RollaF.Abu-ArjaMD

Pediatric Hematology & Oncology • Columbus, OH

Associate Professor, Pediatrics, Nationwide Children's Hospital/Ohio State University

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Office
700 Children's Drive
Columbus, OH 43205
Phone+1 614-722-3582

Fax+1 614-722-3699
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Education & Training

University of Iowa Hospitals and ClinicsFellowship, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, 2004 - 2008
University of Iowa Hospitals and ClinicsResidency, Pediatrics, 2001 - 2004
University of Jordan Faculty of MedicineClass of 1998

Certifications & Licensure

OH State Medical License 2011 - 2025
IA State Medical License 2004 - 2015
NJ State Medical License 2002 - 2006
VA State Medical License 2005 - 2006
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatric Hematology-Oncology

Clinical Trials

Natural History Study of SCID Disorders Start of enrollment: 2010 Sep 02
Enrolling by invitation
Double Cord Versus Haploidentical (BMT CTN 1101) Start of enrollment: 2012 Jun 01
Completed
Phase 3
Patients Treated for Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome (WAS) Since 1990 Start of enrollment: 2014 Feb 02
Completed
Patients Treated for Chronic Granulomatous Disease (CGD) Since 1995 Start of enrollment: 2014 Jun 01
Enrolling by invitation
Expanded Access Protocol for Tabelecleucel for Patients With Epstein-Barr Virus-Associated Viremia or Malignancies
No longer available
Haploidentical Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation for Children With Hematologic Malignancies and Myelodysplasia Start of enrollment: 2018 Mar 02
Active, not recruiting
Phase 1, Phase 2
A Multicenter Access and Distribution Protocol for Unlicensed Cryopreserved Cord Blood Units (CBUs) Start of enrollment: 2011 Oct 01
Recruiting
Roles: Principal Investigator, Contact
αβT Cell/CD19+ B Cell Depletion for Alternative Donor Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation (HSCT) Start of enrollment: 2023 Dec 18
Recruiting
Not Applicable
Roles: Principal Investigator, Contact
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Part 5: Allogeneic HSCT in refractory SJIA with lung disease; recent cases from centers in North America & Europe.
Grom, A., Canna, S., Abu-Arja, R., Sinha, R., Peixoto, L., Cannizzaro, E., Chandrakasan, S., Driest, K., Marsh, R., Neven, B., Onel, K., Prahalad, S., Prockop, S., Qua...> ;Pediatric Rheumatology Online Journal. 2024 Jan 5
3 citations
An International Survey of Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation for X-Linked Agammaglobulinemia.
Akira Nishimura, Ramya Uppuluri, Revathi Raj, Venkateswaran Vellaichamy Swaminathan, Yifei Cheng, Rolla F Abu-Arja, Bin Fu, Alexandra Laberko, Michael H Albert, Fabian...> ;Journal of Clinical Immunology. 2023 Nov 1
Peritoneal and Pleural Drains in Pediatric Hematopoietic Cell Transplant Recipients with Veno-Occlusive Disease are Safe and Do Not Adversely Impact Clinical Outcomes.
Hemalatha G Rangarajan, Vinita B Pai, Joseph R Stanek, Cassandra Rush, Jeffrey Naples, Misti Drope, Veronika Polishchuk, Rolla Abu-Arja, Rajinder Ps Bajwa> ;Hematology/oncology and Stem Cell Therapy. 2023 May 23
Long term survivor of MOZ-p300 therapy-related acute myeloid leukemia after matched unrelated donor bone marrow transplantation.
Lubna S Mehyar, Leigh Hartog, Samir B Kahwash, Rolla Abu-Arja, Mark Ranalli, Hemalatha G Rangarajan> ;Leukemia & Lymphoma. 2023 Apr 20
CD34 Stem Cell Boost in Pediatric Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplant Recipients: A Case Series and Review of Literature.
Sara Bowman, Joe Stanek, Rajinder Bajwa, Veronika Polishchuk, Rolla Abu-Arja, Hemalatha G Rangarajan> ;Clinical Hematology International. 2023 Jun 1
3 citations
Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation for Congenital Dyserythropoietic Anemia: A Report from the Pediatric Transplant and Cellular Therapy Consortium.
Hemalatha G Rangarajan, Joseph R Stanek, Hisham Abdel-Azim, Arunkumar Modi, Ann Haight, Christopher M McKinney, Daniel J McKeone, David K Buchbinder, Emmanuel Katsanis...> ;Transplantation and Cellular Therapy. 2022 Jun 1
9 citations
Acute kidney injury in pediatric hematopoietic cell transplantation: critical appraisal and consensus.
Rupesh Raina, Rolla Abu-Arja, Sidharth Sethi, Richa Dua, Ronith Chakraborty, James T Dibb, Rajit K Basu, John Bissler, Melvin Bonilla Felix, Patrick Brophy, Timothy Bu...> ;Pediatric Nephrology. 2022 Jun 1
2 citations
Use of belatacept as alternative graft vs host disease prophylaxis in pediatric allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.
Mariah Wright, Hemalatha G. Rangarajan, Rolla Abu-Arja, Jeffery J. Auletta, Dean A. Lee, Veronika Polishchuk, Vinita B. Pai, Kimberly Taylor, Rajinder P.S. Bajwa> ;Pediatric Transplantation. 2021 May 20
2 citations
Delayed-Onset ADA1 (ADA) Deficiency Not Detected by TREC Screen
Basil Kahwash, Jennifer R. Yonkof, Roshini S. Abraham, Peter Mustillo, Rolla Abu-Arja, Hemalatha G. Rangarajan, Rebecca Scherzer> ;Pediatrics. 2021 May 11
4 citations
Molecular classification of a complex structural rearrangement of the RB1 locus in an infant with sporadic, isolated, intracranial, sellar region retinoblastoma.
Kathleen M. Schieffer, Alexander Z. Feldman, Esko A. Kautto, Sean McGrath, Anthony R. Miller, Maria Elena Hernandez-Gonzalez, Stephanie LaHaye, Katherine E. Miller, Da...> ;Acta Neuropathologica Communications. 2021 Apr 7
2 citations
Immune Reconstitution after Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation in Immunodeficiency–Centromeric Instability–Facial Anomalies Syndrome Type 1
Monica T. Kraft, Lubna S Mehyar, Benjamin T Prince, Shalini C. Reshmi, Roshini S. Abraham, Rolla Abu-Arja> ;Journal of Clinical Immunology. 2021 Feb 5
2 citations
A multicenter report on the safety and efficacy of plerixafor based stem cell mobilization in children with malignant disorders.
Nabanita Bhunia, Rolla Abu-Arja, Joseph R. Stanek, Lubna S Mehyar, Peter J. Shaw, Hyoung Jin Kang, Jerry Stein, Tracey A. O'Brien, Catherine H. Roberts, Acw Lee, David...> ;Transfusion. 2021 Jan 21
2 citations
Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplant for Systemic Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis and Macrophage Activation Syndrome.
Nicole Davidson, Hemalatha G. Rangarajan, Kyla Driest, Rajinder P.S. Bajwa, Veronika Polishchuk, Rolla Abu-Arja> ;Case Reports in Rheumatology. 2021 May 24
30 citations
Infections in Infants with SCID: Isolation, Infection Screening, and Prophylaxis in PIDTC Centers
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1 citations
Costs of Cord Blood Transplantation Are Higher Than Other Graft Sources in Patients with Acute Leukemia and Myelodysplastic Syndrome Treated at Pediatric Centers.
Hemalatha G. Rangarajan, Joseph Stanek, Rolla Abu-Arja> ;Biology of Blood and Marrow Transplantation. 2020 Dec 1
64 citations
Excellent outcomes following hematopoietic cell transplantation for Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome: a PIDTC report
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5 citations
Successful treatment of steroid-refractory gastrointestinal acute graft-versus-host disease with adjuvant vedolizumab therapy in a pediatric allogeneic stem cell trans...
Vinita B. Pai, Rolla Abu-Arja, Jeffery J. Auletta, Hemalatha G. Rangarajan> ;Pediatric Blood & Cancer. 2020 Aug 1
6 citations
Refractory Thrombocytopenia Is a Valid Early Diagnostic Criteria for Hepatic Veno-Occlusive Disease in Children.
Mostafa Embaby, Hemalatha G. Rangarajan, Rolla Abu-Arja, Jeffery J. Auletta, Joseph Stanek, Vinita B. Pai, Kathleen Nicol, Rajinder Bajwa> ;Biology of Blood and Marrow Transplantation. 2020 Mar 1
7 citations
Successful treatment with eculizumab for posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome due to underlying transplant-associated thrombotic microangiopathy in patients tr...
Nabanita Bhunia, Rolla Abu-Arja, Rajinder P.S. Bajwa, Jeffery J. Auletta, Hemalatha G. Rangarajan> ;Pediatric Blood & Cancer. 2019 Jul 2
5 citations
Increased Health Care Utilization and Costs during Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation for Acute Leukemia and Myelodysplastic Syndromes in Adolescents and Yo...
Hemalatha G. Rangarajan, Lauren C. Smith, Joseph Stanek, Matthew Hall, Rolla Abu-Arja, Jeffery J. Auletta, Sarah H. O'Brien> ;Biology of Blood and Marrow Transplantation. 2019 May 1
3 citations
Monozygotic twins diagnosed simultaneously with RAM immunophenotype acute myeloid leukemia.
Rolla Abu-Arja, Jamie L. Dargart, Rajinder P.S. Bajwa, Samir B. Kahwash, Jeffery J. Auletta, Hemalatha G. Rangarajan> ;Pediatric Transplantation. 2018 Dec 1
11 citations
Successful Management of Blue Rubber Bleb Nevus Syndrome (BRBNS) with Sirolimus
Ugochi O. Ogu, Ghada Abusin, Rolla Abu-Arja, Janice M. Staber> ;Case Reports in Pediatrics. 2018 Oct 8
5 citations
Post-hematopoietic stem cell transplant hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis or an impostor: Case report and review of literature.
Anant Vatsayan, Irina Pateva, Linda Cabral, Jignesh Dalal, Rolla Abu-Arja> ;Pediatric Transplantation. 2018 Jun 1
6 citations
Matched unrelated donor transplantation in glycogen storage disease type 1b patient corrects severe neutropenia and recurrent infections.
Lubna S Mehyar, Rolla Abu-Arja, Hemalatha G. Rangarajan, Vinita B. Pai, Dennis Bartholomew, Melissa J. Rose, Rajinder P.S. Bajwa> ;Bone Marrow Transplantation. 2018 Mar 7
12 citations
The role of continuous renal replacement therapy in the management of acute kidney injury associated with sinusoidal obstruction syndrome following hematopoietic cell ...
Rupesh Raina, Ghada Abusin, Prashant Vijayaraghavan, Jeffery J. Auletta, Linda Cabral, Hasan Hashem, Beth A. Vogt, Kenneth R. Cooke, Rolla Abu-Arja> ;Pediatric Transplantation. 2018 Mar 1
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Abstracts/Posters

Long-Term Outcomes of Subjects with Epstein-Barr Virus-Driven Post-Transplant Lymphoproliferative Disorder (EBV+PTLD) Following Solid Organ (SOT) or Allogeneic Hematop...
Rolla Abu-Arja, 61st Annual American Society of Hematology Meeting, Orlando, FL, 12/9/2019