Akua A. Asante, M.D.
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About Me
Certified Specialties
Pediatrics - American Board of Pediatrics
Faculty Appointments
Assistant Professor - Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine (SMD)
Assistant Professor - Department of Pediatrics, Hematology and Oncology (SMD) - Joint
Credentials
Residency & Fellowship
Fellowship, Pediatric Hematology-Oncology, University of Rochester Medical Center. 2015 - 2018
Residency, Pediatrics, OSF St. Francis Medical Center. 2013 - 2015
Internship, Pediatrics, OSF St. Francis Medical Center. 2012 - 2013
Education
MD | American University of the Caribbean. 2011
Awards
Outstanding Educator Award: Outstanding Faculty Mentor. 2022 - 2023
Department of Pediatrics Dean's Fellowship. 2016 - 2018
American Society of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Diversity Special Interest Group (DISG) travel award. 2016
Children's Hospital of Illinois Advocacy Group Award. 2014
Research
Clinical Trials
Lead Researcher: Akua Asante
The Kids-DOTT trial is a randomized controlled clinical trial whose primary objective is to evaluate non-inferiority of shortened-duration (6 weeks) versus conventional-duration (3 months) anticoagulation in children with first-episode ...
Publications
Journal Articles
Asante A, Nguyen P, Henrichs K, Masel D, Refaai M, Blumberg N
American journal of perinatology.. 2024 August 41 (11):1592-1593. Epub 10/20/2023.
Blumberg N, Asante AA, Nguyen PT, Heal JM
Anesthesia and analgesia.. 2024 May 1138 (5):921-924. Epub 04/15/2024.
Blumberg N, Nguyen PL, Asante A, Masel D, Henrichs K, Refaai M, Heal J, Love T
Transfusion.. 2024 May 64 (5):954-956. Epub 1900 01 01.
Phuong-Lan Nguyen; Akua Asante; Majed Refaai; Neil Blumberg*.
Front. Bioeng. Biotechnol. 2024; 12.
Asante A, Nguyen PL, Blumberg N
Blood transfusion = Trasfusione del sangue.. 2023 November 421 (6):461-462. Epub 1900 01 01.
Hilt ZT, Pariser DN, Ture SK, Mohan A, Quijada P, Asante A, Cameron SJ, Sterling JA, Merkel AR, Johanson AL, Jenkins JL, Small EM, McGrath KE, Palis J, Elliott MR, Morrell CN
JCI insight.. 2019 March 74 (5)Epub 03/07/2019.