Allison Bartlett

Allison L. Bartlett, MD


  • Member, Division of Bone Marrow Transplantation and Immune Deficiency
  • Clinical Director of Outpatient BMT Services, Cancer and Blood Diseases Institute
  • Co-Director of Histiocytosis Center, Bone Marrow Transplantation and Immune Deficiency
  • Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics

About

Biography

I'm a pediatric hematologist/oncologist with expertise in rare histiocytic disorders. I work primarily with bone marrow transplantation and immunodeficiency patients. I also perform many procedures for our division, including bone marrow aspirates, biopsies and stem cell harvests. I want patients and families to know we will walk this road together and make important decisions as a team. My primary goal is to provide meaningful context and information while working to understand the specific needs of each patient and family so we can best navigate the care plan together.

My interest in this work began while volunteering at a cancer treatment center during high school. I was profoundly inspired by the patients and families facing life-altering diagnoses. I felt both humbled and privileged to bear witness to their journeys. Those experiences were the first to drive me toward the physician-scientist role to provide care and work to change outcomes. I enter every room, aiming to be the physician I would hope to find for my loved ones. I’m deeply invested in what makes each child special and unique, both in and especially out of the hospital.

As a researcher, I'm incredibly passionate about children who are suffering from rare diseases. I’m invested in improving outcomes for children with conditions that have little research evidence or experienced practitioners. We are conducting a clinical trial to evaluate the efficacy of an oral, targeted immunotherapy approach for Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) and histiocytic disorders instead of intravenous chemotherapy, aiming to improve outcomes and reduce treatment toxicities.

I was honored to be a Gold Humanism Honor Society inductee and receive a Gold Humanism Teaching Award. I was selected as a physician who displays excellence in teaching, models humanism in patient care and is a leader in the field.

When I'm not at the hospital, I usually explore with my husband and our three children. We love visiting new places in our hometown (and some old favorites) and traveling to as many unique destinations as possible to soak up new experiences. I love testing new recipes in the kitchen, doing amateur photography and finding new ways to stay active.

Undergraduate: University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC.

MD: University of Kentucky College of Medicine, Lexington, KY.

Residency: Pediatrics (Chief Resident), University of Vermont Medical Center, Burlington, VT.

Fellowship: Pediatric Hematology/Oncology (Chief Fellow), Cincinnati Children's, Cincinnati, OH.

Fellowship: Pediatric Neuro-Oncology, Cincinnati Children's, Cincinnati, OH.

Certification: Pediatrics, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology.

Interests

Langerhans cell histiocytosis; rare histiocytic disorders; outpatient bone marrow transplantation care; neuro-oncology; Fanconi anemia

Services and Specialties

Bone Marrow Transplantation

Interests

Bone marrow transplantation and immune deficiency; cancer and blood diseases; rare diseases

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Publications

Fanconi anemia neuroinflammatory syndrome: brain lesions and neurologic injury in Fanconi anemia. Bartlett, AL; Wagner, JE; Jones, B; Wells, S; Sabulski, A; Fuller, C; Davies, SM. Blood Advances. 2024; 8:3027-3037.

Dabrafenib and trametinib in Langerhans cell histiocytosis and other histiocytic disorders. Cournoyer, E; Ferrell, J; Sharp, S; Ray, A; Jordan, M; Dandoy, C; Grimley, M; Roy, S; Lorsbach, R; Merrow, AC; Nelson, A; Bartlett, A; Picarsic, J; Kumar, A. Haematologica: the hematology journal. 2024; 109:1137-1148.

Optimized vitamin D repletion with oral thin film cholecalciferol in patients undergoing stem cell transplant. Bartlett, AL; Zhang, G; Wallace, G; McLean, S; Myers, KC; Teusink-Cross, A; Taggart, C; Patel, B; Davidson, R; Davies, SM; Jodele, S. Blood Advances. 2023; 7:4555-4562.

Transcriptome analysis in acute gastrointestinal graft-versus host disease reveals a unique signature in children and shared biology with pediatric inflammatory bowel disease. Khandelwal, P; Lounder, DT; Bartlett, A; Haberman, Y; Jegga, AG; Ghandikota, S; Koo, J; Luebbering, N; Leino, D; Abdullah, S; Karns, R; Nelson, AS; Denson, LA; Davies, SM. Haematologica: the hematology journal. 2023; 108:1803-1816.

Characteristics of children ≤36 months of age with DIPG: A report from the international DIPG registry. Bartlett, AL; Lane, A; Chaney, B; Escorza, NY; Black, K; Cochrane, A; Minturn, J; Bartels, U; Warren, K; Hansford, J; Drissi, R; Jones, B; Leach, J; Fouladi, M. Neuro-Oncology. 2022; 24:2190-2199.

A pilot radiogenomic study of DIPG reveals distinct subgroups with unique clinical trajectories and therapeutic targets. Zhu, X; Lazow, MA; Schafer, A; Bartlett, A; Senthil Kumar, S; Mishra, DK; Dexheimer, P; DeWire, M; Fuller, C; Leach, JL; Fouladi, M; Drissi, R. Acta Neuropathologica Communications. 2021; 9:14.

Hyperdiploid Precursor B-acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Presenting as a Cavernous Sinus Mass in a 4-Year-old Male. Sabulski, A; Bartlett, AL; Koch, BL; Vatner, R; Mizukawa, B; Phillips, CL. Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology. 2021; 43:e494-e497.

Tryptophan metabolism is dysregulated in individuals with Fanconi anemia. Bartlett, AL; Romick-Rosendale, L; Nelson, A; Abdullah, S; Luebbering, N; Bartlett, J; Brusadelli, M; Palumbo, JS; Lake, K; Litts, B; Lane, A; Myers, KC; Wells, SI; Davies, SM. Blood Advances. 2021; 5:250-261.

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