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Lakshmanan Krishnamurti, MD

Healthcare Provider
Section Director of BMT
Aflac Cancer and Blood Disorders Center
Children’s Healthcare
of Atlanta/Emory University
2015 Uppergate Road
Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Dr. Krishnamurti graduated from the Armed Forces Medical College, University of Pune, Pune, Maharashtra, India in 1980. He works in Atlanta, GA and specializes in Pediatric Hematology-Oncology. Dr. Krishnamurti is affiliated with Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Egleston Campus and Children’s Heathcare Of Atlanta At Scottish Rite. He is also the Chair of Blood and Marrow Transplant at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta/Emory University.

Representative Publications:

Haematopoietic stem cell transplantation for sickle cell disease – current practice and new approaches

Hospitalization for pain in patients with sickle cell disease treated with sildenafil for elevated TRV and low exercise capacity

IMPROVE trial: a randomized controlled trial of patient-controlled analgesia for sickle cell painful episodes: rationale, design challenges, initial experience, and recommendations for future studies

Opioid patient controlled analgesia use during the initial experience with the IMPROVE PCA trial: a phase III analgesic trial for hospitalized sickle cell patients with painful episodes

Nitric oxide for inhalation in the acute treatment of sickle cell pain crisis: a randomized controlled trial

Clinical risks and healthcare utilization of haematopoietic cell transplantation for sickle cell disease in the U.S. using merged databases

Proponent or collaborative: Physician perspectives and approaches to disease modifying therapies in sickle cell disease

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