Amanda M. Brandow, DO

Dr. Brandow is a board certified pediatric hematologist/oncologist. She has a special interest in providing comprehensive and compassionate care for children with sickle cell disease and other hemoglobinopathies in addition to other hematologic diseases including children with anemia, thrombocytopenia and neutropenia. Dr. Brandow is specifically interested in developing better ways to assess and treat pain in children with sickle cell disease. She is committed to and enjoys teaching medical students, residents, and fellows to help them learn to provide comprehensive and compassionate care to their patients.

Areas of interest:
-Hematology
-Sickle cell disease
-BMT for sickle cell disease
-Neuropsychological complications of sickle cell disease
-Sickle cell disease new therapeutic agents
-Thalassemia

Representative Publications:

Impact of emergency department care on outcomes of acute pain events in children with sickle cell disease

Sickle cell disease: a natural model of acute and chronic pain

Clinical Interpretation of Quantitative Sensory Testing as a Measure of Pain Sensitivity in Patients With Sickle Cell Disease

Early insights into the neurobiology of pain in sickle cell disease: A systematic review of the literature

A Comparison of Pain Assessment Measures in Pediatric Sickle Cell Disease: Visual Analog Scale Versus Numeric Rating Scale