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Carrie Kitko, MD, Pediatric Hematology & Oncology, Nashville, TN

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Pediatric Hematology & Oncology Nashville, TN

Associate Professor of Pediatrics Medical Director, Pediatric Stem Cell Transplant Program

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  • Office

    3601 The Vanderbilt Clinic
    Nashville, TN 37232
    Phone+1 615-322-3000

Education & Training

  • University of Michigan
    University of MichiganFellowship, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, 2003 - 2006
  • Duke University Hospital
    Duke University HospitalChief Residency, Pediatrics, 2002 - 2003
  • Duke University Hospital
    Duke University HospitalResidency, Pediatrics, 1999 - 2002
  • Ohio State University College of Medicine
    Ohio State University College of MedicineClass of 1999
  • Denison University
    Denison UniversityB.S., Summa Cum Laude, 1991 - 1995

Certifications & Licensure

  • TN State Medical License
    TN State Medical License 2015 - 2026
  • AL State Medical License
    AL State Medical License 2017 - 2024
  • MI State Medical License
    MI State Medical License 2003 - 2016
  • NC State Medical License
    NC State Medical License 1999 - 2004
  • American Board of Pediatrics Pediatric Hematology-Oncology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012

Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • TNF-inhibition with etanercept for graft versus host disease prevention in high risk HCT: Lower TNFR1 levels correlate with better outcome  
    Choi SW, Stiff P, Cooke K, Ferrara JLM, Braun T, Kitko C, Reddy P, Yanik G, Mineishi S, Paczesny S, Hanauer D, Pawarode A, Peres E, Rodriguez T, Smith S, Levine JE, Biol Blood Marrow Transplant, 1/1/2012
  • Impact of immune modulation with in vivo T-cell depletion and myleoablative total body irradiation conditioning on outcome after unrelated donor transplantation for ch...  
    Veys P, Wynn RF, Ahn KW, Samarasinghe S, He W, Bonney D, Craddock J, Cornish J, Davies SM, Dvorak CC, Duerst RE, Gross TG, Kapoor N, Kitko C, Krance RA, Leung W, Lewis..., Blood, 1/1/2012
  • Clofarabine and busulfan conditioning facilitates engraftment and provides significant antitumor activity in nonremission hematologic malignancies  
    Magenau J, Tobai H, Pawarode A, Braun T, Peres E, Reddy P, Kitko C, Choi S, Yanik G, Frame D, Harris A, Erba H, Kujawski L, Elenitoba-Johnson K, Sanks J, Jones D, Pacz..., Blood, 1/1/2011
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Books/Book Chapters

Abstracts/Posters

  • The MAGIC Algorithm Probability (MAP): A Novel Laboratory Biomarker for the Response to Treatment of Acute Graft-Versus-Host Disease
    Carrie Kitko, 61st Annual American Society of Hematology Meeting, Orlando, FL, 12/8/2019
  • Next Generation Sequence Minimal Residual Disease (NGS-MRD) Predicts Outstanding Event Free Survival (EFS) Regardless of Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation (HCT) Prepa...
    Carrie Kitko, 61st Annual American Society of Hematology Meeting, Orlando, FL, 12/9/2019
  • Prednisone (PDN)/Sirolimus (SRL) compared to PDN/SRL/Calcineurin Inhibitor (CNI) as treatment for chronic graft-versus-host-disease (cGVHD): A randomized phase II stud...
    Carpenter P, Logan B, Lee S, Weisdorf D, Johnston L, Costa L, Kitko C, Bolanos-Meade J, Alousi, A, Horowitz M, Abhyankar S, Waller E, Mendizabal A, Wang Y, Lazaryan A,..., American Society of Blood and Marrow Transplant Meeting, Honolulu, HI, 1/1/2016
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Lectures

  • Efficacy of Methoxsalen Sterile Solution in Conjunction with the Therakos¬ Cellex¬ Photopheresis System in Pediatric Patients with Steroid-Refractory Acute GvHD: Inter... 
    61st Annual American Society of Hematology Meeting - Orlando, FL - 12/7/2019
  • Highlights from ASH 2014: Pediatric Hematology/Oncology 
    Dearborn, MI - 1/1/2015
  • Chronic GVHD Biomarker Discovery: A Pathway to Better Treatments 
    1/1/2014
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Press Mentions

  • High-Dose Flu Vaccine Beneficial for Pediatric Stem Cell Transplant Patients
    High-Dose Flu Vaccine Beneficial for Pediatric Stem Cell Transplant PatientsMarch 2nd, 2023
  • Syndax Pharmaceuticals and Incyte Announce Axatilimab Phase 1/2 Data in Patients with Chronic Graft-Versus-Host Disease Published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology
    Syndax Pharmaceuticals and Incyte Announce Axatilimab Phase 1/2 Data in Patients with Chronic Graft-Versus-Host Disease Published in the Journal of Clinical OncologyDecember 5th, 2022
  • New Cutting-Edge Treatment for Type of Pediatric Leukemia Offered at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt
    New Cutting-Edge Treatment for Type of Pediatric Leukemia Offered at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at VanderbiltSeptember 18th, 2017
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Committees

  • Committee member, ASH Communications Committee

Professional Memberships

  • American Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation
    Member