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Office
75 Francis Street
Brigham And Womens Hospital Hematology Division
Boston, MA 02115Phone+1 617-732-5048Fax+1 617-732-5706
Education & Training
- Yale-New Haven Medical CenterFellowship, Hematology and Medical Oncology, 2001 - 2004
- St Luke's University Hospital/Easton HospitalResidency, Internal Medicine, 1998 - 2001
- University of Port Harcourt College of Health ServicesClass of 1995
Certifications & Licensure
- MA State Medical License 2005 - 2026
- FL State Medical License 2020 - 2022
- CT State Medical License 2003 - 2006
- American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
- American Board of Internal Medicine Hematology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, 2012
Clinical Trials
- Priapism in Boys and Men With Sickle Cell Disease - Demographics, Characteristics and Prevalence Start of enrollment: 2005 Aug 01
- Efficacy of Vorinostat to Induce Fetal Hemoglobin in Sickle Cell Disease Start of enrollment: 2009 Oct 01
- A Phase II Trial of Regadenoson in Sickle Cell Anemia Start of enrollment: 2013 Jul 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 38 citationsIron Supplementation, Response in Iron-Deficiency Anemia: Analysis of Five TrialsMaureen Okam, Todd A. Koch, Minh-Ha Tran
The American Journal of Medicine. 2017-08-01 - 73 citationsSickle cell vaso-occlusion causes activation of iNKT cells that is decreased by the adenosine A2A receptor agonist regadenoson.Joshua J. Field, Gene Lin, Maureen Okam, Elaine M. Majerus, Jeffrey R. Keefer
Blood. 2013-04-25 - 337 citationsThe risks and benefits of long-term use of hydroxyurea in sickle cell anemia: A 17.5 year follow-upMartin H. Steinberg, William F. McCarthy, Oswaldo Castro, Samir K. Ballas, F. Danny Armstrong
American Journal of Hematology. 2010-06-01
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