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Lamia P. Barakat, PhD
Patient Support Professional Director of Psychosocial services
The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
3401 Civic Center Blvd.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Lamia P. Barakat, PhD, is the Director of Psychosocial services in oncology at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. She coordinates psychosocial programs for CHOP’s Division of Oncology. In her role as Director of Psychosocial Services in Oncology, she coordinates services and programming offered by a multidisciplinary team of social workers, child life specialists, creative arts therapists, hospital school teachers, and psychologists with the aim of implementing evidence-based practice to effectively help children and their families navigate the diagnosis and treatment process.
Representative Publications:
Acceptability of In Utero Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation for Sickle Cell Disease
Mistrust of Pediatric Sickle Cell Disease Clinical Trials Research
Coping and coping assistance among children with sickle cell disease and their parents
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