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Denise M. Adams, MD

Title

Inpatient Clinical Director, Division of Hematology/Oncology; Medical Director, Comprehensive Hemangioma and Vascular Malformation Clinic

Appointment

Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics

Email

denise.adams@cchmc.org

Phone

513-636-7742

Credentials

MD: Georgetown University School of Medicine, 1988.
Post-Graduate: Georgetown University, 1983.
BSN: Georgetown University, 1982.

Position History

2003–present: Associate Professor; Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center; Department of Hematology-Oncology; Medical Director, Hemangioma and Vascular Malformations Clinic; Cincinnati, OH.

2001-2003: Visiting Professor; Boston Children's Hospital; Vascular Anomalies Center Boston, MA.

2001-2003: Assistant Professor;
University of Vermont; Fletcher Allen Health Care; Pediatric Hematology-Oncology
Burlington, VT.

1997–2000: Director; Assistant Clinical Professor (Part-time), Multidisciplinary Vascular Malformations Program.

1997–2000: Director; Assistant Clinical Professor (Part-time), Multidisciplinary Vascular Malformations Program.

1993-1996: Fellow; Duke University Medical Center; Pediatric Hematology-Oncology; Durham, NC.

1990-1992: Resident; Medical Center Hospital of Vermont; Pediatrics; Burlington, VT.

1989-1990: Internship; Medical Center Hospital of Vermont; Pediatrics; Burlington, VT.

1989: Internship; Medical Center Hospital of Vermont; Obstetrics/Gynecology; Burlington, VT.

Awards and Honors

  • Awarded, Best Doctors in America, 2008

Research Grants and Contracts

State of Ohio Office of the Attorney General "Hemangioma and Vascular Malformations Center for Improvement of Data Base and Supportive Care for these Patients"

Publications, Most Recent

Connect to Denise Adams' publications on PubMed

Adams DM, Zhou T, Berg SL, Berstein M, Neville K, Blaney, SM. Pediatric Blood and Cancer, 2007, Oct. 16

Adams D, Lucky A. Cervicofacial vascular anomalies.I. Hemangiomas and other benign vascular tumors. Seminars in Pediatric Surgery 15(2):124-132, 2006. Times cited: 1 ( 1 in 2007)

McCune Jeannine S, Adams Denise, Homans Alan, Guillot Ann, Iacono Lisa, Stewart Clinton. Cyclophosphamide Disposition in a Anephric Child. J Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 2004 Sep;26(9):596-600.

Iacono, Lisa D., Adams Denise, McCune Jeannine, Stewart Clinton F., Topotecan Disposition in an Anephric Child. J Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 2004 Sep;26(9):596-600.

Nevile K, Blaney S, Bernstein M, Thompson P, Adams D, Aleksic A, Berg S. Pharmacokinetics of O6-benzylguanine and Pediatric Patients with Central Nervous System Tumors: A Pediatric Oncology Group Study. Clin Ca Research 10:5072-5075, 2004

Books

Hoeg KL, Adams D. Radiological Imaging of Vascular Anomalies of the Soft Tissues. Caffey's Pediatric Diagnostic Imaging11(2): 2524, 2007

Presentations, Most Recent

Adams, D, Wentzel M, Azizkhan, R. Retrospective Analysis of Coagulopathy in Vascular Anomaly Patients at CCHMC. ISSVA, Milan, 2006.

Marler, J, Adams D. Kaposiform Hemangioendotheliomas – Lymphatic Expressions. International Workshop on Vascular Anomalies, New Zealand, February 2004.

Orme L, Adams D, Bowers D: Update on the use of vincristine for the treatment of life threatening hemangiomas. 15th International Workshop on Vascular Anomalies, New Zealand, February 2004.

Professional Organization Memberships

  • Sigma Theta Tau
  • Alpha Omega Alpha
  • American Academy of Pediatrics-Fellow
  • American Society of Hematology
  • Children's Oncology Group
  • American Society of Clinical Oncology
  • International Society for the Study of Vascular Anomalies
  • American Society of Pediatric Hematology Oncology

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