Doctor's Bio
Board Certifications
American Board of Pediatrics
Affiliations
Emory
Education & Training
- Medical School: The Ohio State University College of Medicine
- Residency: Rush University Medical Center
Fellowships
Children's National Medical Center
Locations and Directions
Grady Memorial Hospital
Phone: (404) 616-1000
Location:
80 Jesse Hill Jr Drive SE
Atlanta, GA 30303
Publications
- Complement is activated in patients with acute chest syndrome caused by sickle cell disease and represents a therapeutic target.
Chonat S, Jones JA, Patel SR, Briones WM, Schoettler ML, Maarouf M, Jeffers LA, Adisa O, Tan F, Fields E, Sterling MS, Jajosky RP, Verkerke H, Graciaa SH, Foppiani EM, Fasano RM, Zerra PE, Qiu Y, Arthur CM, Lam WA, Ofori-Acquah SF, Koval M, Joiner CH, Archer DR, Stowell SR
Science translational medicine. 2025;17(807):eadl4922.
PMID: 40668893 - Blood-storage duration affects hematological and metabolic profiles in patients with sickle cell disease receiving transfusions.
Karafin MS, Grier AL, Fasano RM, Ilich A, Wichlan D, Chang A, James SM, Butler HE, Kolupaev O, Caughey MC, Stephenson DJ, Reisz JA, Key NS, Field JJ, Little JA, Spitalnik SL, D'Alessandro A
The Journal of clinical investigation. 2025;
PMID: 40608427 - Medical, Societal, and Ethical Considerations for Directed Blood Donation in 2025.
Jacobs JW, Booth GS, Lewis-Newby M, Saifee NH, Ferguson E, Cohn CS, Delaney M, Morley S, Thomas S, Thorpe R, Raza S, Weaver MS, Woo JS, Sharma D, So-Osman C, Yurtsever N, Tormey CA, Waters A, Goldman M, Yan MTS, Fasano RM, Stephens LD, Allen ES, Erikstrup C, Infanti L, Schlafer TD, Warner MA, Winters JL, Tobian AAR, Bloch EM
Annals of internal medicine. 2025;178(7):1021-1026.
PMID: 40354666 - A novel acridine flow cytometry marker to track post-transfusion amustaline/glutathione pathogen-reduced red blood cell survival in sickle cell disease patients.
Benjamin RJ, Pitman JP, Karim C, Huang S, Erickson A, Corash L, Mufti N, Roback JD, Zerra PE, Fasano RM, Yee MEM
Transfusion. 2025;65(5):909-920.
PMID: 40251845 - The impact of red cell storage age on transfused patients with sickle cell disease: protocol of a pilot randomized clinical trial to evaluate changes in inflammation and clinical transfusion efficacy.
Karafin MS, Fasano RM, Illich A, Wichlan D, Chang A, James SM, Butler HE, Kolupaev O, Caughey MC, Key NS, Field JJ, Little JA
Blood transfusion = Trasfusione del sangue. 2025;23(4):285-294.
PMID: 39949021 - Eliminating leukocyte reduction for whole blood: Is it premature to consider this paradigm-changing practice?
Adkins BD, Booth GS, Fasano RM, Gehrie EA, Gestring ML, Masel D, Nguyen PT, Refaai MA, Jacobs JW, Raza S, Vella MA, Tormey CA, Blumberg N
Transfusion. 2025;65(2):375-378.
PMID: 39709612 - Current state and potential applications of neonatal Fc receptor (FcRn) inhibitors in hematologic conditions.
Jacobs JW, Booth GS, Raza S, Clark LM, Fasano RM, Gavriilaki E, Abels EA, Binns TC, Duque MA, McQuilten ZK, Mingot-Castellano ME, Savani BN, Sharma D, Tran MH, Tormey CA, Moise KJ, Bloch EM, Adkins BD
American journal of hematology. 2024;99(12):2351-2366.
PMID: 39324647 - Characterization of blood bank and transfusion medicine practices for pregnant individuals with fetuses at risk of hemolytic disease in the United States.
Jacobs JW, Booth GS, Moise KJ, Adkins BD, Bakhtary S, Fasano RM, Goel R, Hinton HD, Laghari SA, Stephens LD, Tormey CA, Crowe EP, Bloch EM, Abels EA
Transfusion. 2024;64(10):1870-1880.
PMID: 39248602 - The impact of sickle cell disease and its treatment on ovarian reserve in reproductive-aged Black women.
Shandley LM, Fasano RM, Spencer JB, Mertens AC, McPherson LJ, Dixon MA, Poliektov N, Butler HE, James SM, Howards PP
British journal of haematology. 2024;205(2):674-685.
PMID: 38841818 - Factitious disorder presenting as sickle cell disease: a case report.
Jacobs JW, Guarente J, Karp JK, Grossman BJ, Ziman AF, McGonigle AM, Binns TC, Gish TJ, Gorham JD, Park YA, Perez-Alvarez I, Burner JD, Mei ZW, Ward DC, Woo JS, Booth GS, Adkins BD, Webb CB, Yamada C, Lee GM, Abels E, Marques MB, Allen ES, Fasano RM, Crowe EP, Tobian AAR, Tormey CA, Bloch EM
Lancet regional health. Americas. 2024;
PMID: 38745885
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