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Amanda Brandow, DO, MS (she/her/hers)

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Department of Pediatrics, Medical College of Wisconsin
Medical College of Wisconsin
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

Dr. Amanda Brandow is a Professor of Pediatrics at the Medical College of Wisconsin in the section of hematology/oncology/bone marrow transplantation. Dr. Brandow is a physician-scientist who provides care for children with sickle cell disease and other non-malignant hematologic conditions and conducts clinical and translational research focused on understanding the pathophysiology of acute and chronic pain in children and adults living with sickle cell disease. Specifically, her lab is investigating the underlying neurobiology of sickle cell pain with a focus on inflammation, the microbiome and nervous system sensitization. To support her research, Dr. Brandow was a past recipient of an NIH/NHLBI K23 Mentored Patient-Oriented Research Career Development Award, an American Society of Hematology Scholar Award and she is currently principal investigator on an R01 from the NIH/NHLBI an R61/R33 from the NIH/NINDS HEAL Initiative. Dr. Brandow is also active in advocating for comprehensive pain management for individuals living with sickle cell disease at the national level where she served on the US Department of Health and Human Services Pain Management Best Practices Inter-Agency Task Force and as Chair of the American Society of Hematology Evidence Based Sickle Cell Disease Management Guidelines for Acute and Chronic Pain. Dr. Brandow is an Associate Editor for the Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology and is on the Special Populations Editorial Board for the journal Pain Medicine.

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