RichardScottLemonsMD

Pediatric Hematology & Oncology • Salt Lake City, UT

Professor of Pediatrics, University Utah

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Office
100 Mario Capecchi Dr
# 1400
Salt Lake City, UT 84113
Phone+1 801-662-4733
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Education & Training

University of TennesseeFellowship, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, 1985
Johns Hopkins UniversityResidency, Pediatrics, 1980 - 1983
George Washington University School of Medicine and Health SciencesClass of 1980

Certifications & Licensure

UT State Medical License 1987 - 2026
MT State Medical License 2017 - 2019
TN State Medical License 1984 - 1990
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatric Hematology-Oncology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Regional Top Doctor Castle Connolly, 2014

Clinical Trials

Metformin in Children With Relapsed or Refractory Solid Tumors Start of enrollment: 2012 Sep 24
Completed
Phase 1
Sorafenib and Topotecan in Refractory/Recurrent Pediatric Malignancies Start of enrollment: 2013 Jan 01
Completed
Phase 1
PNOC 001: Phase II Study of Everolimus for Recurrent or Progressive Low-grade Gliomas in Children Start of enrollment: 2012 Dec 13
Active, not recruiting
Phase 2
Vemurafenib in Children With Recurrent/Refractory BRAF Gene V600E (BRAFV600E)-Mutant Gliomas Start of enrollment: 2014 Apr 29
Active, not recruiting
Early Phase 1
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

1 citations
Mapping the Evidence for Opioid-Mediated Changes in Malignancy and Chemotherapeutic Efficacy: Protocol for a Scoping Review.
Jonathan E Constance, Mary M McFarland, Tallie Casucci, Michael W Deininger, Elena Y Enioutina, Kathleen Job, Richard S Lemons, Carol S Lim, Robert M Ward, Venkata Yel...> ;JMIR Research Protocols. 2023 May 22
4 citations
Dronabinol Prescribing and Exposure Among Children and Young Adults Diagnosed with Cancer.
Joseph E. Rower, Amber D. King, Diana G. Wilkins, Jacob Wilkes, Venkata K. Yellepeddi, Luke Maese, Richard S. Lemons, Jonathan E. Constance> ;Journal of Adolescent and Young Adult Oncology. 2021 Apr 15
3 citations
Supportive care medications coinciding with chemotherapy among children with hematologic malignancy.
Eman Biltaji, Elena Y. Enioutina, Venkata K. Yellepeddi, Joseph E. Rower, Catherine M.T. Sherwin, Robert M. Ward, Richard S. Lemons, Jonathan E. Constance> ;Leukemia & Lymphoma. 2020 Apr 7
5 citations
Oral Step-Down Therapy With Levofloxacin for Febrile Neutropenia in Children With Cancer
Jared K. Olson, Sonia Mehra, Adam L. Hersh, Emily A. Thorell, Gregory J. Stoddard, Luke Maese, Phillip Barnette, Richard S. Lemons, Andrew T. Pavia, Elizabeth D. Knack...> ;Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society. 2021 Feb 13
8 citations
Neonatal nonimmune hemolytic anemia.
Hassan M. Yaish, Robert D. Christensen, Richard S. Lemons> ;Current Opinion in Pediatrics. 2017 Feb 1
24 citations
A retrospective analysis of treatment-related hospitalization costs of pediatric, adolescent, and young adult acute lymphoblastic leukemia
Sapna Kaul, E K Korgenski, Jian Ying, Christi F. Ng, Rochelle R. Smits-Seemann, Richard E. Nelson, Seth Andrews, Elizabeth A. Raetz, Mark Fluchel, Richard S. Lemons, A...> ;Cancer Medicine. 2016 Feb 1
133 citations
Eltrombopag for children with chronic immune thrombocytopenia (PETIT2): a randomised, multicentre, placebo-controlled trial
John D. Grainger, Franco Locatelli, Thirachit Chotsampancharoen, Elena K. Donyush, Bunchoo Pongtanakul, Patcharee Komvilaisak, Darintr Sosothikul, Guillermo Drelichman...> ;Lancet. 2015 Oct 24
21 citations
Likelihood of Bone Recurrence in Prior Sites of Metastasis in Patients With High-Risk Neuroblastoma
Alexei L. Polishchuk, Richard Li, Christine E. Hill-Kayser, Anthony Little, Randall A. Hawkins, Jeffrey Hamilton, Michael Lau, Hung Chi Tran, Caron Strahlendorf, Richa...> ;International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics. 2014 Jul 15
29th International Workshop on Surfactant Replacement, Valencia, May 30-31, 2014: Abstracts
Edmund Juszczak, Annemarie Stroustrup, Callie Plafkin, David A. Savitz, Vikram Balakumar, Anthony L. DeRoss, Peter C. Kouretas, Edward M. Barksdale, Scott C. Boulanger...> ;Neonatology. 2014 Jun 3
30 citations
Neonatal hemolytic jaundice: morphologic features of erythrocytes that will help you diagnose the underlying condition.
Robert D. Christensen, Hassan M. Yaish, Richard S. Lemons> ;Neonatology. 2014 Jan 1
25 citations
Prevalence of conditions associated with human immunodeficiency and hepatits virus infections among persons with haemophilia, 2001-2003
James J. Goedert, Jaime Siegel, Kay Miller, Michael M. Lederman, Alexis A. Thompson, Brittan Browning, Susan Gamerman, Kevin McRedmond, Janice S. Withycombe, Ralph A. ...> ;Haemophilia. 2005 Sep 1
32 citations
High-Throughput Detection of Glutathione S-Transferase Polymorphic Alleles in a Pediatric Cancer Population
Phillip Barnette, Rebecca Scholl, Mary C. Blandford, Linda Ballard, Alexander Tsodikov, Jalene Magee, Susana Williams, Margaret Robertson, Francis Ali-Osman, Richard S...> ;Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention. 2004 Feb 1
29 citations
Low-grade myofibrosarcoma of the head and neck: importance of surgical therapy.
Charles Keller, Callie N. Gibbs, Steven M. Kelly, Jeffrey R. Haller, Keith S. White, Cheryl M. Coffin, Richard S. Lemons> ;Journal of Pediatric Hematology/oncology. 2004 Feb 1
17 citations
Safety, Dose, and Timing of Reteplase in Treating Occluded Central Venous Catheters in Children With Cancer
Kelly R. Terrill, Richard S. Lemons, Robert E. Goldsby> ;Journal of Pediatric Hematology/oncology. 2003 Nov 1
9 citations
Molecular cytogenetic analysis of a pleuropulmonary blastoma.
Bo Hong, Zhong Chen, Cheryl M. Coffin, Richard S. Lemons, Bonnie Issa, Arthur R. Brothman, Holly Zhou> ;Cancer Genetics and Cytogenetics. 2003 Apr 1
97 citations
RETINOID THERAPY OF CHILDHOOD CANCER
C. Patrick Reynolds, Richard S. Lemons> ;Hematology/oncology Clinics of North America. 2001 Oct 1
16 citations
Retinoic acid-induced expression of autotaxin in N-myc-amplified neuroblastoma cells.
J. Dufner-Beattie, Richard S. Lemons, A. Thorburn> ;Molecular Carcinogenesis. 2001 Jan 1
16 citations
Therapy associated changes in childhood tumors.
Amy Lowichik, Holly Zhou, Theodore J. Pysher, Lynn M. Smith, Richard S. Lemons, Cheryl M. Coffin> ;Advances in Anatomic Pathology. 2000 Nov 1
10 citations
Acute promyelocytic leukemia.
Richard S. Lemons, Stephen Keller, Darryl Gietzen, Jodi Dufner, M B Rebentisch, James Feusner, David Eilender> ;Journal of Pediatric Hematology/oncology. 1995 Aug 1
3 citations
Multiple congenital anomalies in a man with (X;6) translocation
Louise E. Sivak, John Esbenshade, Arthur R. Brothman, Bonnie Issa, Richard S. Lemons, John C. Carey> ;American Journal of Medical Genetics. 1994 May 15
58 citations
Structure, chromosomal assignment, and expression of the gene for proteinase-3. The Wegener's granulomatosis autoantigen.
Anne Sturrock, Kerry F. Franklin, Gopna V. Rao, Bruce C. Marshall, M B Rebentisch, Richard S. Lemons, John R. Hoidal> ;The Journal of Biological Chemistry. 1992 Oct 15
62 citations
Cellular myosin heavy chain in human leukocytes: isolation of 5' cDNA clones, characterization of the protein, chromosomal localization, and upregulation during myeloi...
LE Toothaker, David A. Gonzalez, Nadine Tung, Richard S. Lemons, M M Le Beau, M A Arnaout, L K Clayton, Daniel G. Tenen> ;Blood. 1991 Oct 1
81 citations
Hepsin, a cell membrane-associated protease: Characterization, tissue distribution, and gene localization
Akihiko Tsuji, A. Torres-Rosado, T. Arai, M M Le Beau, Richard S. Lemons, Shan-Ho Chou, Kotoku Kurachi> ;The Journal of Biological Chemistry. 1991 Sep 5
17 citations
t(16;21)(p11.2;q22): A recurrent primary rearrangement in ANLL
Rodman Morgan, C.B. Riske, Aurelia M. Meloni, C.A. Ries, C.H. Johnson, Richard S. Lemons, Avery A. Sandberg> ;Cancer Genetics and Cytogenetics. 1991 May 1
13 citations
Localization of the gene encoding insulin-degrading enzyme to human chromosome 10, bands q23----q25.
R. Espinosa, Richard S. Lemons, R.K. Perlman, Wen-Liang Kuo, Marsha Rich Rosner, M M Le Beau> ;Cytogenetics and Cell Genetics. 1991 Jan 1
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Press Mentions

Norwalk Schools Aim to Address Inequity, Future Readiness in Five-Year PlanJuly 26th, 2021
Nationwide Cancer Drug Shortage Sparks Fear Among Parents, DoctorsOctober 18th, 2019
Feld Entertainment and Primary Children’s Hospital Announce New Cancer Research Funding EffortOctober 8th, 2015

Grant Support

Multidiscplinary Basic Cancer Research TrainingNational Cancer Institute1994–1998
Multidisciplinary Basic Cancer Research TrainingNational Cancer Institute1991–1992
Retroviral Regulation By The Human Bevi GeneNational Institute Of General Medical Sciences1987
Retroviral Regulation By The Human Bevi GeneNational Institute Of General Medical Sciences1985–1986