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Research Interests
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
Medicine, MD, Northwestern University
… → 1997
Research interests keywords
- Exercise Physiology
- Health Disparities
- Hematology
- Medical Education
- Medication Adherence Research
- Patient-Reported Outcomes
- Sickle Cell Disease
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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)
Mason, M., Kwon, S. & Liem, R. I.
Northwestern University, National Cancer Institute
8/1/19 → 7/31/24
Project: Research project
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Development of a Pediatric Cardiology Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing Database
Griffith, G., Liem, R. I., Carr, M. R., Corson, T. & Ward, K. M., 2023, (Accepted/In press) In: Pediatric cardiology.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Emergency department visits and hospitalizations among patients with sickle cell disease in illinois, 2016–2020
Barriteau, C. M., Feinglass, J., Kayle, M., VonAchen, P., Liem, R. I., Badawy, S. M. & Kan, K., 2023, In: Pediatric Hematology and Oncology. 40, 1, p. 70-75 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Advances in the diagnosis and treatment of sickle cell disease
Brandow, A. M. & Liem, R. I., Dec 2022, In: Journal of Hematology and Oncology. 15, 1, 20.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Cerebral and skeletal muscle tissue oxygenation during exercise challenge in children and young adults with sickle cell anaemia
Barriteau, C. M., Chiu, A., Rodeghier, M. & Liem, R. I., Jan 2022, In: British Journal of Haematology. 196, 1, p. 179-182 4 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Heart rate variability associated with acute exercise challenge in children with sickle cell anaemia
Kienzle, S. L., Rodeghier, M. & Liem, R. I., Jan 2022, In: British Journal of Haematology. 196, 2, p. 397-401 5 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Datasets
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Determining the longitudinal validity and meaningful differences in HRQL of the PedsQL™ Sickle Cell Disease Module
Panepinto, J. A. (Creator), Paul Scott, S. J. (Contributor), Badaki-Makun, O. (Contributor), Darbari, D. S. (Creator), Chumpitazi, C. E. (Creator), Airewele, G. E. (Contributor), Ellison, A. M. (Creator), Smith-Whitley, K. (Creator), Mahajan, P. (Creator), Sarnaik, S. A. (Contributor), Charles Casper, T. (Contributor), Cook, L. J. (Creator), Leonard, J. (Creator), Hulbert, M. L. (Creator), Powell, E. C. (Creator), Liem, R. I. (Creator), Hickey, R. (Creator), Krishnamurti, L. (Contributor), Hillery, C. A. (Creator) & Brousseau, D. C. (Creator), figshare, 2017
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.c.3801574.v1, https://figshare.com/collections/Determining_the_longitudinal_validity_and_meaningful_differences_in_HRQL_of_the_PedsQL_Sickle_Cell_Disease_Module/3801574/1
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Determining the longitudinal validity and meaningful differences in HRQL of the PedsQL™ Sickle Cell Disease Module
Panepinto, J. A. (Creator), Paul Scott, S. J. (Contributor), Badaki-Makun, O. (Contributor), Darbari, D. S. (Creator), Chumpitazi, C. E. (Creator), Airewele, G. E. (Contributor), Ellison, A. M. (Creator), Smith-Whitley, K. (Creator), Mahajan, P. (Creator), Sarnaik, S. A. (Contributor), Charles Casper, T. (Contributor), Cook, L. J. (Creator), Leonard, J. (Creator), Hulbert, M. L. (Creator), Powell, E. C. (Creator), Liem, R. I. (Creator), Hickey, R. (Creator), Krishnamurti, L. (Contributor), Hillery, C. A. (Creator) & Brousseau, D. C. (Creator), figshare, 2017
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.c.3801574, https://figshare.com/collections/Determining_the_longitudinal_validity_and_meaningful_differences_in_HRQL_of_the_PedsQL_Sickle_Cell_Disease_Module/3801574
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