Acting Director, Division of Hematology

    Academic Information

    Associate Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics

    Phone: 513-636-4266

    Fax: 513-636-3549

    Email: joe.palumbo@cchmc.org

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    Specialties

    Interactions between the hemostatic system and innate immunity effecting tumor progression; Langerhans' cell histiocytosis

    Education and Training

    MD: Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, PA, 1993. 

    Residency: Childrens Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, 1997. 

    Fellowship: Childrens Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, 2000.

    Subspecialty: Pediatric Hematology / Oncology.

    Publications

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    Grants

    Mechanisms Linking Metastasis to Tumor Procoagulant and Innate Immunity. Principal Investigator. National Institutes of Health. Jul 2006 - Jun 2012. #R01HL085545.
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    Charles T. Quinn, MD, MS Director, Hematology Clinical and Translational Research

    investigates causes and ways to predict, prevent and treat brain injury in sickle cell disease, such as stroke and cognitive dysfunction, both locally in Cincinnati and as a member of national and international study teams. Other areas of research include developing a method to directly measure of red blood cell turnover rate in sickle cell disease, identification and treatment of cardiomyopathy and nephropathy in sickle cell disease, and new agents to treat and prevent pain (VOC) in sickle cell disease.

    513-636-4266
    charles.quinn@cchmc.org

    Charles T. Quinn, MD, MS

    Director, Hematology Clinical and Translational Research

    Academic Information

    Associate Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics

    Phone: 513-636-4266

    Fax: 513-636-5845

    Email: charles.quinn@cchmc.org

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    Specialties

    Clinical Interests

    Sickle cell disease; thalassemia; hemoglobinopathies; anemia; autoimmune hemolytic anemia; disorders of red blood cells; iron overload and iron chelation; chronic transfusion therapy; immune thrombocytopenia (ITP); neutropenia; stroke

    Research Interests

    Epidemiology, pathophysiology, treatment and prevention of brain injury (structural and cognitive) in sickle cell disease; measurement of red blood cell turnover in sickle cell disease; identification and treatment of cardiomyopathy and nephropathy in sickle cell disease; treatment and prevention of pain (VOC) in sickle cell disease; MRI methods of iron quantitation; new agents for immune thrombocytopenia (ITP)

    Biography

    Dr. Quinn’s main interests and expertise are in patient-oriented and translational research in sickle cell disease and thalassemia. His formal clinical and translational research training has included: (1) the NIH-K30 Curriculum in Patient-Oriented Research; (2) the Clinical Research Training Institute of the American Society of Hematology; (3) the NIH-K12/KL2 Clinical Scholars Program; and (4) a Master’s degree in Clinical Sciences. Dr. Quinn is a member of the Editorial Board for Pediatric Blood and Cancer and the Board of Contributing Editors for The Hematologist. Dr. Quinn is on the Medical Advisory Board for the Cooley’s Anemia Foundation, and he is a member of the Committee on Educational Affairs of the American Society of Hematology. Locally, he is the medical director of the Ohio Department of Health Regional Sickle Cell Services Program – Region 1.

    Education and Training

    MD:  University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, 1994.

    MS:  University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, 2008.

    Residency & Chief Residency:  Children's Medical Center Dallas, Dallas, TX; University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, 1998.

    Fellowship:  Children's Medical Center Dallas, Dallas, TX; University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, 2001.

    Certifications:  Pediatrics, 1998; Pediatric Hematology-Oncology, 2002.

    Publications

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    Grants

    Measuring RBC Turnover by Stable Isotope Labeling in SCD. Principle Investigator. CCTST T1 Pilot Grant (CTSA). Jun 2012 - May 2013.

    Hydroxyurea to prevent CNS complications of sickle cell disease in children. Co-Investigator. National Institutes of Health (NHLBI). Sep 2011 - Jul 2013. # R34HL108756.

    A Controlled Clinical Trial of Regadenoson in Sickle Cell Anemia. Co-Investigator. National Institutes of Health (NHLBI). Apr 2012 - Mar 2017. #P50HL110790.

    A photo of Cristina Tarango.

    Cristina Tarango, MD

     research focuses on pediatric thrombosis and hemostasis. She also has an interest in medical education.

    513-636-4266
    cristina.tarango@cchmc.org

    Cristina Tarango, MD

    Academic Information

    Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics

    Phone: 513-636-4266

    Email: cristina.tarango@cchmc.org

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    Specialties

    Pediatric bleeding disorders and thrombosis; quality improvement; medical education
     

    Education and Training

    MD: Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, 2003.

    Residency: Yale-New Haven Hospital, New Haven, CT, 2006.

    Fellowship: University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Dallas, Dallas, TX, 2009.

    Certification: Pediatrics, 2006. Pediatric Hematology Oncology, 2011.

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