Melissa Creary, PhD, MPH
Assistant Professor
Department of Health Management and Policy
School of Public Health
University of Michigan
1415 Washington Heights
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2029
James R. Eckman, M.D.
Professor Emeritus, Hematology & Oncology Emory University School of Medicine
49 Jesse Hill Jr Dr SE
Atlanta, GA 30303
Mary E. Frederickson, Ph.D.
Visiting Professor
Emory University
Rollins School of Public Health
1518 Clifton Rd. NE, GCR 538
Atlanta, GA 30322
Beatrice Gee, M.D.
Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta
Professor of Pediatrics
Morehouse School of Medicine
Atlanta, GA 30322
Lewis Hsu, MD, PhD
Director, Pediatric Sickle Cell
Professor of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology Childrens Hospital University of Illinois
840 South Wood St., MC 856
Chicago, IL 60612
Clinton H. Joiner, MD, PhD
Aflac Children’s Chair for Hematology
Director, Hematology Program
Aflac Cancer and Blood Disorders Center
Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta
Professor of Pediatrics
Emory University School of Medicine
2015 Uppergate Drive
Atlanta, GA 30322
Tamara N. New, MD, FAAP
Director, Clinical
Aflac Cancer and Blood Disorders Center, At Egleston
Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Division, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
Emory University School of Medicine
1405 Clifton Road NE, Tower One, 4th floor
Atlanta, GA 30322
Allan Platt PA-C, MMSc, DFAAPA
Assistant Professor
Director of Admissions
Academic Coordinator
Physician Assistant Program
Emory University School of Medicine
Atlanta, GA 30322
Allen Tullos, Ph.D.
Co-Director, Emory Center for Digital Scholarship
Professor, Department of History
Emory University
Atlanta, Georgia 30322
Indicators of an Emergency Situation
Patients and families should watch for the following conditions that need an urgent medical evaluation:
• Fever of 101° F or higher
• Chest pain
• Shortness of breath
• Increasing tiredness
• Abdominal swelling
• Unusual headache
• Any sudden weakness or loss of feeling
• Pain that will not go away with home treatment
• Priapism (painful erection that will not go down)
• Sudden vision change
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