Ross M. Fasano, MD
Dr. Ross M. Fasano, MD, is a physician-scientist specializing in pediatric and adult hematology, with a particular emphasis on transfusion medicine and sickle cell disease (SCD). He holds an academic appointment at Emory University School of Medicine, trains fellows in transfusion medicine, cares for a large cohort of SCD patients, and leads research on transfusion outcomes and complications in this population at Grady’s Comprehensive Sickle Cell Center.
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
OPEN 24 HOURS
Visiting hours are from 8 a.m. – 10:30 p.m. daily
Publications
- Biotin-Labeled Red Blood Cells in Transfusion Medicine.
Yee MEM, Zerra PE, Fasano RM
Transfusion medicine reviews. 2026;40(2):150992.
PMID: 42836325 - Analysis of Biotinylated Red Blood Cells Following Transfusion.
Covington ML, Zerra PE, Varadkar SP, Paz D, Hale RC, Arthur CM, Roback JD, Fasano RM, Yee MEM, Stowell SR
Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.). 2026;
PMID: 42681419 - Risk of infertility among women with sickle cell disease.
Howards PP, Shandley LM, Fasano RM, McPherson LJ, Dixon MA, Poliektov N, Butler H, Spencer JB
Fertility and sterility. 2026;126(2):418-427.
PMID: 42155915 - Red blood cell transfusion survival in sickle cell disease is reduced by donor characteristics and recipient spleen activity.
Yee MEM, Zerra PE, Francis RO, Easley KA, Lough CM, McCoy JW, Naseh Z, Delvadia BB, Parikh AK, Butler HE, Stowell SR, Joiner CH, Josephson CD, Roback JD, Fasano RM
Blood advances. 2026;10(13):4439-4449.
PMID: 42018645 - Red cell antibody and antigen patterns in patients with sickle cell disease: A multi-center analysis.
Covington ML, Allen ES, Chou ST, Conrad S, Evans M, Fasano RM, Forbes J, Johnson C, Juskewitch JE, Karafin M, Campbell-Lee S, Nakahara H, Poisson JL, Sikora J, Sofoluwe A, Cone Sullivan J, Thomasson RR, Stowell S, Lu W
Transfusion. 2026;
PMID: 41968490 - Transfusion utilization during gene therapy for sickle cell disease: A single institution experience.
Fasano RM, Cappello EM, Jacob RP, Zerra PE, Haight AE, Parikh S, Stenger E, Yee MEM
Transfusion. 2026;66(5):910-915.
PMID: 41889120 - Red cell physiologic stress results in lower quality transfusions: a randomized trial in adults with sickle cell disease.
Karafin MS, Fasano RM, Ilich A, Wichlan D, Chang A, Janecke R, Zellner-Jones S, James SM, Butler HE, Kolupaev O, Caughey MC, Wilson SR, Key NS, Field JJ, Little JA
Blood red cells & iron. 2025;
PMID: 41312340 - 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
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