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Melanie Fields, MD, Pediatric Hematology & Oncology, Saint Louis, MO, St. Louis Children's Hospital

MelanieErinFieldsMD

Pediatric Hematology & Oncology • Saint Louis, MO

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Education & Training

  • Washington University in St. Louis
    Washington University in St. LouisMSCI, 2012 - 2014
  • Washington University/B-JH/SLCH Consortium
    Washington University/B-JH/SLCH ConsortiumFellowship, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, 2011 - 2014
  • Washington University/B-JH/SLCH Consortium
    Washington University/B-JH/SLCH ConsortiumResidency, Pediatrics, 2008 - 2011
  • University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine
    University of Texas Medical Branch School of MedicineClass of 2008
  • Tulane University
    Tulane UniversityBS, Cellular and molecular biology, cum lade, 2000 - 2003

Certifications & Licensure

  • MO State Medical License
    MO State Medical License 2012 - 2025
  • American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics
  • American Board of Pediatrics Pediatric Hematology-Oncology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Clinical Research Training Institute Participant American Society of Hematology, 2016-2017
  • Supplemental Funding Award Washington University in St. Louis Institute of Clinical and Translational Science Research Forum for Child Health, 2015

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Silent Infarcts in Sickle Cell Anemia Occur in the Borderzone Region and Are Associated with Low Cerebral Blood Flow  
    Lori C Jordan, Andria L Ford, Melanie E Fields, Robert C McKinstry, Michael R DeBaun, Blood

Books/Book Chapters

  • Washington Manual of Pediatrics 
    Chapter: Hematology and Oncology 
    Fields, M. E., Wilson, D. B.Edition 2nd,

Abstracts/Posters

  • Suppression of the Hemodynamic Response Function Demonstrates Altered Cerebral Vasoreactivity in Sickle Cell Disease
    Fields, M.E., Coalson, R., Comiskey, L.S., Ortega, M., Ragan, D., King, A., Shimony, J., Ford, A., Lee, JM., Dosenbach, N., American Society of Hematology Annual Meeting, 12/2016
  • Elevated Whole Brain and Regional Cerebral Blood Flow and Oxygen Extraction Fraction Suggest Cerebral Metabolic Stress in Children With Sickle Cell Disease Unaffected ...
    Fields, M.E., Guilliams, K., Ragan, D. Eldeniz, C., Binkley, M., Hulbert, M.L., Vo, K., An, H., Ford, A., Lee, J.M., American Society of Hematology Annual Meeting, 12/2015
  • A Pilot Study of Parent Education Intervention Improves Early Childhood Development Among Toddlers with Sickle Cell Disease
    Fields, M.E., Abel, R., Vesely, S.K., Hoyt-Drazen, C., King, A., American Society of Hematology Annual Meeting, 12/2015
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Lectures

  • Increased Cerebral Metabolic Stress Is Associated with Diminished Functional Connectivity in Pediatric Sickle Cell Anemia 
    61st Annual American Society of Hematology Meeting - Orlando, FL - 12/7/2019

Grant Support

  • The Impact of Cerebral Metabolic Stress on the Development of the Structural and Functional Connectome in Pediatric Sickle Cell AnemiaNIH NHLBI2021–2026
  • Cerebral Oxygen Metabolism and Functional Network Architecture in Pediatric Sickle Cell DiseaseNIH NHLBI2017–2021
  • Fellow Scholar AwardAmerican Society of Hematology2017–2019
  • Research Center Pilot Fund AwardWashington University Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities2016–2017
  • K12 Clinical Hematology Research Career Development ProgramWashington University in St. Louis2014–2017
  • Pilot Fund AwardMallinckrodt Institute of Radiology2015–2016

Professional Memberships

Hospital Affiliations

Dr. Melanie Fields, Dr. Melanie Fields, MD, Dr. M Fields, Dr. Melanie Erin Fields