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Soumitri Sil PhD, ABPP

  • Department of Pediatrics
    Associate Professor
  • (404) 727-2712
  • soumitri.sil@emory.edu
  • Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Provider Profile
  • Aflac Cancer & Blood Disorders Center
    Pediatrics
    2015 Uppergate Drive
Head shot of Soumitri Sil

Academic Appointment

  • Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Emory University

Education

Degrees

  • PhD from University of Maryland
  • MA from University of Maryland
  • BA from Emory University

Research

Publications

  • Cognitive considerations for adults with sickle cell disease completing the brief pain inventory.
    Pain Rep Volume: 10 Page(s): e1189
    02/01/2025 Authors: O'Brien JA; Drake JA; Bearden DJ; Ono KE; Sil S; Cohen LL; Karras A; Novelli EM; Jonassaint CR
  • Assessing Psychosocial Risk and Resilience to Support Readiness for Gene Therapy in Sickle Cell Disease: A Consensus Statement.
    JAMA Netw Open Volume: 7 Page(s): e2429443
    08/01/2024 Authors: Hardy SJ; Crosby LE; Porter JS; Sil S; Valrie CR; Jonassaint CR; Bediako SM; Andrews C; Rivera M; Woolford T
  • The influence of child pain catastrophizing and parent behavior on health-related quality of life in pediatric sickle cell disease.
    Pediatr Blood Cancer Volume: 70 Page(s): e30372
    08/01/2023 Authors: Shneider CE; Cohen LL; Shih SW; Sil S
  • A dyadic analysis of parent and child pain catastrophizing and health-related quality of life in pediatric sickle cell disease.
    Pain Volume: 164 Page(s): 1537 - 1544
    07/01/2023 Authors: Shih S; Donati MR; Cohen LL; Shneider C; Sil S
  • 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
  • Use and efficacy of virtual, augmented, or mixed reality technology for chronic pain: a systematic review.
    Pain Manag Volume: 12 Page(s): 859 - 878
    10/01/2022 Authors: Matthie NS; Giordano NA; Jenerette CM; Magwood GS; Leslie SL; Northey EE; Webster CI; Sil S
  • Identifying Chronic Pain Subgroups in Pediatric Sickle Cell Disease: A Cluster-Analytic Approach.
    Clin J Pain Volume: 38 Page(s): 601 - 611
    10/01/2022 Authors: Sil S; Manikowski A; Schneider M; Cohen LL; Dampier C
  • The distinct longitudinal impact of pain catastrophizing on pain interference among youth living with sickle cell disease and chronic pain.
    J Behav Med Volume: 45 Page(s): 622 - 631
    08/01/2022 Authors: Schneider MB; Manikowski A; Cohen L; Dampier C; Sil S
  • Moving Beyond Patient-Level Drivers of Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Childhood Cancer.
    Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev Volume: 31 Page(s): 1154 - 1158
    06/01/2022 Authors: Ji X; Sohn H; Sil S; Castellino SM
  • Biopsychosocial Factors Associated with Parenting Stress in Pediatric Sickle Cell Disease.
    J Clin Psychol Med Settings Volume: 29 Page(s): 365 - 374
    06/01/2022 Authors: Johnson YL; Woodward K; Dampier C; Cohen L; Sil S
  • Clinical Utility of CAT Administered PROMIS Measures to Track Change for Pediatric Chronic Pain.
    J Pain Volume: 23 Page(s): 55 - 64
    01/01/2022 Authors: Bhandari RP; Harrison LE; Richardson PA; Goya Arce AB; You DS; Rajagopalan A; Birnie KA; Sil S
  • Pain and QOL in Pediatric Sickle Cell Disease: Buffering by Resilience Processes.
    J Pediatr Psychol Volume: 46 Page(s): 1015 - 1024
    08/19/2021 Authors: Wright LA; Cohen LL; Gise J; Shih S; Sil S; Carter S
  • Psychosocial risk and health care utilization in pediatric sickle cell disease.
    Pediatr Blood Cancer Volume: 68 Page(s): e29139
    08/01/2021 Authors: Woodward KE; Johnson YL; Cohen LL; Dampier C; Sil S
  • Parental Psychosocial Distress in Pediatric Sickle Cell Disease and Chronic Pain.
    J Pediatr Psychol Volume: 46 Page(s): 557 - 569
    06/03/2021 Authors: Sil S; Woodward KE; Johnson YL; Dampier C; Cohen LL
  • The comfort ability program for adolescents with sickle cell pain: Evaluating feasibility and acceptability of an inpatient group-based clinical implementation.
    Pediatr Blood Cancer Volume: 68 Page(s): e29013
    06/01/2021 Authors: Sil S; Lee JL; Klosky J; Vaz A; Mee L; Cochran S; Thompson B; Coakley R
  • 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
  • CHRONIC PAIN EXPERIENCE IN PEDIATRIC SICKLE CELL DISEASE: A QUALITATIVE EXAMINATION
    Volume: 54 Page(s): S791 - S791
    05/01/2020 Authors: Sil S; Cohen LL; Dampier C
  • Topical Review: State of the Field of Child Self-Report of Acute Pain.
    J Pediatr Psychol Volume: 45 Page(s): 239 - 246
    04/01/2020 Authors: Cohen LL; Donati MR; Shih S; Sil S
  • Preliminary evaluation of the clinical implementation of cognitive-behavioral therapy for chronic pain management in pediatric sickle cell disease.
    Complement Ther Med Volume: 49 Page(s): 102348
    03/01/2020 Authors: Sil S; Lai K; Lee JL; Gilleland Marchak J; Thompson B; Cohen L; Lane P; Dampier C
  • Enhancing Pain Assessment in Pediatric Sickle Cell Disease by Applying Quality Improvement Science.
    Clin Pract Pediatr Psychol Volume: 7 Page(s): 335 - 346
    12/01/2019 Authors: Sil S; Goldstein-Leever A; Travers C; Gilleland-Marchak J; Alexander A; Thompson B; Griffin A; McCracken C; New T
  • Pediatric pain screening identifies youth at risk of chronic pain in sickle cell disease.
    Pediatr Blood Cancer Volume: 66 Page(s): e27538
    03/01/2019 Authors: Sil S; Cohen LL; Dampier C
  • Executive Functioning Mediates the Relationship Between Pain Coping and Quality of Life in Youth With Sickle Cell Disease.
    J Pediatr Psychol Volume: 43 Page(s): 1160 - 1169
    11/01/2018 Authors: Ludwig NN; Sil S; Khowaja MK; Cohen LL; Dampier C
  • Parent pain catastrophizing predicts child depressive symptoms in youth with sickle cell disease.
    Pediatr Blood Cancer Volume: 65 Page(s): e27027
    07/01/2018 Authors: Goldstein-Leever A; Cohen LL; Dampier C; Sil S
  • Stigma and Pain in Adolescents Hospitalized for Sickle Cell Vasoocclusive Pain Episodes.
    Clin J Pain Volume: 34 Page(s): 438 - 444
    05/01/2018 Authors: Martin SR; Cohen LL; Mougianis I; Griffin A; Sil S; Dampier C
  • Pediatric Pain Screening Identifies Youth at Risk for Chronic Pain in Sickle Cell Disease
    BLOOD Volume: 130
    12/07/2017 Authors: Sil S; Cohen LL; Dampier C
  • Preliminary Outcomes of a Cross-Site Cognitive-Behavioral and Neuromuscular Integrative Training Intervention for Juvenile Fibromyalgia.
    Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken) Volume: 69 Page(s): 413 - 420
    03/01/2017 Authors: Tran ST; Guite JW; Pantaleao A; Pfeiffer M; Myer GD; Sil S; Thomas SM; Ting TV; Williams SE; Edelheit B
  • Pediatric Sickle Cell Disease and Parent and Child Catastrophizing.
    J Pain Volume: 17 Page(s): 963 - 971
    09/01/2016 Authors: Sil S; Dampier C; Cohen LL
  • A pilot study of biomechanical assessment before and after an integrative training program for adolescents with juvenile fibromyalgia.
    Pediatr Rheumatol Online J Volume: 14 Page(s): 43
    07/22/2016 Authors: Tran ST; Thomas S; DiCesare C; Pfeiffer M; Sil S; Ting TV; Williams SE; Myer GD; Kashikar-Zuck S
  • Psychosocial and Functional Outcomes in Youth With Chronic Sickle Cell Pain.
    Clin J Pain Volume: 32 Page(s): 527 - 533
    06/01/2016 Authors: Sil S; Cohen LL; Dampier C
  • (154) Protective parenting and parent catastrophizing increases risk of functional disability in youth with chronic sickle cell pain.
    J Pain Volume: 17 Page(s): S14
    04/01/2016 Authors: Sil S; Cohen L; Dampier C
  • Protective parenting and parent catastrophizing increases risk of functional disability in youth with chronic sickle cell pain
    JOURNAL OF PAIN Volume: 17 Page(s): S14 - S14
    04/01/2016 Authors: Sil S; Cohen L; Dampier C
  • A Qualitative Examination of a New Combined Cognitive-Behavioral and Neuromuscular Training Intervention for Juvenile Fibromyalgia.
    Clin J Pain Volume: 32 Page(s): 70 - 81
    01/01/2016 Authors: Kashikar-Zuck S; Tran ST; Barnett K; Bromberg MH; Strotman D; Sil S; Thomas SM; Joffe N; Ting TV; Williams SE
  • Psychiatric Disorders in Young Adults Diagnosed with Juvenile Fibromyalgia in Adolescence.
    J Rheumatol Volume: 42 Page(s): 2427 - 2433
    12/01/2015 Authors: Cunningham NR; Tran ST; Lynch-Jordan AM; Ting TV; Sil S; Strotman D; Noll JG; Powers SW; Arnold LM; Kashikar-Zuck S
  • Cross-Sectional Study of Young Adults Diagnosed With Juvenile Fibromyalgia: Social Support and Its Impact on Functioning and Mood.
    J Adolesc Health Volume: 57 Page(s): 482 - 487
    11/01/2015 Authors: Lynch-Jordan AM; Sil S; Bromberg M; Ting TV; Kashikar-Zuck S
  • Improving coping skills and functional biomechanics in teens with Juvenile Fibromyalgia: the Fibromyalgia Integrative Training Program for Teens (FIT Teens)
    JOURNAL OF PAIN Volume: 16 Page(s): S105 - S105
    04/01/2015 Authors: Pfeiffer M; Kashikar-Zuck S; Thomas S; Sil S; Williams S; Strotman D; Ting T; DiCesare C; Tran S; Myer G
  • Preliminary evidence of altered biomechanics in adolescents with juvenile fibromyalgia.
    Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken) Volume: 67 Page(s): 102 - 111
    01/01/2015 Authors: Sil S; Thomas S; DiCesare C; Strotman D; Ting TV; Myer G; Kashikar-Zuck S
  • Child pain catastrophizing mediates the relation between parent responses to pain and disability in youth with functional abdominal pain.
    J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr Volume: 59 Page(s): 732 - 738
    12/01/2014 Authors: Cunningham NR; Lynch-Jordan A; Barnett K; Peugh J; Sil S; Goldschneider K; Kashikar-Zuck S
  • Differential changes in functional disability and pain intensity over the course of psychological treatment for children with chronic pain.
    Pain Volume: 155 Page(s): 1955 - 1961
    10/01/2014 Authors: Lynch-Jordan AM; Sil S; Peugh J; Cunningham N; Kashikar-Zuck S; Goldschneider KR
  • Identifying treatment responders and predictors of improvement after cognitive-behavioral therapy for juvenile fibromyalgia.
    Pain Volume: 155 Page(s): 1206 - 1212
    07/01/2014 Authors: Sil S; Arnold LM; Lynch-Jordan A; Ting TV; Peugh J; Cunningham N; Powers SW; Lovell DJ; Hashkes PJ; Passo M
  • Quantitative sensory testing of pressure pain thresholds in adolescents with Juvenile Fibromyalgia
    JOURNAL OF PAIN Volume: 15 Page(s): S20 - S20
    04/01/2014 Authors: Barnett K; Strotman D; Bromberg M; Sil S; Ting T; Kashikar-Zuck S
  • Prevalence of mood and anxiety disorders in young adults with juvenile-onset fibromyalgia
    JOURNAL OF PAIN Volume: 15 Page(s): S17 - S17
    04/01/2014 Authors: Tran S; Arnold L; Strotman D; Cunningham N; Sil S; Lynch-Jordan A; Kashikar-Zuck S
  • A longitudinal study in fibromyalgia: pain and functioning from adolescence to adulthood
    JOURNAL OF PAIN Volume: 15 Page(s): S29 - S29
    04/01/2014 Authors: Strotman D; Sil S; Cunningham N; Peugh J; Lynch-Jordan A; Ting T; Kashikar-Zuck S
  • Functional improvement is observed before pain reduction in children treated for chronic pain
    JOURNAL OF PAIN Volume: 15 Page(s): S104 - S104
    04/01/2014 Authors: Lynch-Jordan A; Kashikar-Zuck S; Sil S; Cunningham N; Wolf D; Stahlman H; Rogers T; Burke M; Barnett K; Peugh J
  • Long-term outcomes of adolescents with juvenile-onset fibromyalgia in early adulthood.
    Pediatrics Volume: 133 Page(s): e592 - e600
    03/01/2014 Authors: Kashikar-Zuck S; Cunningham N; Sil S; Bromberg MH; Lynch-Jordan AM; Strotman D; Peugh J; Noll J; Ting TV; Powers SW
  • The effects of coping style on virtual reality enhanced videogame distraction in children undergoing cold pressor pain.
    J Behav Med Volume: 37 Page(s): 156 - 165
    02/01/2014 Authors: Sil S; Dahlquist LM; Thompson C; Hahn A; Herbert L; Wohlheiter K; Horn S
  • Influence of family environment on long-term psychosocial functioning of adolescents with juvenile fibromyalgia.
    Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken) Volume: 65 Page(s): 903 - 909
    06/01/2013 Authors: Sil S; Lynch-Jordan A; Ting TV; Peugh J; Noll J; Kashikar-Zuck S
  • The Implementation of a Neuromuscular Training Program with Two Adolescent Fibromyalgia Patients: A Case Report
    MEDICINE AND SCIENCE IN SPORTS AND EXERCISE Volume: 45 Page(s): 50 - 50
    05/01/2013 Authors: Thomas S; Sil S; Strotman D; Ting TV; DiCesare C; Kashikar-Zuck S; Myer GD
  • Changes in pain coping, catastrophizing, and coping efficacy after cognitive-behavioral therapy in children and adolescents with juvenile fibromyalgia.
    J Pain Volume: 14 Page(s): 492 - 501
    05/01/2013 Authors: Kashikar-Zuck S; Sil S; Lynch-Jordan AM; Ting TV; Peugh J; Schikler KN; Hashkes PJ; Arnold LM; Passo M; Richards-Mauze MM
  • Use of the 2010 ACR fibromyalgia diagnostic criteria to identify long-term outcomes in patients with juvenile-onset fibromyalgia
    JOURNAL OF PAIN Volume: 14 Page(s): S6 - S6
    04/01/2013 Authors: Strotman D; Sil S; Cunningham N; Bromberg M; Lynch-Jordan A; Ting T; Kashikar-Zuck S
  • Evidence of physical deconditioning in adolescents with juvenile fibromyalgia: deficiencies in strength and balance
    JOURNAL OF PAIN Volume: 14 Page(s): S3 - S3
    04/01/2013 Authors: Sil S; Thomas S; Strotman D; DiCesare C; Ting T; Myer G; Kashikar-Zuck S
  • Understanding why cognitive-behavioral therapy is an effective treatment for adolescents with juvenile fibromyalgia.
    Int J Clin Rheumtol Volume: 8
    04/01/2013 Authors: Sil S; Kashikar-Zuck S
  • Case study: videogame distraction reduces behavioral distress in a preschool-aged child undergoing repeated burn dressing changes: a single-subject design.
    J Pediatr Psychol Volume: 38 Page(s): 330 - 341
    04/01/2013 Authors: Sil S; Dahlquist LM; Burns AJ
  • Physical activity monitoring in adolescents with juvenile fibromyalgia: findings from a clinical trial of cognitive-behavioral therapy.
    Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken) Volume: 65 Page(s): 398 - 405
    03/01/2013 Authors: Kashikar-Zuck S; Flowers SR; Strotman D; Sil S; Ting TV; Schikler KN
  • Videogame distraction using virtual reality technology for children experiencing cold pressor pain: the role of cognitive processing.
    J Pediatr Psychol Volume: 36 Page(s): 84 - 94
    01/01/2011 Authors: Law EF; Dahlquist LM; Sil S; Weiss KE; Herbert LJ; Wohlheiter K; Horn SB
  • EFFECTS OF USING A HEAD-MOUNTED DISPLAY HELMET FOR VIRTUAL REALITY DISTRACTION ON COLD PRESSOR PAIN IN COLLEGE STUDENTS
    Volume: 17 Page(s): 156 - 157
    08/01/2010 Authors: Armstrong B; Law E; Sil S; Dahlquist LM
  • EFFECTS OF USING A HEAD-MOUNTED DISPLAY HELMET FOR VIRTUAL REALITY DISTRACTION ON COLD PRESSOR PAIN IN COLLEGE STUDENTS
    INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BEHAVIORAL MEDICINE Volume: 17 Page(s): 156 - 157
    08/01/2010 Authors: Armstrong B; Law E; Sil S; Dahlquist LM
  • Effects of videogame distraction and a virtual reality type head-mounted display helmet on cold pressor pain in young elementary school-aged children.
    J Pediatr Psychol Volume: 35 Page(s): 617 - 625
    07/01/2010 Authors: Dahlquist LM; Weiss KE; Law EF; Sil S; Herbert LJ; Horn SB; Wohlheiter K; Ackerman CS
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