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Office
262 Danny Thomas Pl
Memphis, TN 38105Phone+1 888-226-4343Fax+1 901-595-2952
Summary
- Dr. Clifford Takemoto is a pediatric hematologist in Memphis, TN and is affiliated with St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. He received his medical degree from University of California, Irvine, School of Medicine, pediatric training at Children's Hospital of Los Angeles and pediatric hematology/oncology fellowship training at Boston Children's Hospital and the Dana Farber Cancer Institute. He and has been in practice 32 years. He specializes in pediatric coagulation disorders, vascular anomalies, sickle cell disease and bone marrow failure. He is experienced in venous thromboembolism, anemias, white cell and platelet disorders and general hematology.
Education & Training
- Boston Children’s Hospital/Boston Medical CenterFellowship, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, 1993 - 1996
- Children's Hospital Los AngelesResidency, Pediatrics, 1989 - 1992
- University of California, Irvine, School of MedicineClass of 1989
- University of California at DavisBS, Biochemistry, 1985
Certifications & Licensure
- CA State Medical License 1990 - 2026
- MD State Medical License 1999 - 2025
- TN State Medical License 2019 - 2025
- MA State Medical License 1994 - 2016
- American Board of Pediatrics Pediatric Hematology-Oncology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Housestaff Teaching Award Johns Hopkins Pediatric, 2014
- Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Fellow Teaching Award Johns Hopkins/National Institute of Health, 2013
Clinical Trials
- Evaluation of the Duration of Therapy for Thrombosis in Children Start of enrollment: 2008 Mar 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 125 citationsAssociation of Perioperative Red Blood Cell Transfusions With Venous Thromboembolism in a North American Registry.Ruchika Goel, Eshan U. Patel, Melissa M. Cushing, Steven M. Frank, Paul M. Ness
JAMA Surgery. 2018-09-01 - 145 citationsDiagnostic utility of telomere length testing in a hospital-based settingJonathan K. Alder, Vidya Sagar Hanumanthu, Margaret A. Strong, Amy E. DeZern, Susan E. Stanley
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 2018-03-06 - 506 citationsMAP kinase links the transcription factor Microphthalmia to c-Kit signalling in melanocytesTimothy J. Hemesath, E. Roydon Price, Clifford M. Takemoto, Tina M. Badalian, David E. Fisher
Nature. 1998-01-15
Journal Articles
- Association of Perioperative Red Blood Cell Transfusions with Venous Thromboembolism in a North American RegistryRuchika Goel, Beth Shaz, Ljiljana V Vasovic, Melissa M Cushing, Paul M Ness, Clifford M Takemoto, JAMA
- Iron Status is Associated with Asthma and Lung Function in US WomenBrigham,E.P., McCormack,M.C., Takemoto,C.M., and Matsui,E.C., PLoS. One, 1/1/2015
- Global microRNA Expression Is Essential for Murine Mast Cell Development in VivoOh, S. Y., Brandal S., Kapur R., Zhu Z., Takemoto C. M., Exp.Hematol, 1/1/2014
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Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- Associated Co-Morbidities, Healthcare Utilization, and Mortality in Hospitalized Children and Adults with Hemophilia in the United States: Updated Nationally Represent...Clifford M. Takemoto, 61st Annual American Society of Hematology Meeting, Orlando, FL, 12/9/2019
- Lack of Inhibitor Development in the American Thrombosis and Hemostasis Network (ATHN)-2 Factor Switching Study: Preliminary Report of Primary OutcomeClifford Takemoto, 61st Annual American Society of Hematology Meeting, Orlando, FL, 12/7/2019
- Case Control Study Of The Performance Of Activated Partial Thromboplastin Time Versus Anti-factor Xa Activity For The Monitoring Of Therapeutic Unfractionated Heparin ...Trucco M, Lehmann C, Mollenkopf N, Takemoto C., 25th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Miami, FL, 1/1/2012
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Lectures
- Regulation of IL-13 in Mast Cells by the Let-7 miRNA FamilyBaltimore MD - 1/7./2010
- Venous Thromboembolism in Cystic Fibrosis: Prevalence, Risk & ManagementAtlanta Georgia - 1/9./2014
- VTE in PediatricsBaltimore MD - 1/7./2014
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Press Mentions
- St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital: Pioneering Work at St. Jude Provides “Promising” Path to a Cure for Sickle Cell DiseaseFebruary 21st, 2023
- VTE a Risk for Older, Sicker Hospitalized KidsFebruary 10th, 2016
External Links
- Johns Hopkins Physicianshttp://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/clifford-takemoto
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