Lee M. Hilliard, MD
Pediatric Hematology Oncology
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About Me
Professor of Pediatrics
Education
Residency:
Arkansas Children’s Hospital
Medical School:
University of Mississippi School of Medicine
Internship:
Arkansas Children’s Hospital
Board Certifications
Pediatrics, American Board of Pediatrics (1993)
American Board of Pediatrics - Hematology-Oncology (1996)
Honors and Awards
ASH Advocacy Leadership Institute, Central Alabama Sickle Cell Foundation Provider Award
Special Interests
Dr. Hilliard is the Associate Professor of Pediatrics. Her area of focus is hematology. Specifically, her interests include clinical care and research in sickle cell disease. Dr. Hilliard focuses on stroke risk assessment and prevention, health care delivery in rural areas, management of iron overload in chronically transfused patients (including the use of erythrocytapheresis) and the use of hydroxyurea in sickle cell disease.
Interests
Professional Organizations
American Society of Hematology(ASH), American Society of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
Publications
1. Hilliard L, Maddox M, Tang S, Phd, Howard T. Development of a Regionalized, Comprehensive Care Network for Pediatric Sickle Cell Disease Improves Access to Care in a Rural State. J Disease Manage Health Outcomes 2004;12: 393-98 2. Hydroxyurea decreases hospitalizations in pediatric patients with Hb SC and Hb SB+ thalassemia.Lebensburger JD, Patel RJ, Palabindela P, Bemrich-Stolz CJ, Howard TH, Hilliard LM. J Blood Med. 2015 Dec 15;6:285-90. doi: 10.2147/JBM.S97405 3. Li, G and Hilliard LM. Morphologic features of normoblasts in a case of myopathy, lactic acidosis, and sideroblastic anemia. Blood 2017 Feb 23:1057. PMID: 28232625
