Publications

• Treatment Experience Using a Micro-Induction Buprenorphine Protocol for Chronic Pain in Pediatric Sickle Cell Disease.
  Pediatr Blood Cancer Page(s): e31731
  05/24/2025 Authors: Patel A; Kalmus G; Dampier C; Osunkwo I; New T; Gee B; Saah E
• Notes from the Field: Increase in Diagnoses of Human Parvovirus B19-Associated Aplastic Crises in Children and Adolescents with Sickle Cell Disease - Atlanta, Georgia, December 14, 2023-September 30, 2024.
  MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep Volume: 73 Page(s): 1090 - 1091
  11/28/2024 Authors: Yee MEM; Kalmus GG; Patel AP; Payne JN; Tang A; Gee BE
• COVID-19 mRNA vaccination responses in individuals with sickle cell disease: an ASH RC Sickle Cell Research Network Study.
  Blood Adv Volume: 8 Page(s): 4549 - 4553
  09/10/2024 Authors: Anderson AR; Strouse JJ; Manwani D; Brandow AM; Vichinsky E; Campbell A; Leavey PJ; Nero A; Ibrahim IF; Field JJ
• Assessment of menstrual health in adolescent and young adults with sickle cell disease.
  Pediatr Blood Cancer Volume: 71 Page(s): e30727
  01/01/2024 Authors: Notice B; Soffer E; Tickle K; Xiang Y; Gee BE; Sidonio RF; Sokkary N; Batsuli G
• Management of Acute Sickle Cell Disease Pain.
  Pediatr Rev Volume: 45 Page(s): 26 - 38
  01/01/2024 Authors: Payne JN; Gee BE
• Impaired cerebrovascular reactivity in pediatric sickle cell disease using diffuse correlation spectroscopy.
  Biomed Opt Express Volume: 14 Page(s): 5696 - 5708
  11/01/2023 Authors: Cowdrick KR; Akbar M; Boodooram T; Harris LH; Bai S; Brothers RO; Arrington M; Lee SY; Khemani K; Gee B
• Neuregulin-1 attenuates hemolysis- and ischemia induced-cerebrovascular inflammation associated with sickle cell disease.
  J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis Volume: 32 Page(s): 106912
  02/01/2023 Authors: Chambliss C; Stiles JK; Gee BE
• Incorporating gonadal health counseling into pediatric care of sickle cell patients.
  Hematology Am Soc Hematol Educ Program Volume: 2022 Page(s): 442 - 449
  12/09/2022 Authors: Meacham LR; Pecker LH; Gee B; Mishkin A
• Building the foundation of health-related knowledge via near-peer education for children with sickle cell disease.
  Pediatr Blood Cancer Volume: 69 Page(s): e29566
  04/01/2022 Authors: Hardy ELT; Williams B; Harden C; Oshinowo O; Copeland R; Carden MA; Gee BE; Lam WA
• Elevated neuregulin-1 levels correlate with plasma biomarkers of cerebral injury and high stroke risk in children with sickle cell anemia.
  Endocr Metab Sci Volume: 3
  06/30/2021 Authors: Chambliss C; Richardson T; Onyekaba J; Cespedes J; Nti A; Harp KO; Buchanan-Perry I; Stiles JK; Gee BE
• A pilot study of the acceptability, feasibility and safety of yoga for chronic pain in sickle cell disease.
  Complement Ther Med Volume: 59 Page(s): 102722
  06/01/2021 Authors: Bakshi N; Cooley A; Ross D; Hawkins L; Sullivan M; Astles R; Sinha C; Katoch D; Peddineni M; Gee BE
• Association of Sickle Cell Trait With Incidence of Coronary Heart Disease Among African American Individuals.
  JAMA Netw Open Volume: 4 Page(s): e2030435
  01/04/2021 Authors: Hyacinth HI; Franceschini N; Seals SR; Irvin MR; Chaudhary N; Naik RP; Alonso A; Carty CL; Burke GL; Zakai NA
• Whole Blood Transcriptome Analysis in Children with Sickle Cell Anemia.
  Front Genet Volume: 12 Page(s): 737741
  01/01/2021 Authors: Gee BE; Pearson A; Buchanan-Perry I; Simon RP; Archer DR; Meller R
• 10-Year Mortality in Patients with Sickle Cell Disease from a Large Population-Based Cohort
  Volume: 136
  11/05/2020 Authors: Lai K; Yee MM; Gee B; Quarmyne M-O; Fasano RM; Maillis A; Lane PA
• A Multidisciplinary Educational Approach for Children With Chronic Illness: An Intervention Case Study.
  Contin Educ Volume: 1 Page(s): 8 - 21
  01/01/2020 Authors: Harden C; Rea H; Buchanan-Perry I; Gee B; Johnson A
• Association of Sickle Cell Trait With Ischemic Stroke Among African Americans: A Meta-analysis.
  JAMA Neurol Volume: 75 Page(s): 802 - 807
  07/01/2018 Authors: Hyacinth HI; Carty CL; Seals SR; Irvin MR; Naik RP; Burke GL; Zakai NA; Wilson JG; Franceschini N; Winkler CA
• Sickle cell trait is not associated with an increased risk of heart failure or abnormalities of cardiac structure and function.
  Blood Volume: 129 Page(s): 799 - 801
  02/09/2017 Authors: Bello NA; Hyacinth HI; Roetker NS; Seals SR; Naik RP; Derebail VK; Kshirsagar AV; Key NS; Wilson JG; Correa A
• Association of Sickle Cell Trait with Risk of Coronary Heart Disease in African Americans
  Volume: 128
  12/02/2016 Authors: Hyacinth IH; Cara CL; Seals SR; Irvin MR; Naik RP; Caughey M; Winkler C; Franceschini N; Burke GL; Zakai NA
• Organ iron accumulation in chronically transfused children with sickle cell anaemia: baseline results from the TWiTCH trial.
  Br J Haematol Volume: 172 Page(s): 122 - 130
  01/01/2016 Authors: Wood JC; Cohen AR; Pressel SL; Aygun B; Imran H; Luchtman-Jones L; Thompson AA; Fuh B; Schultz WH; Davis BR
• Effect of Chronic Blood Transfusion on Biomarkers of Coagulation Activation and Thrombin Generation in Sickle Cell Patients at Risk for Stroke.
  PLoS One Volume: 10 Page(s): e0134193
  01/01/2015 Authors: Hyacinth HI; Adams RJ; Greenberg CS; Voeks JH; Hill A; Hibbert JM; Gee BE
• Impact Of Steroid Use On Disease Severity In African American Sarcoidosis Patients
  Volume: 191
  01/01/2015 Authors: Westney GE; Alema-Mensah E; Gee B
• Is Sickle Cell Trait Associated with Incident Cardiovascular Outcomes in African Americans?
  Volume: 124
  12/06/2014 Authors: Hyacinth HI; Carty C; Burke GL; Naik RP; Adams RJ; Gee BE; Longstreth W; Egede L; Lackland DT; Greenberg CS
• Frequent red cell transfusions reduced vascular endothelial activation and thrombogenicity in children with sickle cell anemia and high stroke risk.
  Am J Hematol Volume: 89 Page(s): 47 - 51
  01/01/2014 Authors: Hyacinth HI; Adams RJ; Voeks JH; Hibbert JM; Gee BE
• Gene Expression In Sarcoidosis Severity Phenotypes
  Volume: 189
  01/01/2014 Authors: Westney GE; Leander-Griffith M; Benka-Coker W; Gee B
• CHOOSING OPIOID MANAGEMENT FOR PAIN AND ANALYZING ACS RATES EQUALLY (COMPARE)
  Volume: 88 Page(s): E16 - E17
  12/01/2013 Authors: Buchanan I; Chan T; Mohammed A; Woods G; Mehrhof A; Khizer S; Ofori-Acquah S; Gee B
• LOST IN TRANSLATION: COMPLEX INTERACTIONS IN SICKLE CELL DISEASEMAY INTERFERE WITH TARGETED THERAPEUTICS
  Volume: 88 Page(s): E80 - E81
  12/01/2013 Authors: Gee BE
• Effect Of Blood Transfusion Therapy On Coagulation Activation In Sickle Cell Disease Patients With High TCD Velocity
  Volume: 122
  11/15/2013 Authors: Hyacinth HI; Adams RJ; Hibbert J; Gee BE
• Biologic complexity in sickle cell disease: implications for developing targeted therapeutics.
  ScientificWorldJournal Volume: 2013 Page(s): 694146
  01/01/2013 Authors: Gee BE
• Plasma BDNF and PDGF-AA levels are associated with high TCD velocity and stroke in children with sickle cell anemia.
  Cytokine Volume: 60 Page(s): 302 - 308
  10/01/2012 Authors: Hyacinth HI; Gee BE; Adamkiewicz TV; Adams RJ; Kutlar A; Stiles JK; Hibbert JM
• Early alterations of the immune transcriptome in cultured progenitor cells from obese African-American women.
  Obesity (Silver Spring) Volume: 20 Page(s): 1481 - 1490
  07/01/2012 Authors: Pemu PE; Anderson L; Gee BE; Ofili EO; Ghosh S
• Elevated circulating angiogenic progenitors and white blood cells are associated with hypoxia-inducible angiogenic growth factors in children with sickle cell disease.
  Anemia Volume: 2012 Page(s): 156598
  01/01/2012 Authors: Ofori-Acquah SF; Buchanan ID; Osunkwo I; Manlove-Simmons J; Lawal F; Quarshie A; Quyyumi AA; Gibbons GH; Gee BE
• What's Your Tanner? An Analysis of the Impact of Sickle Cell Disease Phenotype on Pubertal Development and Body Mass
  Volume: 118 Page(s): 929 - 930
  11/18/2011 Authors: Capers PL; Gee BE; Hyacinth HI; Newman GW; Stiles JK; Quarshie A; Osunkwo I; Hibbert JM
• Plasma Brain Derived Neurotropic Factor and Platelet Derived Growth Factor Levels Are Elevated in Children with Sickle Cell Anemia and Abnormal Transcranial Doppler and/or Stroke
  Volume: 118 Page(s): 241 - 241
  11/18/2011 Authors: Hyacinth HI; Gee BE; Adamkiewicz T; Adams RJ; Kutlar A; Stiles JK; Hibbert JM
• The Role of Nutrition in Sickle Cell Disease.
  Nutr Metab Insights Volume: 3 Page(s): 57 - 67
  01/01/2010 Authors: Hyacinth HI; Gee BE; Hibbert JM
• Rebound Sickle Cell Pain After Abrupt Withdrawal of Glucocorticoids for Asthma
  Volume: 181
  01/01/2010 Authors: Hsu LL; Gee BE
• Plasma interleukin-1beta concentration is associated with stroke in sickle cell disease.
  Cytokine Volume: 49 Page(s): 39 - 44
  01/01/2010 Authors: Asare K; Gee BE; Stiles JK; Wilson NO; Driss A; Quarshie A; Adams RJ; Kutlar A; Hibbert JM
• Serum ferritin level changes in children with sickle cell disease on chronic blood transfusion are nonlinear and are associated with iron load and liver injury.
  Blood Volume: 114 Page(s): 4632 - 4638
  11/19/2009 Authors: Adamkiewicz TV; Abboud MR; Paley C; Olivieri N; Kirby-Allen M; Vichinsky E; Casella JF; Alvarez OA; Barredo JC; Lee MT
• Sickle Cell Disease in the Post Genomic Era: A Monogenic Disease with a Polygenic Phenotype.
  Genomics Insights Volume: 2009 Page(s): 23 - 48
  07/30/2009 Authors: Driss A; Asare KO; Hibbert JM; Gee BE; Adamkiewicz TV; Stiles JK
• Dominant Role for SDF-1 in the Vasculo-Angiogenesis Phenotype in Children with Sickle Cell Disease.
  Volume: 112 Page(s): 510 - 511
  11/16/2008 Authors: Gee BE; Manlove-Simmons JM; Huang Y; Wilson N; Stiles J; Ofori-Acquah SF
• Gene expression profiling of human endothelial progenitor cells differentiated from peripheral blood mononuclear cells
  Volume: 110 Page(s): 46B - 46B
  11/16/2007 Authors: Gee BE; Manlove-Simmons JJ; Huang Y; Asare K; Driss A; Wang G; Anderson LM; Gibbons GH
• Erythropoiesis and myocardial energy requirements contribute to the hypermetabolism of childhood sickle cell anemia.
  J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr Volume: 43 Page(s): 680 - 687
  11/01/2006 Authors: Hibbert JM; Creary MS; Gee BE; Buchanan ID; Quarshie A; Hsu LL
• Proinflammatory cytokines and the hypermetabolism of children with sickle cell disease.
  Volume: 230 Page(s): 68 - 74
  01/01/2005 Authors: Hibbert JM; Hsu LL; Bhathena SJ; Irune I; Sarfo B; Creary MS; Gee BE; Mohamed AI; Buchanan ID; Al-Mahmoud A
• Functional outcomes after stroke in children with sickle cell disease
  Volume: 55 Page(s): 293A - 293A
  04/01/2004 Authors: Ananaba IE; Gee B
• Increased cardiac output, protein and energy metabolism in children with sickle cell anemia (HbSS).
  Volume: 102 Page(s): 120A - 121A
  11/16/2003 Authors: Hsu LL; Creary M; Jackson E; Gee BE; Buchanan ID; Hibbert JM
• Medical student buddy program for children with sickle cell disease
  PEDIATRIC RESEARCH Volume: 51 Page(s): 240A - 240A
  04/01/2002 Authors: Josephson C; Gee B; Collins M; Files B; Herry A; Eckman J; Hsu L
• Effect of hydroxyurea on growth in children with sickle cell anemia: results of the HUG-KIDS Study.
  J Pediatr Volume: 140 Page(s): 225 - 229
  02/01/2002 Authors: Wang WC; Helms RW; Lynn HS; Redding-Lallinger R; Gee BE; Ohene-Frempong K; Smith-Whitley K; Waclawiw MA; Vichinsky EP; Styles LA
• Predictors of fetal hemoglobin response in children with sickle cell anemia receiving hydroxyurea therapy.
  Blood Volume: 99 Page(s): 10 - 14
  01/01/2002 Authors: Ware RE; Eggleston B; Redding-Lallinger R; Wang WC; Smith-Whitley K; Daeschner C; Gee B; Styles LA; Helms RW; Kinney TR
• Ferritin trends are weak markers of iron overload in children with sickle cell disease (SCD).
  Volume: 94 Page(s): 418A - 418A
  11/15/1999 Authors: Vieira KF; Adamkiewicz TV; Giannetti R; Thomas G; Gee B; Eckman JR
• Safety of hydroxyurea in children with sickle cell anemia: results of the HUG-KIDS study, a phase I/II trial. Pediatric Hydroxyurea Group.
  Blood Volume: 94 Page(s): 1550 - 1554
  09/01/1999 Authors: Kinney TR; Helms RW; O'Branski EE; Ohene-Frempong K; Wang W; Daeschner C; Vichinsky E; Redding-Lallinger R; Gee B; Platt OS
• Rod and rod mediated function in patients with beta-thalassemia major.
  Doc Ophthalmol Volume: 96 Page(s): 333 - 345
  01/01/1998 Authors: Jiang C; Hansen RM; Gee BE; Kurth SS; Fulton AB
• Pelvic osteomyelitis in a sickle-cell patient receiving deferoxamine.
  Am J Hematol Volume: 53 Page(s): 284 - 285
  12/01/1996 Authors: McLean TW; Kurth S; Gee B
• Therapy with oral clotrimazole induces inhibition of the Gardos channel and reduction of erythrocyte dehydration in patients with sickle cell disease.
  J Clin Invest Volume: 97 Page(s): 1227 - 1234
  03/01/1996 Authors: Brugnara C; Gee B; Armsby CC; Kurth S; Sakamoto M; Rifai N; Alper SL; Platt OS
• Sickle reticulocytes adhere to VCAM-1.
  Blood Volume: 85 Page(s): 268 - 274
  01/01/1995 Authors: Gee BE; Platt OS