
Clinton H Joiner MD PhD
Hematologic Oncology, Sickle Cell & Other Anemias
Aflac Children's Chair for Hematology Director of Hematology, Aflac Cancer and Blood Disorders Center Professor of Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine
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2220 North Druid Hills Road NE EnglishAtlanta, GA 30322
Phone+1 404-785-1112
Fax+1 404-785-6288
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Education & Training
Boston Children’s Hospital/Boston Medical CenterFellowship, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, 1980 - 1983
Duke University HospitalResidency, Pediatrics, 1978 - 1980
Duke University School of MedicineClass of 1977
Duke UniversityPh.D., Physiology and Pharmacology, 1977
Georgia Institute of TechnologyB.S., Chemistry, 1971
Certifications & Licensure
GA State Medical License 2012 - 2028
OH State Medical License 1988 - 2012
NC State Medical License 1978 - 2002
AL State Medical License 1983 - 1989
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics
American Board of Pediatrics Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Fellow American Academy of Pediatrics, 1986
- National Health Service Award 5T32-HL-07146 National Institute of Health, 1981
- Sigma XI 1977
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Red blood cell transfusion survival in sickle cell disease is reduced by donor characteristics and recipient spleen activity.Marianne E M Yee, Patricia E Zerra, Richard O Francis, Kirk A Easley, Christopher M Lough
Blood Advances. 2026-07-14 - 9 citationsComplement is activated in patients with acute chest syndrome caused by sickle cell disease and represents a therapeutic target.Satheesh Chonat, Jayre A Jones, Seema R Patel, William M Briones, Michelle L Schoettler
Science Translational Medicine. 2025-07-16 - 12 citationsLess-deformable erythrocyte subpopulations biomechanically induce endothelial inflammation in sickle cell disease.Christina Caruso, Xiaopo Cheng, Marina E Michaud, Hannah M Szafraniec, Beena E Thomas
Blood. 2024-11-07
Journal Articles
- Clinical Outcomes Associated with Sickle Cell Trait: A Systematic ReviewKathryn L Hassell, Rakhi P Naik, Puneet Sahota, Gregory J Kato, Clinton H Joiner, Annals of Internal Medicine
- Activationof Protein Kinase C by Phorbol Ester Increases Red Blood Cell Scramblase Activity and External PhosphatidylserineBarber LA1, Palascak MB, Qi X, Joiner CH, Franco RS, Eur J Haematol, 1/1/2015
- Use of an oral stable isotope label to confirm variation in red blood cell mean age that influences HbA1c interpretationKhera PK1, Smith EP, Lindsell CJ, Rogge MC, Haggerty S, Wagner DA, Palascak MB, Mehta S, Hibbert JM, Joiner CH, Franco RS, Cohen RM, Am J Hematol, 1/1/2015
Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- Stiff Erythrocyte Subpopulations Biomechanically Induce Endothelial Inflammation in Sickle Cell DiseaseClinton H. Joiner, 61st Annual American Society of Hematology Meeting, Orlando, FL, 12/9/2019
- The Novel PIEZO1 Mutation p.L2023V Is Causal for Hereditary Xerocytosis Resulting in Delayed Channel Inactivation and a Dehydrated Red Blood Cell Phenotype.Mary A Risinger, Edyta Glogowska, Amber Ht Begtrup, Neha Dagaonkar, Satheesh Chonat, Clinton H Joiner, Charles T. Quinn, Theodosia A. Kalfa, and Patrick G Gallagher, Blood; ASH, San Francisco, CA, 1/1/2014
- Development of a Comprehensive Rapid Next-Generation Sequencing Assay For The Diagnosis Of Inherited Hemolytic Anemia.Amber Hogart Begtrup, Neha Dagaonkar, Suvarnamala Pushkaran, Katie M. Giger, Ammar Husami, Diane Kissell, Clinton H. Joiner, Mehdi Keddache, Kejian Zhang, Theodosia A...., Blood; ASH, New Orleans, LA, 1/1/2013
Lectures
- Moving the Clinical Research Agenda ForwardBaltimore, MD - 1/1/2013
- Regulation of Erythroid Expression of KCl Cotransporter GenesBethesda, MD - 1/1/2013
- Sickle Cell Disease Pathophysiology1/1/2012
Other
- Global Burden of Sickle Cell Disease. CommentaryJoiner CH, and Frederickson, ME, HemeOnc Today
1/1/2013 - Genetic screening in NCAA has the potential to be discriminatory. Guest editorial.Joiner CH, and Frederickson, ME, Cincinnati Enquirer
1/9/2010 - What is Sickle Cell Trait?Joiner CH, Sickle Cell News and Views, Sickle Cell Disease Association of America
1/1/2008
Press Mentions
ACP Updates Policy Recommendations for Reducing Gun-Related Injuries and DeathNovember 1st, 2018
Grant Support
- Research Training in Pediatric Non-Malignant HematologyEMORY UNIVERSITY2018–2028
- Cellular and Molecular Mechanism of Acute Lung Injury in Sickle Cell DiseaseNational Heart Lung and Blood Institute2013–2018
- Genetic Manipulation Of Red Cell Volume RegulationNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2010–2011
- Comprehensive Sickle Cell CenterNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2010–2011
- Administrative CoreNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2010–2011
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