Research, Teaching & Trainees

Fellowship and Grant Support

  • 2016–2022
    NHLBI, New York Sickle Cell Implementation Science Consortium Consortium Co-Director, Co-Investigator
    Direct Costs: $3,100,000

  • 2020–2027
    Sickle Cell Disease and Cardiovascular Risk – Red Cell Exchange Trial UH3 HL143192 Co-Investigator
    Direct Costs: $2,775,824

  • 2012–2017
    Nutritional Vitamin D3 in Patients with Sickle Cell Disease, American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Foundation Principal Investigator
    Direct Costs: $4,000

  • 2015–2020
    NHLBI, Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation for Young Adults with Sickle Cell Disease U01HL128566-02 Site Co-Investigator
    Direct Costs: $1,454,461

Clinical Trials Participation

  • 2014 
    Expression of Proteins Involved in Vaso-Occlusion in Sickle Cell Anemia Co-Investigator
    Mount Sinai School of Medicine

  • 2018–2019
    RESET – NCT02187003 Co-Investigator
    Per patient reimbursement

  • Comparing Acute Pain Management Protocols for Patients with Sickle Cell Disease Co-Investigator
    National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute / NIH / DHHS

Teaching Activities

  • 2019–2022
    Live Patient Presentation (1st Year Medical School Course) Instructor
    Icahn School of Medicine, New York, NY 1 hour annually

  • 2018 
    Leadership Workshop (4th Year Medical Course) Workshop Instructor 
    Icahn School of Medicine, New York, NY 4 hours, 15 students

Trainees

NameLevel of TraineeRole in Training & DatesTraining VenueCurrent Status / Employment
Fry, CalliePre-medical post-baccalaureate volunteerAdvisor to project on COVID-19 vaccine access for adults with SCDMount Sinai HospitalNow a student at Harvard Medical School
Francis, CassandraDoctor of Nursing Practice CandidateCapstone Advisor, Cappella Univ.Mount Sinai HospitalGraduated DNP, now employed FT at Mount Sinai
McCrary, BrittanyNurse Practitioner StudentClinical Preceptor, Hunter College of NursingMount Sinai HospitalNow NP in Adult Program, Mount Sinai
Jacobs, CharleenNurse Practitioner StudentClinical Preceptor, Hunter College of NursingMount Sinai HospitalNow NP in Adult Program, Mount Sinai
Carson, DeborahNurse Practitioner StudentClinical Preceptor, Hunter College of NursingMount Sinai HospitalNow NP, Dept. of Environmental Medicine & Public Health
Skyers-Baynes, IonieNurse Practitioner StudentClinical Preceptor, Hunter College of NursingMount Sinai HospitalNow NP, United Healthcare Group
Mellon, DanielleNurse Practitioner StudentClinical Preceptor, Hunter College of NursingMount Sinai HospitalNow NP, New York-Presbyterian Hospital
Doobay, KaminiMedical StudentResearch collaboration on vitamin D dosing in adults with SCDMount Sinai HospitalResident, NYU Medical Center (Emergency Medicine)

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