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David Dickens, MD, Pediatric Hematology & Oncology, Iowa City, IA, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics

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Pediatric Hematology & Oncology Iowa City, IA

MD/Pediatric Hematology Oncology

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Education & Training

  • Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
    Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical CenterFellowship, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, 1999 - 2002
  • UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
    UPMC Children's Hospital of PittsburghResidency, Pediatrics, 1996 - 1999
  • SUNY Upstate Medical University
    SUNY Upstate Medical UniversityClass of 1996
  • Oberlin College
    Oberlin CollegeBA, Neuroscience, 1988 - 1992

Certifications & Licensure

  • IA State Medical License
    IA State Medical License 2018 - 2026
  • MI State Medical License
    MI State Medical License 2002 - 2021
  • OH State Medical License
    OH State Medical License 2000 - 2002
  • PA State Medical License
    PA State Medical License 1997 - 1999
  • American Board of Pediatrics Pediatric Hematology-Oncology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Outstanding Leadership and Service Award Cancer Research Consortium of West Michigan, 2018
  • Crystal Rose Award for Individual Excellence Hospice of Michigan, 2017
  • Heavenrich Distinguished Lecturer Michigan State University, 2015
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Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Barriers to Medication Access in Pediatric Oncology in the United States  
    Kelly MJ, Sung L, Dickens DS, J Pediatr Hematol Oncol, 1/17/2018
  • Mercaptopurine Ingestion Habits, Red Cell Thioguanine Nucleotide Levels, and Relapse Risk in Children With Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia: A Report From the Children's O...  
    Landier W, Hageman L, Chen Y, Kornegay N, Evans WE, Bostrom BC, Casillas J, Dickens DS, Angiolillo AL, Lew G, Maloney KW, Mascarenhas L, Ritchey AK, Termuhlen AM, Carr..., J Clin Oncol, 1/20/2017
  • Medication Prior Authorization in Pediatric Hematology and Oncology  
    Dickens DS and Pollock BH, Pediatr Blood Cancer, 1/1/2017
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Books/Book Chapters

Abstracts/Posters

  • Exploring readiness to engage in difficult discussions with adolescents living with advanced cancer
    Bell, C.J.,�Smythe, E., Diver, J., Dickens, D. Hinds, P.S, Biology of Blood and Marrow Transplantation, 1/1/2016
  • Assessing adolescent and young adult acceptability of a preliminary instrument measuring readiness to engage in end-of-life discussions within clinical settings
    Bell, C.J., Weaver, M., Dickens, D., Diver, J., Smythe, E., Iacoboni, A., & Hinds, P., Pscho-Oncology, 1/1/2016
  • Assessing Adolescent and Young Adult Acceptability of a Preliminary Instrument Measuring Readiness to Engage in End-of-Life Discussions with Clinical Settings
    Bell, C., Weaver, M., Dickens, D., Diver, J., Smythe, E., Iacoboni, A., Hinds, P., Michigan Cancer Consortium (MCC) Annual Meeting, Lansing, MI, 1/1/2016
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Lectures

  • Denial On Trial 
    Orlando, FL - 1/24/2017
  • Clinical Trials for Ewing Sarcoma and Osteosarcoma: Why we do what we do and what we have done to do better 
    Helen DeVos Children�s Hospital. Grand Rapids, MI - 1/30/2016
  • Media and Medicine 
    Grand Valley State University. Allendale, MI - 1/29/2016
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Press Mentions

  • University of Iowa Dance Marathon Gives $1.5M for Pediatric Cancer Professor
    University of Iowa Dance Marathon Gives $1.5M for Pediatric Cancer ProfessorOctober 17th, 2022
  • Study Provides ‘Critical Information’ for Treating Childhood Cancer Patients with COVID
    Study Provides ‘Critical Information’ for Treating Childhood Cancer Patients with COVIDNovember 18th, 2021
  • How a Grand Rapids Doctor Helped Win STAR Act OK
    How a Grand Rapids Doctor Helped Win STAR Act OKAugust 19th, 2018
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Hospital Affiliations