Publications

• Arginine Therapy for Pain in Sickle Cell Disease: A Phase-2 Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trial.
  Am J Hematol Volume: 100 Page(s): 1119 - 1131
  07/01/2025 Authors: Morris CR; Hatabah D; Korman R; Gillespie S; Bakshi N; Brown LA; Harris F; Leake D; Rees CA; Khemani K
• Clinical Features and Outcomes of Pneumococcal Bacteremia in Children with Sickle Cell Disease in the Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine Era.
  Pediatr Blood Cancer Page(s): e31881
  06/25/2025 Authors: Yee ME; Abel L; Kalmus G; Patel A; Elmontser M; Bakshi N; Wang YF; Gonzalez MD; Adamkiewicz TV; Yildirim I
• Moderators of digital cognitive-behavioral therapy for youth with sickle cell disease pain: secondary analysis of a randomized controlled trial.
  Pain
  03/13/2025 Authors: Palermo TM; Srinakarin K; Zhou C; Lalloo C; Dampier C; Zempsky WT; Badawy SM; Bakshi N; Ko YJ; Nishat F
• Hematopoietic cell transplant compared with standard care in adolescents and young adults with sickle cell disease.
  Blood Adv Volume: 9 Page(s): 955 - 965
  03/11/2025 Authors: Walters MC; Eapen M; Liu Y; El Rassi F; Waller EK; Levine JE; Strouse JJ; Antin JH; Parikh SH; Bakshi N
• Long-term quality of life after hematopoietic cell transplant for sickle cell disease in childhood: A STELLAR interim analysis.
  Am J Hematol Volume: 99 Page(s): 2037 - 2040
  10/01/2024 Authors: Arnold SD; Bakshi N; Ross D; Smith C; Sinha C; Veludhandi A; Dutreuil V; Bai S; Meacham LR; Guilcher G
• High-impact chronic pain in sickle cell disease: insights from the Pain in Sickle Cell Epidemiology Study (PiSCES).
  Pain Volume: 165 Page(s): 2364 - 2369
  10/01/2024 Authors: Jagtiani A; Chou E; Gillespie SE; Liu K; Krishnamurti L; McClish D; Smith WR; Bakshi N
• Impact of arginine therapy on kyotorphin in children with sickle cell disease and vaso-occlusive pain.
  Blood Adv Volume: 8 Page(s): 3267 - 3271
  06/25/2024 Authors: Korman R; Hatabah D; Brown LA; Harris F; Wilkinson H; Rees CA; Bakshi N; Archer DR; Dampier C; Morris CR
• A cognitive-behavioral digital health intervention for sickle cell disease pain in adolescents: a randomized, controlled, multicenter trial.
  Pain Volume: 165 Page(s): 164 - 176
  01/01/2024 Authors: Palermo TM; Lalloo C; Zhou C; Dampier C; Zempsky W; Badawy SM; Bakshi N; Ko YJ; Nishat F; Stinson JN
• Patient-reported outcomes in children with sickle cell disease at presentation for an acute pain episode.
  Blood Adv Volume: 7 Page(s): 5103 - 5107
  09/12/2023 Authors: Bakshi N; Liu Z; Gillespie S; Keesari R; Leake D; Khemani K; Kumari P; Rees CA; Dampier C; Morris CR
• Sex and frequency of pain episodes are associated with acute pain trajectories in adolescents with sickle cell disease.
  Pain Rep Volume: 8 Page(s): e1084
  09/01/2023 Authors: Astles R; Liu Z; Gillespie SE; Lai KW; Maillis A; Morris CR; Lane PA; Krishnamurti L; Bakshi N
• Sickle Cell Disease Treatment with Arginine Therapy (STArT): study protocol for a phase 3 randomized controlled trial.
  Trials Volume: 24 Page(s): 538
  08/17/2023 Authors: Rees CA; Brousseau DC; Cohen DM; Villella A; Dampier C; Brown K; Campbell A; Chumpitazi CE; Airewele G; Chang T
• Parental perspective on the risk of infertility and fertility preservation options for children and adolescents with sickle cell disease considering hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.
  Pediatr Blood Cancer Volume: 70 Page(s): e30276
  07/01/2023 Authors: Sinha CB; Meacham LR; Bakshi N; Ross D; Krishnamurti L
• Intranasal fentanyl and discharge from the emergency department among children with sickle cell disease and vaso-occlusive pain: A multicenter pediatric emergency medicine perspective.
  Am J Hematol Volume: 98 Page(s): 620 - 627
  04/01/2023 Authors: Rees CA; Brousseau DC; Ahmad FA; Bennett J; Bhatt S; Bogie A; Brown KM; Casper TC; Chapman LL; Chumpitazi CE
• Multimodal phenotyping and correlates of pain following hematopoietic cell transplant in children with sickle cell disease.
  Pediatr Blood Cancer Volume: 70 Page(s): e30046
  01/01/2023 Authors: Bakshi N; Astles R; Chou E; Hurreh A; Sil S; Sinha CB; Sanders KA; Peddineni M; Gillespie SE; Keesari R
• Adherence to NHLBI guidelines for the emergent management of vaso-occlusive episodes in children with sickle cell disease: A multicenter perspective.
  Am J Hematol Volume: 97 Page(s): E412 - E415
  11/01/2022 Authors: Rees CA; Brousseau DC; Ahmad FA; Bennett J; Bhatt S; Bogie A; Brown KM; Casper TC; Chapman LL; Chumpitazi CE
• Decision-making about gene therapy in transfusion dependent thalassemia.
  BMC Pediatr Volume: 22 Page(s): 536
  09/09/2022 Authors: Quarmyne M-O; Ross D; Sinha C; Bakshi N; Boudreaux J; Krishnamurti L
• Characterizing User Engagement With a Digital Intervention for Pain Self-management Among Youth With Sickle Cell Disease and Their Caregivers: Subanalysis of a Randomized Controlled Trial.
  J Med Internet Res Volume: 24 Page(s): e40096
  08/30/2022 Authors: Lalloo C; Nishat F; Zempsky W; Bakshi N; Badawy S; Ko YJ; Dampier C; Stinson J; Palermo TM
• Sickle Cell Transplantation Evaluation of Long-term and Late Effects Registry (STELLAR) to Compare Long-term Outcomes After Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation to Those in Siblings Without Sickle Cell Disease and in Nontransplanted Individuals With Sickle Cell Disease: Design and Feasibility Study.
  JMIR Res Protoc Volume: 11 Page(s): e36780
  07/06/2022 Authors: Krishnamurti L; Arnold SD; Haight A; Abraham A; Guilcher GM; John T; Bakshi N; Shenoy S; Syrjala K; Martin PL
• Intraindividual pain variability and phenotypes of pain in sickle cell disease: a secondary analysis from the Pain in Sickle Cell Epidemiology Study.
  Pain Volume: 163 Page(s): 1102 - 1113
  06/01/2022 Authors: Bakshi N; Gillespie S; McClish D; McCracken C; Smith WR; Krishnamurti L
• Safety of Intravenous Arginine Therapy in Children with Sickle Cell Disease Hospitalized for Vaso-occlusive Pain: A Randomized Placebo-controlled Trial in Progress
  Volume: 149
  02/01/2022 Authors: Reyes L; Morris CR; Figueroa J; Khemani K; Bakshi N
• Erratum: Effects of Music Therapy on Quality of Life in Adults with Sickle Cell Disease (MUSIQOLS): A Mixed Methods Feasibility Study [Erratum].
  J Pain Res Volume: 15 Page(s): 1123 - 1124
  01/01/2022
• Effects of Music Therapy on Quality of Life in Adults with Sickle Cell Disease (MUSIQOLS): A Mixed Methods Feasibility Study.
  J Pain Res Volume: 15 Page(s): 71 - 91
  01/01/2022 Authors: Rodgers-Melnick SN; Lin L; Gam K; Souza de Santana Carvalho E; Jenerette C; Rowland DY; Little JA; Dusek JA; Bakshi N; Krishnamurti L
• Bloodstream Infections in Children With Sickle Cell Disease: 2010-2019.
  Pediatrics Volume: 149
  01/01/2022 Authors: Yee ME; Lai KW; Bakshi N; Grossman JK; Jaggi P; Mallis A; Wang YF; Jerris RC; Lane PA; Yildirim I
• Safety of intravenous arginine therapy in children with sickle cell disease hospitalized for vaso-occlusive pain: A randomized placebo-controlled trial in progress.
  Am J Hematol Volume: 97 Page(s): E21 - E24
  01/01/2022 Authors: Reyes LZ; Figueroa J; Leake D; Khemani K; Kumari P; Bakshi N; Lane PA; Dampier C; Morris CR
• A Decision Support Tool for Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation for Children With Sickle Cell Disease: Acceptability and Usability Study.
  JMIR Form Res Volume: 5 Page(s): e30093
  10/28/2021 Authors: Veludhandi A; Ross D; Sinha CB; McCracken C; Bakshi N; Krishnamurti L
• 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
• Educational needs of patients and caregivers living with sickle cell disease results in development of web-based patient decision aid.
  J Adv Nurs Volume: 77 Page(s): 1432 - 1441
  03/01/2021 Authors: Ross D; Sinha C; Bakshi N; Krishnamurti L
• The burden of respiratory syncytial virus infections among children with sickle cell disease.
  Pediatr Blood Cancer Volume: 68 Page(s): e28759
  01/01/2021 Authors: Rostad CA; Maillis AN; Lai K; Bakshi N; Jerris RC; Lane PA; Yee ME; Yildirim I
• Primary caregiver decision-making in hematopoietic cell transplantation and gene therapy for sickle cell disease.
  Pediatr Blood Cancer Volume: 68 Page(s): e28749
  01/01/2021 Authors: Sinha CB; Bakshi N; Ross D; Loewenstein G; Krishnamurti L
• What is the future of patient-reported outcomes in sickle-cell disease?
  Expert Rev Hematol Volume: 13 Page(s): 1165 - 1173
  11/01/2020 Authors: Singh SA; Bakshi N; Mahajan P; Morris CR
• Microbiology and radiographic features of osteomyelitis in children and adolescents with sickle cell disease.
  Pediatr Blood Cancer Volume: 67 Page(s): e28517
  10/01/2020 Authors: Kao CM; Yee ME; Maillis A; Lai K; Bakshi N; Rostad BS; Jerris RC; Lane PA; Yildirim I
• Influenza vaccine effectiveness and disease burden in children and adolescents with sickle cell disease: 2012-2017.
  Pediatr Blood Cancer Volume: 67 Page(s): e28358
  08/01/2020 Authors: Kao CM; Lai K; McAteer JM; Elmontser M; Quincer EM; Yee MEM; Tippet A; Jerris RC; Lane PA; Anderson EJ
• GENE THERAPY KNOWLEDGE AND DECISION MAKING IN TRANSFUSION DEPENDENT THALASSEMIA
  PEDIATRIC BLOOD & CANCER Volume: 67 Page(s): S85 - S85
  06/01/2020 Authors: Quarmyne M-O; Ross D; Sinha C; Bakshi N; Boudreaux J; Krishnamurti L
• Changes in Pain and Psychosocial Functioning and Transition to Chronic Pain in Pediatric Sickle Cell Disease: A Cohort Follow-up Study.
  Clin J Pain Volume: 36 Page(s): 463 - 471
  06/01/2020 Authors: Sil S; Cohen LL; Bakshi N; Watt A; Hathaway M; Abudulai F; Dampier C
• Assessment of Patient and Caregiver Attitudes and Approaches to Decision-Making Regarding Bone Marrow Transplant for Sickle Cell Disease: A Qualitative Study.
  JAMA Netw Open Volume: 3 Page(s): e206742
  05/01/2020 Authors: Bakshi N; Katoch D; Sinha CB; Ross D; Quarmyne M-O; Loewenstein G; Krishnamurti L
• Patient and family experience with chronic transfusion therapy for sickle cell disease: A qualitative study.
  BMC Pediatr Volume: 20 Page(s): 172
  04/18/2020 Authors: Hawkins LM; Sinha CB; Ross D; Yee MEM; Quarmyne M-O; Krishnamurti L; Bakshi N
• What Prompts Parents of Children with Sickle Cell Disease to Consider a Curative Option in This Era of Novel Hematopoietic Cell Donor Sources and Gene Modification?
  Volume: 26 Page(s): S202 - S202
  03/01/2020 Authors: Sinha CB; Bakshi N; Ross D; Krishnamurti L
• Comparative Effectiveness of a Web-Based Patient Decision Aid for Therapeutic Options for Sickle Cell Disease: Randomized Controlled Trial.
  J Med Internet Res Volume: 21 Page(s): e14462
  12/04/2019 Authors: Krishnamurti L; Ross D; Sinha C; Leong T; Bakshi N; Mittal N; Veludhandi D; Pham A-P; Taneja A; Gupta K
• PREVALENCE OF LOW VELOCITIES ON TRANSCRANIAL DOPPLER IN CHILDREN WITH SICKLE CELL DISEASE
  Volume: 66
  06/01/2019 Authors: Yee M; Anand S; Bakshi N; Ibrahim A; Lai K; Lane P
• Incidence of invasive Haemophilus influenzae infections in children with sickle cell disease.
  Pediatr Blood Cancer Volume: 66 Page(s): e27642
  06/01/2019 Authors: Yee ME; Bakshi N; Graciaa SH; Lane PA; Jerris RC; Wang YF; Yildirim I
• Management of Chronic Pain in Adults Living With Sickle Cell Disease in the Era of the Opioid Epidemic: A Qualitative Study.
  JAMA Netw Open Volume: 2 Page(s): e194410
  05/03/2019 Authors: Sinha CB; Bakshi N; Ross D; Krishnamurti L
• Bone marrow transplantation for adolescents and young adults with sickle cell disease: Results of a prospective multicenter pilot study.
  Am J Hematol Volume: 94 Page(s): 446 - 454
  04/01/2019 Authors: Krishnamurti L; Neuberg DS; Sullivan KM; Kamani NR; Abraham A; Campigotto F; Zhang W; Dahdoul T; De Castro L; Parikh S
• A Qualitative Study of Chronic Pain and Self-Management in Adults with Sickle Cell Disease.
  J Natl Med Assoc Volume: 111 Page(s): 158 - 168
  04/01/2019 Authors: Matthie N; Ross D; Sinha C; Khemani K; Bakshi N; Krishnamurti L
• iCanCope with Sickle Cell Pain: Design of a randomized controlled trial of a smartphone and web-based pain self-management program for youth with sickle cell disease.
  Contemp Clin Trials Volume: 74 Page(s): 88 - 96
  11/01/2018 Authors: Palermo TM; Zempsky WT; Dampier CD; Lalloo C; Hundert AS; Murphy LK; Bakshi N; Stinson JN
• COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS OF A PATIENT DECISION AID FOR THERAPEUTIC OPTIONS FOR SICKLE CELL DISEASE
  Volume: 65
  06/01/2018 Authors: Krishnamurti L; Ross D; Bakshi N; Sinha C; Khemani K; Lowenstein G
• PATIENTS WITH SICKLE CELL DISEASE AND THEIR CAREGIVERS WANT TO LEARN ABOUT BONE MARROW TRANSPLANT AS A TREATMENT OPTION
  Volume: 65
  06/01/2018 Authors: Bakshi N; Sinha C; Ross D; Krishnamurti L
• Experiences and Decision Making in Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant in Sickle Cell Disease: Patients' and Caregivers' Perspectives.
  Biol Blood Marrow Transplant Volume: 24 Page(s): 1041 - 1048
  05/01/2018 Authors: Khemani K; Ross D; Sinha C; Haight A; Bakshi N; Krishnamurti L
• Presence of pain on three or more days of the week is associated with worse patient reported outcomes in adults with sickle cell disease.
  J Pain Res Volume: 11 Page(s): 313 - 318
  01/01/2018 Authors: Bakshi N; Ross D; Krishnamurti L
• Quantitative sensory testing is feasible and is well-tolerated in patients with sickle cell disease following a vaso-occlusive episode.
  J Pain Res Volume: 11 Page(s): 435 - 443
  01/01/2018 Authors: Bakshi N; Lukombo I; Belfer I; Krishnamurti L
• Pain catastrophizing is associated with poorer health-related quality of life in pediatric patients with sickle cell disease.
  J Pain Res Volume: 11 Page(s): 947 - 953
  01/01/2018 Authors: Bakshi N; Lukombo I; Belfer I; Krishnamurti L
• From trust to skepticism: An in-depth analysis across age groups of adults with sickle cell disease on their perspectives regarding hydroxyurea.
  PLoS One Volume: 13 Page(s): e0199375
  01/01/2018 Authors: Sinha CB; Bakshi N; Ross D; Krishnamurti L
• The Influence of the Age of Adults with Sickle Cell Disease on the Uptake, Utilization and Efficacy of Hydroxyurea
  Volume: 130
  12/07/2017 Authors: Sinha C; Bakshi N; Ross D; Krishnamurti L
• Frequency of Vasocclusive Crises and the Relationship of Vitamin D Deficiency to the Frequency of Pain Crises in Children with Sickle Cell Disease in an Aboriginal Tribal Region in Gadchiroli, India
  Volume: 130
  12/07/2017 Authors: Jain D; Jaiswal S; Bakshi N; Krishnamurti L
• Acute Chest Syndrome in Children with Sickle Cell Disease.
  Pediatr Allergy Immunol Pulmonol Volume: 30 Page(s): 191 - 201
  12/01/2017 Authors: Jain S; Bakshi N; Krishnamurti L
• Psychological Characteristics and Pain Frequency Are Associated With Experimental Pain Sensitivity in Pediatric Patients With Sickle Cell Disease.
  J Pain Volume: 18 Page(s): 1216 - 1228
  10/01/2017 Authors: Bakshi N; Lukombo I; Shnol H; Belfer I; Krishnamurti L
• Novel Metrics in the Longitudinal Evaluation of Pain Data in Sickle Cell Disease.
  Clin J Pain Volume: 33 Page(s): 517 - 527
  06/01/2017 Authors: Bakshi N; Smith ME; Ross D; Krishnamurti L
• Proponent or collaborative: Physician perspectives and approaches to disease modifying therapies in sickle cell disease.
  PLoS One Volume: 12 Page(s): e0178413
  01/01/2017 Authors: Bakshi N; Sinha CB; Ross D; Khemani K; Loewenstein G; Krishnamurti L
• Development, Implementation, and Testing of a Web Based Decision Aid for Facilitating Shared Decision Making for Disease Modifying Therapies for Sickle Cell Disease
  Volume: 128
  12/02/2016 Authors: Krishnamurti L; Ross D; Bakshi N; Khemani K; Sinha C; Loewenstein G
• The role of the arginine metabolome in pain: implications for sickle cell disease.
  J Pain Res Volume: 9 Page(s): 167 - 175
  01/01/2016 Authors: Bakshi N; Morris CR
• Impact of Psychological Covariates on Experimental Pain Sensitivity in Children and Adolescents with SCD
  Volume: 126
  12/03/2015 Authors: Bakshi N; Lukombo I; Belfer I; Krishnamurti L
• Development, Content Validity, and User Review of a Web-based Multidimensional Pain Diary for Adolescent and Young Adults With Sickle Cell Disease.
  Clin J Pain Volume: 31 Page(s): 580 - 590
  06/01/2015 Authors: Bakshi N; Stinson JN; Ross D; Lukombo I; Mittal N; Joshi SV; Belfer I; Krishnamurti L
• Feasibility and Tolerability of Quantitative Sensory Testing in Patients with Sickle Cell Disease at the End of a Vasoocclusive Episode
  Volume: 124
  12/06/2014 Authors: Bakshi N; Lukombo I; Belfer I; Krishnamurti L
• QUALITATIVE STUDY OF THE APPLICABILITY AND FEASIBILITY OF A WEB-BASED PAIN DIARY FOR ADOLESCENTS AND YOUNG ADULTS WITH SICKLE CELL DISEASE
  Volume: 88 Page(s): E11 - E12
  12/01/2013 Authors: Rice K; Ross D; Bakshi N; Krishnamurti L
• DEVELOPMENT AND PRELIMINARY VALIDATION OF A MULTI-DIMENSIONAL ELECTRONIC PAIN DIARY FOR CHILDREN WITH SICKLE CELL DISEASE
  Volume: 88 Page(s): E56 - E56
  12/01/2013 Authors: Bakshi N; Stinson J; Rice K; Ross D; Krishnamurti L
• PERCEPTIONS OF ADOLESCENTS AND YOUNG ADULTS REGARDING SCHOOL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES RELATED TO SICKLE CELL DISEASE
  Volume: 88 Page(s): E31 - E31
  12/01/2013 Authors: Ross D; Rice K; Bakshi N; Krishnamurti L
• Catastrophizing and Depression Are Associated With a Poorer Quality Of Life In Pediatric Patients With Sickle Cell Disease
  Volume: 122
  11/15/2013 Authors: Bakshi N; Lukombo I; Shnol H; Mittal N; Joshi SV; Belfer I; Krishnamurti L
• Development, Establishment Of the Psychometric Properties and Usability Testing Of a Novel Multi-Dimensional Web Based Diary For Children With Sickle Cell Disease
  Volume: 122
  11/15/2013 Authors: Bakshi N; Stinson J; Lukombo I; Ross D; Mittal N; Joshi SV; Krishnamurti L
• PRELIMINARY VALIDATION OF A MULTI-DIMENSIONAL ELECTRONIC PAIN DIARY FOR CHILDREN WITH SICKLE CELL DISEASE
  Volume: 60 Page(s): S31 - S31
  06/01/2013 Authors: Bakshi N; Stinson J; Rice K; Ross D; Krishnamurti L
• CLINICOPATHOLOGIC REVIEW OF ENUCLEATED EYES AFTER INTRA-ARTERIAL CHEMOTHERAPY FOR ADVANCED RETINOBLASTOMA
  Volume: 56 Page(s): 965 - 965
  06/01/2011 Authors: Fernandes C; Bakshi N; Murray T; Vajzovic L; Aziz-Sultan MA; Dubovy S; Podda A
• RESOLUTION OF MULTISYSTEM LCH FOLLOWING LIVER TRANSPLANTATION WITHOUT CHEMOTHERAPY: A CASE REPORT
  Volume: 54 Page(s): 803 - 803
  06/01/2010 Authors: Fernandes C; Podda A; Bakshi N