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Alex George, MD

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Co-Director of Sickle Cell Program
Texas Children’s Hematology Center
6701 Fannin Street, Suite 1580.19
Houston, Texas, United States

Dr. Alex George is an Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine and a physician at the Texas Children’s Hematology Center and Co-Director of the Sickle Cell Program. He is board certified by the American Board of Pediatrics.

Representative Publications:

Altered phosphorylation of cytoskeleton proteins in sickle red blood cells: the role of protein kinase C, Rac GTPases, and reactive oxygen species

Losartan for the nephropathy of sickle cell anemia: A phase-2, multicenter trial

Genetic Modifiers of White Blood Cell Count, Albuminuria and Glomerular Filtration Rate in Children with Sickle Cell Anemia

Hydroxycarbamide versus chronic transfusion for maintenance of transcranial doppler flow velocities in children with sickle cell anaemia-TCD With Transfusions Changing to Hydroxyurea (TWiTCH): a multicentre, open-label, phase 3, non-inferiority trial

A Paper-Based Test for Screening Newborns for Sickle Cell Disease

Validation of a Low-Cost Paper-Based Screening Test for Sickle Cell Anemia

Liver iron concentration measurements by MRI in chronically transfused children with sickle cell anemia: baseline results from the TWiTCH trial

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