Patricia L. Kavanagh, MD
Associate Professor
Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
Pediatrics
General Pediatrics

MD, Boston University
BA, Boston University
BS, Boston University



Dr. Kavanagh has a national reputation in using systems approaches to improve the care of children and adults with sickle cell disease in the emergency department setting. As an attending physician in the pediatric ED, she and colleagues defined and refined treatment standards for children with sickle cell disease. She has similarly worked to improve care for adults with sickle cell disease in the ED through guideline-based care pathways and the use of individualized pain protocols. She gives lectures at regional and national meetings throughout the United States to teach providers about interventions that improve ED care for sickle cell-related pain and outcomes for individuals living with sickle cell disease, and will serve as faculty for the 2023 Sickle Cell Disease Centers Workshop, sponsored by the American Society of Hematology. Her current grant activities include studying the impact of screening and referring families with unmet basic needs on health on outcomes for children with sickle cell disease, and serving as a subject matter expert in a multisite randomized trial comparing individualized pain plans with weight-based protocols. Nationally she co-founded and serves as Chair of the Emergency Department Sickle Cell Care Coalition. She completed her pediatrics residency at Boston Children’s Hospital and Boston Medical Center, and a fellowship in General Academic Pediatrics at Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine/Boston Medical Center.

Member
Boston University
Center for Excellence in Sickle Cell Disease





NHLBI Diversity Supplement: Understanding and Addressing the Social Determinants of Health for Families
09/28/2020 - 02/29/2024 (PI)
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute/NIH/DHHS

Understanding and Addressing the Social Determinants of Health for Families of Children with…
05/16/2019 - 02/29/2024 (PI)
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute/NIH/DHHS
1R01HL141774-01A1

1/2 A comparison of individualized vs. weight based protocols to treat vaso-occlusive episodes in Sickle Cell Disease (COMPARE VOE)
09/07/2018 - 08/31/2023 (Subcontract PI)
PI: Patricia L. Kavanagh, MD
Duke University NIH NHLBI
5UH3HL137856-04

Understanding and Addressing the Social Determinants of Health for Families of Children with Sickle Cell Anemia within Pediatric Hematology
06/01/2022 - 02/28/2023 (Subcontract PI)
PI: Patricia L. Kavanagh, MD
University of Massachusetts Medical School / UMASS NIH NHLBI

Sickle Cell Treatment Demonstration Program
09/01/2017 - 08/31/2021 (Subcontract PI)
PI: Patricia L. Kavanagh, MD
Johns Hopkins University HHS HRSA MCHB

Eleminating suffering in the emergency room treatment of sickle cell vaso-occlusive crisis
09/01/2016 - 08/31/2018 (PI)
Georgia Medical Care Foundation Centers for Medicare

Management of Sickle Cell Disease-Related Pain in Children
08/10/2011 - 07/31/2017 (PI)
NIH-NHLBI
5K23HL105667-05

Patient Navigation in Sickle Cell Disease
06/01/2013 - 05/31/2014 (PI)
University of New Hampshire HRSA

Improving Quality of Care for Children with Sickle Cell Disease
09/01/2009 - 02/25/2011 (PI)
DM Noonan Mem Fund


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Yr Title Project-Sub Proj Pubs
2022 Understanding and Addressing the Social Determinants of Health for Families of Children with Sickle Cell Anemia within Pediatric Hematology 3R01HL141774-04S1
2022 Understanding and Addressing the Social Determinants of Health for Families of Children with Sickle Cell Anemia within Pediatric Hematology 5R01HL141774-04
2021 Understanding and Addressing the Social Determinants of Health for Families of Children with Sickle Cell Anemia within Pediatric Hematology 5R01HL141774-03
2020 Understanding and Addressing the Social Determinants of Health for Families of Children with Sickle Cell Anemia within Pediatric Hematology Diversity Supplement 3R01HL141774-02S1
2020 Understanding and Addressing the Social Determinants of Health for Families of Children with Sickle Cell Anemia within Pediatric Hematology 5R01HL141774-02
2019 Understanding and Addressing the Social Determinants of Health for Families of Children with Sickle Cell Anemia within Pediatric Hematology 1R01HL141774-01A1
2015 Management of Sickle Cell Disease-Related Pain in Children 5K23HL105667-05
2014 Management of Sickle Cell Disease-Related Pain in Children 5K23HL105667-04
2013 Management of Sickle Cell Disease-Related Pain in Children 5K23HL105667-03
2012 Management of Sickle Cell Disease-Related Pain in Children 5K23HL105667-02
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  1. Blakey AO, Amaro CM, Eilenberg JS, Brochier A, Kavanagh PL, Garg A, Drainoni ML, Long K. Characterizing medical decision-making in sickle cell disease during childhood: Qualitative perspectives of caregivers. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2024 Dec; 71(12):e31307.View Related Profiles. PMID: 39302737
     
  2. Knisely MR, Barnhart HX, Ibemere SO, Kavanagh P, Paice JA, Strouse JJ, Tanabe PJ. Comparison of Measures of Pain Intensity During Sickle Cell Disease Vaso-Occlusive Episodes. J Pain. 2024 Dec; 25(12):104658. PMID: 39154808
     
  3. Rushing M, Horiuchi S, Zhou M, Kavanagh PL, Reeves SL, Snyder A, Paulukonis S. Emergency department 30-Day emergency department revisits among people with sickle cell disease: Variations in characteristics. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2024 Oct; 71(10):e31188. PMID: 39010280
     
  4. Tanabe P, Ibemere S, Pierce AE, Freiermuth CE, Bosworth HB, Yang H, Osunkwo I, Paxton JH, Strouse JJ, Miller J, Paice JA, Veeramreddy P, Kavanagh PL, Wilkerson RG, Hughes R, Barnhart HX. A comparison of the effect of patient-specific versus weight-based protocols to treat vaso-occlusive episodes in the emergency department. Acad Emerg Med. 2023 Dec; 30(12):1210-1222. PMID: 37731093; PMCID: PMC10783854; DOI: 10.1111/acem.14805;
     
  5. Long KA, Blakey AO, Amaro CM, Eilenberg JS, Brochier A, Garg A, Drainoni ML, Pashankar F, Esrick EB, Kavanagh PL. Bidirectional processes linking social determinants of health and pediatric sickle cell anemia management: A qualitative study. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2023 Oct; 70(10):e30539.View Related Profiles. PMID: 37470711; PMCID: PMC10619973; DOI: 10.1002/pbc.30539;
     
  6. Blakey AO, Lavarin C, Brochier A, Amaro CM, Eilenberg JS, Kavanagh PL, Garg A, Drainoni ML, Long KA. Effects of Experienced Discrimination in Pediatric Sickle Cell Disease: Caregiver and Provider Perspectives. J Racial Ethn Health Disparities. 2023 Dec; 10(6):3095-3106.View Related Profiles. PMID: 36536165; PMCID: PMC10645630; DOI: 10.1007/s40615-022-01483-4;
     
  7. Kavanagh PL, Fasipe T, Wun T. A Review of Sickle Cell Disease-Reply. JAMA. 2022 Nov 15; 328(19):1979-1980. PMID: 36378210; DOI: 10.1001/jama.2022.16735;
     
  8. Kavanagh PL, Fasipe TA, Wun T. Sickle Cell Disease: A Review. JAMA. 2022 07 05; 328(1):57-68. PMID: 35788790
     
  9. Kavanagh PL, Frater F, Navarro T, LaVita P, Parrish R, Iorio A. Optimizing a literature surveillance strategy to retrieve sound overall prognosis and risk assessment model papers. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2021 03 18; 28(4):766-771. PMID: 33484123; PMCID: PMC7973466; DOI: 10.1093/jamia/ocaa232;
     
  10. Loo S, Brochier A, Wexler MG, Long K, Kavanagh PL, Garg A, Drainoni ML. Addressing unmet basic needs for children with sickle cell disease in the United States: clinic and staff perspectives. BMC Health Serv Res. 2021 Jan 12; 21(1):55.View Related Profiles. PMID: 33435984; PMCID: PMC7802171; DOI: 10.1186/s12913-020-06055-y;
     
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health services research
quality indicators
quality of care
sickle cell disease

I have mentored fellows, residents and students in research projects, with most concentrated on issues relevant to individuals living with sickle cell disease.

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