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I am the Director of the Comprehensive Sickle Cell Program at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago. My clinical interests center on hemoglobin disorders, including pediatric and adult sickle cell disease and thalassemia. I am also a clinical investigator with active research programs in these areas. My major research interests focus on exercise responses, inflammation and vascular function as well as their impact on cardiopulmonary fitness, clinical outcomes and physical functioning in children and young adults with sickle cell anemia. I am also the principal investigator of several other protocols at Lurie Children's Hospital that are aligned with my interests in exercise physiology, free-living physical activity, habitual exercise patterns and aerobic training in this population. Other areas of clinical and research focus include patient-reported outcomes, quality of life, transition to adult care, patient-centered medical homes, health disparities and parental decision making regarding research participation in sickle cell disease and thalassemia.
Cardiopulmonary fitness, exercise responses, aerobic training, free-living physical activity, exercise prescription, inflammation, and endothelial function in children and young adults with sickle cell disease. Also career development of trainees (medical students, residents, fellows) as well as junior/mid-career faculty.
Children and young adults with sickle cell disease, thalassemia and general hematology conditions. Also practice management and quality/safety improvement.
Certifications and Licenses
| Pediatric Hematology-Oncology | |
| Pediatrics |
Training Experience
| 2001 | Residency, Northwestern University, McGaw Medical Center (Children’s Memorial Hospital) |
| 2004 | Fellowship, Johns Hopkins Hospital |
Education/Academic qualification
MD, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
… → 1997
Research interests
- Exercise Physiology
- Health Disparities
- Hematology
- Medical Education
- Medication Adherence Research
- Patient-Reported Outcomes
- Sickle Cell Disease
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Grants
Arterial and venous blood clots in sick neonates: Risk factors and risk stratification
8/29/19 → 8/31/50
Project: Research project
Implementation of evidence based care for the acute treatment of sickle cell disease pain
9/1/18 → 6/30/20
Project: Research project
Research Output
2019 sickle cell disease guidelines by the American Society of Hematology: Methodology, challenges, and innovations
Hassan Murad, M., Liem, R. I., Lang, E. S., Akl, E. A., Meerpohl, J. J., DeBaun, M. R., Tisdale, J. F., Brandow, A. M., Lanzkron, S. M., Chou, S. T., Webb, S. & Mustafa, R. A., Jan 1 2019, In : Blood Advances. 3, 23, p. 3945-3950 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article
Open Access
American Society of Hematology 2019 guidelines for sickle cell disease: Cardiopulmonary and kidney disease
Liem, R. I., Lanzkron, S., Coates, T. D., DeCastro, L., Desai, A. A., Ataga, K. I., Cohen, R. T., Haynes, J., Osunkwo, I., Lebensburger, J. D., Lash, J. P., Wun, T., Verhovsek, M., Ontala, E., Blaylark, R., Alahdab, F., Katabi, A. & Mustafa, R. A., Jan 1 2019, In : Blood Advances. 3, 23, p. 3867-3897 31 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Open Access
Identifying clinical and research priorities in sickle cell lung disease an official American Thoracic Society workshop report
American Thoracic Society Assembly on Pediatrics, Jan 1 2019, In : Annals of the American Thoracic Society. 16, 9, p. E17-E32Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
3
Scopus
citations
Nucleated Red Blood Cells in Children with Sickle Cell Disease Hospitalized for Pain
Ballantine, J. D., Kwon, S. & Liem, R. I., Nov 1 2019, In : Journal of pediatric hematology/oncology. 41, 8, p. E487-E492Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
1
Scopus
citations
Translating exercise benefits in sickle cell disease
Cooper, D. M. & Liem, R. I., Dec 19 2019, In : Blood. 134, 25, p. 2227-2229 3 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article
Open Access