Susan Edwinna Kirk, M.S.
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Positions
- Assistant Professor/PA-C
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Pediatrics-Hematology
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX US
Addresses
- Texas Children's Hospital (Clinic)
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Mark Wallace Tower
Suite 1580
Houston, TX 77030
United States
Phone: (832) 822-4362
sekirk@bcm.edu
Education
- MPAS from University Of Kentucky
- 01/2008 - Lexington, KY United States
- BS from Mississippi State University
- 05/2003 - Starkville, Mississippi United States
- Biological Engineering
Certifications
- #PA07373 (07/01/2011 - 08/31/2015)
- Texas Medical Board
- #1084116
- National Committee for Certification of Physician Assistants
- Certificate of Added Qualifications: Pediatrics
- National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants
Professional Interests
- Immune Hematology
- General Hematology
- Bone Marrow Failure
Websites
Videos
Selected Publications
- Cook CM, Smeltzer MP, Mortier NA, Kirk SE, Despotovic JM, Ware RE, Hankins JS "The Clinical and Laboratory Spectrum of Hb C [ß6(A3)Glu?Lys, GAG>AAG] Disease.." Hemoglobin. 2013;37(1):16-25. Pubmed PMID: 23297836
- Bernhardt MB, deGuzman MM, Grimes A, Kirk S, Nelson S, Bergsbaken J, Minard CG, Despotovic JM "Rapid infusion of rituximab is well tolerated in children with hematologic, oncologic, and rheumatologic disorders." Pediatric Blood & Cancer. 2017; Pubmed PMID: 28792663
- Ishola T, Kirk S, Guffey D, Voigt K, Shah M, Srivaths L. "Risk factors and co-morbidities in adolescent thromboembolism are different than those in younger children." Thrombosis Research. 2016; Pubmed PMID: 2706074
- Kim T, Grimes AB, Kirk S, Arulselva A, Lambert M, Grace RF, Despotovic J "Association of a positive direct antiglobulin test with chronic immune thrombocytopenia and use of second line therapies in children: A multi-institutional review." Am J Hem. 2019; Pubmed PMID: 30663792
- Kirk SE, Grimes AB, Shelke S, Despotovic JM, Powers JM "The cost of a “benign” condition: Healthcare utilization and infectious outcomes in young children with primary autoimmune neutropenia." Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2019; Pubmed PMID: 31886613
Memberships
- American Society of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
- Society for Physician Assistants in Pediatrics
- Board of Directors, Member-at-Large
- Texas Gulf Coast Physician Assistant Association
- Advanced Practice Society of Hematology/Oncology
- American Academy of Physician Assistants
- Texas Academy of Physician Assistants
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