Christopher E. Dandoy, MD, MSc
- Member, Division of Bone Marrow Transplantation and Immune Deficiency
- Associate Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
- christopher.dandoy@cchmc.org
- Board Certified
About
Biography
I have always enjoyed caring for patients and their families, and I appreciate the unique bond that forms during treatment. But as a physician, I’ve experienced the devastating impact bloodstream infections can have on children. On more than one occasion, my team has successfully cured a child’s cancer using stem cell transplant, only to lose them later to a bloodstream infection.
As a result, my research focuses on identifying, testing and implementing clinical strategies to help improve outcomes after stem cell transplantation for malignancy. My clinical work compliments my research focus since I am the physician lead for the autologous stem cell transplant program, caring for many patients with leukemia. I prioritize patient safety, quality improvement, and the prevention of bloodstream infections and cardiopulmonary complications, such as pulmonary hypertension.
Cincinnati Magazine recognized me as a Top Doctor in 2019 and 2020. Also, our Cancer and Blood Diseases Institute Quality Improvement and Patient Safety team won the Ohio Patient Safety Institute’s Dr. Frank Dono Best Practice Award.
I am co-editor of the book Patient Safety and Quality in Pediatric Hematology/Oncology and Stem Cell Transplantation, published in 2017 by Springer. I’ve served in several local and national leadership roles, including the co-physician lead for the Solutions for Patient Safety (SPS) Pediatric Hematology-Oncology Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infection (CLABSI) reduction collaboration.
I serve as the vice chair of the American Society of Transplant and Cellular Therapy (ASTCT) Committee on Quality Outcomes. I am co-chair of the Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research (CIBMTR) Infection and Immune Reconstitution Working Committee.
BS: Weber State University, Ogden, UT, 2003.
MD: University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, 2007.
MSc: University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, 2014.
Residency: Miami Children’s Hospital, Miami, FL, 2010.
Chief Residency: Miami Children’s Hospital, Miami, FL, 2011.
Fellowship: Cincinnati Children's Hospital, Cincinnati Ohio, 2014; Quality Scholar in Healthcare Transformation, James M. Anderson Center for Health Systems Excellence, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, 2014.
Certification: Pediatrics, 2010; Pediatric Hematology Oncology, 2015.
Interests
Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation for children and young adults with malignancy or hemoglobinopathies
Services and Specialties
Research Areas
Additional Languages
Portuguese, Spanish
Insurance Information
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Publications
Invasive fungal infections are rare in pediatric and young adult autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplant patients. Pediatric Blood and Cancer. 2024; 71:e31336.
Survival Outcomes in Adult and Pediatric Patients Who Experienced Thrombotic Microangiopathy after Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Blood. 2024; 144:7286.
In Pursuit of Optimal Outcomes: A Framework for Quality Standards in Immune Effector Cell Therapy. Transplantation and Cellular Therapy. 2024; 30:942-954.
Levofloxacin prophylaxis in pediatric oncology and hematopoietic stem cell transplantation: a literature review. Pediatric Hematology-Oncology (Informa). 2024; 41:432-448.
Effects of Total Body Irradiation on Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation Outcomes in Pediatric Acute Myeloid Leukemia with Prior Central Nervous System Involvement. Transplantation and Cellular Therapy. 2024; 30:812.e1-812.e11.
Trajectory of Sleep, Depression, and Quality of Life in Pediatric HSCT Recipients. Transplantation and Cellular Therapy. 2024; 30:632.e1-632.e5.
Return to school practices after hematopoietic cell transplantation: a survey of transplant centers in the United States. Bone Marrow Transplantation. 2024; 59:653-659.
0820 Challenges to Pediatric Patients Sleeping Well in the Hospital: Environmental and Practice Considerations. Sleep. 2024; 47:a351-a352.
Dabrafenib and trametinib in Langerhans cell histiocytosis and other histiocytic disorders. Haematologica: the hematology journal. 2024; 109:1137-1148.
Social determinants of health predict health outcomes following pediatric allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant. Pediatric Blood and Cancer. 2024; 71:e30892.
From the Blog
For Children After Stem Cell Transplants, Food Timing Matters
Christopher E. Dandoy, MD, MSc, John Hogenesch, PhD2/15/2023
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