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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
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Arterial and venous blood clots in sick neonates: Risk factors and risk stratification
8/29/19 → 8/31/50
Project: Research project
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A Multilevel Physical Activity Intervention for South Asian Women and Girls (SAATH)
Kwon, S., Liem, R. I. & Mason, M.
Northwestern University, National Cancer Institute
8/1/19 → 7/31/24
Project: Research project
Research Output
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Impact of Medicaid expansion on access and healthcare among individuals with sickle cell disease
Kayle, M., Valle, J., Paulukonis, S., Holl, J. L., Tanabe, P., French, D. D., Garg, R., Liem, R. I., Badawy, S. M. & Treadwell, M. J., May 1 2020, In: Pediatric Blood and Cancer. 67, 5, e28152.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
2 Scopus citations -
Reopening Schools Safely: The Case for Collaboration, Constructive Disruption of Pre-Coronavirus 2019 Expectations, and Creative Solutions
Cooper, D. M., Guay-Woodford, L., Blazar, B. R., Bowman, S., Byington, C. L., Dome, J., Forthal, D., Konstan, M. W., Kuppermann, N., Liem, R. I., Ochoa, E. R., Pollock, B. H., Price, O. A., Ramsey, B. W., Ross, L. F., Sokol, R. J. & Wright, R. J., Aug 2020, In: Journal of Pediatrics. 223, p. 183-185 3 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › peer-review
Open Access3 Scopus citations -
The Sickle Cell Pro-Inflammatory Response to Interval Testing Study (SPRINTS) in children and young adults with sickle cell anemia – Study design and methodological strategies
Liem, R. I., Baynard, T., Hsu, L. L., Garofano, R., Green, N. S., Hankins, J. S., Ness, K. K., Rodeghier, M. & Radom-Aizik, S., Dec 2020, In: Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications. 20, 100668.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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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., 2019, In: Blood Advances. 3, 23, p. 3945-3950 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
Open Access4 Scopus citations -
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., 2019, In: Blood Advances. 3, 23, p. 3867-3897 31 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access9 Scopus citations