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Office
1200 Pleasant St
Des Moines, IA 50309Phone+1 515-241-6212Fax+1 515-241-5994- Is this information wrong?
Summary
- Vice President and Medical Director Blank Children's and Women's Services
Blank-Stoddard AYAO program, partnership between private adult and employed pediatric oncology programs in a community based cancer center
Medical Director of the Blank Children's Cancer and Blood Disorder Center (10-21)
Blank Principal Investigator for COG (10-19)
Education & Training
- Vanderbilt School of MedicineMPH, 2006 - 2008
- Vanderbilt University Medical CenterFellowship, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, 2005 - 2008
- Central Iowa Health System (Iowa Methodist Medical Center)Residency, Pediatrics, 2002 - 2005
- University of Missouri Kansas City School of MedicineClass of 2002
Certifications & Licensure
- IA State Medical License 2002 - 2024
- TN State Medical License 2007 - 2008
- American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics
- American Board of Pediatrics Hospice and Palliative Medicine
- American Board of Pediatrics Pediatric Hematology-Oncology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Excellence in Patient Experience Award Q1 Clinics UnityPoint Des Moines, 2019
- Excellence in Patient Experience Award - Overall Clinic UnityPoint Health Des Moines, 2018
- Excellence in Patient Experience Award Q1 Clinics UnityPoint Health Des Moines, 2018
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Clinical Trials
- Gene Testing to Help in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Childhood Brain Tumors Start of enrollment: 1996 Dec 01
- Surgery in Treating Children With Neuroblastoma Start of enrollment: 1998 Mar 01
- Genetic Study of Children With Soft Tissue Sarcoma or Rhabdomyosarcoma Start of enrollment: 1998 Dec 01
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Characteristics of Health Care Settings Where Adolescents and Young Adults Receive Care for ALL.Woods-Swafford, W., Woods-Swafford, W., Julie A Wolfson, Allison C Grimes, Michelle Nuno, Charlotte L Kerber, Subhash Ramakrishnan, Melissa Beauchemin, David Dickens, ...> ;JCO Oncology Practice. 2024 Apr 1
- 3 citationsClinical Features and Risk Factors Associated With Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children With Cancer and COVID-19.Woods-Swafford, W., Martin, S., Davis, E., Dai, C., Boal, L., Araya, B., Brackett, J., Dickens, D., Kahn, A., Martinez, I., Sharma, A., Schwalm, C., Aguayo-Hiraldo, P....> ;JAMA Oncology. 2023 Aug 1
- 59 citationsDabigatran etexilate for the treatment of acute venous thromboembolism in children (DIVERSITY): a randomised, controlled, open-label, phase 2b/3, non-inferiority trial.Jacqueline Halton, Leonardo R. Brandão, Matteo Luciani, Lisa Bomgaars, Elizabeth Chalmers, Lesley G. Mitchell, Ildar Nurmeev, Anjali Sharathkumar, Pavel Svirin, Kirill...> ;The Lancet. Haematology. 2021 Jan 1
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Press Mentions
- Here’s Why a 3-Year-Old Iowa Girl May Not Get Cancer-Fighting DrugsApril 19th, 2023
- Winter Respiratory Viruses Push Blank Children's Hospital to CapacityAugust 10th, 2021
- Doctor: Children's Lives at Stake Due to Nationwide Drug ShortageOctober 18th, 2019
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Grant Support
- Infrastructure Grant Psychosocial SupportSt. Baldricks2023–2024
- Infrastructure Grant AYASt. Baldricks2022–2023
- Infrastructure Grant for AYA and Survivorship CRASt. Baldricks2021–2022
- Infrastructure Award - Community Outreach NavigatorSt. Baldricks2019–2020
- Infrastructure Award - Social Services Coordination for Patients and FamiliesSt. Baldrick's2018–2019
- Hyundai Impact GrantHyundai Hope on Wheels2018
Committees
- Treasurer, Iowa Wide Oncology Research Coalition 2018 - Present
- Member, ACCL16N1CD
Professional Memberships
- Histiocytosis AssociationMember
- Society for Adolescent and Young Adult OncologyMember
- Fellow
- Society of Neuro-OncologyMember
- Member
- American Society of Pediatric Hematology Oncology - ASPHOMember
Hospital Affiliations
- UnityPoint Health - Iowa Methodist Medical CenterDes Moines, Iowa
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