BanuAygunMD
Pediatric Hematology & Oncology • New Hyde Park, NYPediatric Anemia and Red Blood Cell Hematology, Pediatric Platelet Disorder Hematology
Associate Chief, Hematology Section Head, Sickle Cell Disease
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Office
269-01 76th Avenue
New Hyde Park, NY 11040Phone+1 718-470-3460Fax+1 718-343-4642
Education & Training
Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell at Cohen Children's Medical CenterFellowship, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, 1997 - 2000
University of Illinois College of Medicine at ChicagoResidency, Pediatrics, 1994 - 1997
Hacettepe University FOMClass of 1992
Certifications & Licensure
NY State Medical License 2000 - 2025
TN State Medical License 2007 - 2014
IL State Medical License 1999 - 2005- American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics
- American Board of Pediatrics Pediatric Hematology-Oncology
Clinical Trials
- Long Term Effects of Hydroxyurea Therapy in Children With Sickle Cell Disease Start of enrollment: 2006 Mar 03
- The Brigance Assessment Of Individual Neurodevelopment In Young Children With Sickle Cell Disease- 2 Start of enrollment: 2010 May 01
- Efficacy and Safety of Ferriprox® in Patients With Sickle Cell Disease or Other Anemias Start of enrollment: 2014 Apr 17
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 255 citationsClinical significance of RBC alloantibodies and autoantibodies in sickle cell patients who received transfusions.Banu Aygun, Savitri Padmanabhan, Carole Paley, Visalam Chandrasekaran
Transfusion. 2002-01-01 - 106 citationsGenetic predictors for stroke in children with sickle cell anemiaJonathan M. Flanagan, Denise M. Frohlich, Thad A. Howard, William H. Schultz, Catherine Driscoll
Blood. 2011-06-16 - 52 citationsGenetic mapping and exome sequencing identify 2 mutations associated with stroke protection in pediatric patients with sickle cell anemiaJonathan M. Flanagan, Vivien A. Sheehan, Heidi Linder, Thad A. Howard, Yong-Dong Wang
Blood. 2013-04-18
Abstracts/Posters
- Benefit and Safety of Isovolemic Hemodilution Prior to Red Cell Exchange in Chronically Transfused Sickle Cell PatientsBanu Aygun, 61st Annual American Society of Hematology Meeting, Orlando, FL, 12/8/2019
- Effects of Hydroxyurea Treatment on Malaria Infections in Sub-Saharan AfricaBanu Aygun, 61st Annual American Society of Hematology Meeting, Orlando, FL, 12/9/2019
- Splenomegaly in Children with Sickle Cell Anemia Receiving Hydroxyurea in Sub-Saharan AfricaBanu Aygun, 61st Annual American Society of Hematology Meeting, Orlando, FL, 12/7/2019
Press Mentions
American Academy of Pediatrics Offers Guidance on Health Supervision of Children and Teens with Sickle Cell DiseaseJuly 22nd, 2024- Corticosteroids May Harm People with Sickle Cell DiseaseApril 28th, 2022
Experimental Drug Shows Early Promise Against Sickle Cell DiseaseJune 21st, 2019- Join now to see all
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