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Kasiani C. Myers, MD

  • Member, Division of Bone Marrow Transplantation and Immune Deficiency
  • Associate Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics

About

Biography

I always wanted to be a physician, and specifically a pediatrician. My father is an adult subspecialist, but I was drawn to the care of medically complex children. Now, I enjoy being the bridge between basic research and the clinic.

In my clinical practice, I specialize in treating patients with bone marrow failure and hematopoietic stem cell transplant for non-malignant diseases, with a special emphasis on Shwachman Diamond syndrome and dyskeratosis congenita. My research interests focus on translational and clinical studies in leukemogenesis and bone marrow failure related to these two conditions. I also study the complications of stem cell transplants, including bronchiolitis obliterans and fertility preservation.

I decided to pursue my research interests after my experience as a resident physician and fellow at Cincinnati Children’s. I enjoyed getting to know my patients on the bone marrow transplant and hematology/oncology units. Plus, I was mentored by two of the world’s foremost experts in the field, Dr. Stella Davies and Dr. Richard Harris, right here at Cincinnati Children’s.

After I completed my postdoctoral training, I joined the faculty of the Division of Bone Marrow Transplantation and Immune Deficiency at Cincinnati Children’s within the UC Department of Pediatrics. Now, in addition to clinical work and research, I serve as the co-director of the North American Shwachman Diamond Syndrome Registry.

BS: University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 2000.

MD: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, 2004.

Post-Doctoral: Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, 2010.

Certification: Pediatrics, 2007.

Services and Specialties

Cancer and Blood Diseases, Bone Marrow Transplantation BMT, Fanconi Anemia, Fertility Preservation

Research Areas

Bone Marrow Transplantation and Immune Deficiency, Cancer and Blood Diseases

Additional Languages

French, Greek

Location

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Publications

Distinct genetic pathways define pre-malignant versus compensatory clonal hematopoiesis in Shwachman-Diamond syndrome. Kennedy, AL; Myers, KC; Bowman, J; Gibson, CJ; Camarda, ND; Furutani, E; Muscato, GM; Klein, RH; Ballotti, K; Liu, S; et al. Nature Communications. 2021; 12.

Outcomes of pediatric patients with therapy-related myeloid neoplasms. Sharma, A; Huang, S; Li, Y; Brooke, RJ; Ahmed, I; Allewelt, HB; Amrolia, P; Bertaina, A; Bhatt, NS; Bierings, MB; et al. Bone Marrow Transplantation. 2021; 56:2997-3007.

Modern Lung Magnetic Resonance Imaging to Screen for Pulmonary Complications in Patients with Dyskeratosis Congenita. Walkup, LL; Myers, KC; Willmering, MM; Mehta, PA; Nelson, AS; Fleck, RJ; Woods, JC; Davies, SM; Towe, CT. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 2021; 204:1340-1343.

A prospective pilot study of a novel alemtuzumab target concentration intervention strategy. Arnold, DE; Emoto, C; Fukuda, T; Dong, M; Vinks, AA; Lane, A; McIntosh, K; Neumeier, L; Lankester, AC; Achini, F; et al. Bone Marrow Transplantation. 2021; 56:3029-3031.

The frequent and clinically benign anomalies of chromosomes 7 and 20 in Shwachman-diamond syndrome may be subject to further clonal variations. Khan, AW; Kennedy, A; Furutani, E; Myers, K; Frattini, A; Acquati, F; Roccia, P; Micheloni, G; Minelli, A; Porta, G; et al. Molecular Cytogenetics. 2021; 14.

Graft rejection markers in children undergoing hematopoietic cell transplant for bone marrow failure. Sabulski, A; Myers, KC; Bleesing, JJ; Duell, A; Lane, A; Teusink-Cross, A; Davies, SM; Jodele, S. Blood Advances. 2021; 5:4594-4604.

Pneumatosis intestinalis after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation: When not doing anything is good enough. Wallace, G; Rosen, N; Towbin, AJ; Jodele, S; Myers, KC; Davies, SM; Flannery, A; Gurria, JP. Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 2021; 56:2073-2077.

Autophagy In Mesenchymal Progenitors Protects Mice Against Bone Marrow Failure After Severe Intermittent Stress. Landspersky, T; Saçma, M; Rivière, J; Hecker, JS; Hettler, F; Hameister, E; Brandstetter, K; Istvanffy, R; Romero Marquez, S; Ludwig, R; et al. Blood. 2021.

Outcomes in Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation for Congenital Amegakaryocytic Thrombocytopenia. Cancio, M; Hebert, K; Kim, S; Aljurf, M; Olson, T; Anderson, E; Burroughs, L; Vatsayan, A; Myers, K; Hashem, H; et al. Transplantation and cellular therapy. 2021.

Pulmonary Complications After Pediatric Stem Cell Transplant. Fitch, T; Myers, KC; Dewan, M; Towe, C; Dandoy, C. Frontiers in Oncology. 2021; 11.

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