About

MD: Aristotle University Medical School, Thessaloniki, Greece, 1990.

PhD: Aristotle University Medical School, Thessaloniki, Greece, 1997.

Residency: University Of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, 1999.

Fellowship: Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, 2003.

Certification: Hematology / oncology, American Board of Pediatrics, 2004; Pediatrics, American Board of Pediatrics, 2000; ECFMG Certification, 1995.

Licenses: Full and unrestricted medical license (OH Medical Board), 2003-present; full and unrestricted license of medical practice in Greece, 1990-present.

Services and Specialties

Cancer and Blood Diseases, Sickle Cell and Hemoglobin Disorders

Interests

Signaling in erythrocytes; erythropoiesis; sickle cell disease; reactive oxygen species

Research Areas

Experimental Hematology and Cancer Biology, Hematology, Cancer and Blood Diseases

Additional Languages

Greek

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Publications

Selected

VPS4A Mutations in Humans Cause Syndromic Congenital Dyserythropoietic Anemia due to Cytokinesis and Trafficking Defects. Seu, KG; Trump, LR; Emberesh, S; Lorsbach, RB; Johnson, C; Meznarich, J; Underhill, HR; Chou, ST; Sakthivel, H; Nassar, NN; Seu, KJ; Blanc, L; Zhang, W; Lutzko, CM; Kalfa, TA. The American Journal of Human Genetics. 2020; 107:1149-1156.

Selected

Red cell membrane disorders: structure meets function. Risinger, M; Kalfa, TA. Blood. 2020; 136:1250-1261.

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Signaling and cytoskeletal requirements in erythroblast enucleation. Konstantinidis, DG; Pushkaran, S; Johnson, JF; Cancelas, JA; Manganaris, S; Harris, CE; Williams, DA; Zheng, Y; Kalfa, TA. Blood. 2012; 119:6118-6127.

Loss of TBC1D2B causes a progressive neurological disorder with gingival overgrowth. Harms, FL; Rexach, JE; Efthymiou, S; Aynekin, B; Per, H; Güleç, A; Nampoothiri, S; Sampaio, H; Sachdev, R; Stoeva, R; Chard, M; Klassen, M; Pries, M; Kutsche, K. European Journal of Human Genetics. 2024; 32:558-566.

Rapid measurement of hemoglobin-oxygen dissociation by leveraging Bohr effect and Soret band bathochromic shift. Sekyonda, Z; An, R; Goreke, U; Man, Y; Monchamp, K; Bode, A; Zhang, Q; El-Gammal, Y; Kityo, C; Kalfa, TA; Akkus, O; Gurkan, UA. The Analyst. 2024; 149:2561-2572.

Case report: Childhood erythrocytosis due to hypermanganesemia caused by homozygous SLC30A10 mutation. Coppola, T; Hughes, H; Finch, PT; Hess, JA; Wu, S; Prada, CE; Miethke, AG; Zhang, W; Kalfa, TA. 2024; 3:1331485.

A Population Pharmacokinetic Analysis of L-Glutamine Exposure in Patients with Sickle Cell Disease: Evaluation of Dose and Food Effects. Sadaf, A; Dong, M; Pfeiffer, A; Latham, T; Kalfa, T; Vinks, AA; Ware, RE; Quinn, CT. Clinical Pharmacokinetics. 2024; 63:357-365.

Diagnosis and management of pyruvate kinase deficiency: international expert guidelines. Al-Samkari, H; Shehata, N; Lang-Robertson, K; Bianchi, P; Glenthøj, A; Sheth, S; Neufeld, EJ; Rees, DC; Chonat, S; Kuo, KH M; Watson, A; Elbard, R; Peereboom, D; Grace, RF. The Lancet Haematology. 2024; 11:e228-e239.

Red cell abnormalities characterized by ektacytometry in children with cholestasis. Kocoshis, TS; Kalfa, TA; Miethke, AG; Balistreri, WF; Seu, KG; Slaughter, CG; Singh, R; Mullen, M; Kocoshis, SA. Pediatric Research. 2024; 95:1035-1040.

Inducible Knockout of Codanin-1: An Adult Mouse Model of Congenital Dyserythropoietic Anemia Type-I. Azucenas, CR; Stewart, M; Voulgaridou, A; Seu, K; Kalfa, TA. Blood. 2023; 142:2450.

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