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601 Elmwood AveBox MedRochester, NY 14642
Phone+1 585-275-5823
Fax+1 585-273-1051
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Education & Training
University of Rochester Medical CenterFellowship, Hematology and Medical Oncology, 2010 - 2013
Johns Hopkins UniversityResidency, Internal Medicine, 2007 - 2010
University of Rochester School of Medicine and DentistryClass of 2007
Certifications & Licensure
NY State Medical License 2013 - 2026
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2013
Clinical Trials
- Study of Avatrombopag for Temozolomide-induced Thrombocytopenia in Glioma (APATIT-G) Start of enrollment: 2022 May 06
Roles: Contact, Principal Investigator
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Relapse-free survival is progressively shortened in a subset of Black patients with immune-mediated TTP treated in the rituximab era.Ayotola Fatola, Michael D Evans, Jenna Brown, Elizabeth Davis, Andrew Johnson
Blood Advances. 2025-01-28 - A machine learning approach to predict mortality due to immune-mediated thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura.Mouhamed Yazan Abou-Ismail, Chong Zhang, Angela P Presson, Shruti Chaturvedi, Ana G Antun
Research and Practice in Thrombosis and Haemostasis. 2024-03-01 - 2 citationsA descriptive analysis of fatal outcomes in immune thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura in the USTMA TTP Registry.Mouhamed Yazan Abou-Ismail, Chong Zhang, Angela P Presson, Shruti Chaturvedi, Ana G Antun
Blood Advances. 2024-02-13
Abstracts/Posters
- Differential Effect of Rituximab on Relapse-Free Survival in De Novo and Relapsed Immune Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura in African-American and Caucasian PopulationsFrank Akwaa, 61st Annual American Society of Hematology Meeting, Orlando, FL, 12/7/2019
- African American Race Is Associated with Decreased Relapse-Free Survival in Immune Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic PurpuraFrank Akwaa, 61st Annual American Society of Hematology Meeting, Orlando, FL, 12/7/2019
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