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Stephanie Dixon, MD, MPH
Stephanie Dixon, MD, MPH

Education

  • BSE (Biomedical Engineering) - University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
  • MD (Medicine) - University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan       
  • MPH (Applied Epidemiology) - Rollins School of Public Health at Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia

Honors & Awards

  • 2020  St. Baldrick’s Fellow, St. Baldrick’s Foundation
  • 2020  Conquer Cancer Foundation ASCO Merit Award         
  • 2019  International Society of Paediatric Oncology (SIOP) Young Investigator Award
  • 2019  Conquer Cancer Foundation ASCO Merit Award        
  • 2018  Conquer Cancer Foundation ASCO Merit Award
  • 2016  Blackfan Research Award, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center

Research Interests

  • Cardiometabolic outcomes of cancer therapy and modifiable targets for intervention

Selected Publications

Dixon SB, Liu Q, Chow EJ, Oeffinger KC, Nathan PC, Howell RM, Leisenring WM, Ehrhardt MJ, Ness KK, Krull KR, Mertens AC, Hudson MM, Robison LL, Yasui Y, Armstrong GT. Specific causes of excess late mortality and association with modifiable risk factors among survivors of childhood cancer: A report from the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study cohort. Lancet Apr 5, 2023. PMID 37030315

Sapkota Y, Qiu W, Dixon SB, Wilson CL, Wang Z, Zhang J, Leisenring W, Chow EJ, Bhatia S, Armstrong GT, Robison LL, Hudson MM, Delaney A, Yasui Y. Genetic risk score enhances the risk prediction of severe obesity obesity in adult survivors of childhood cancer. Nat Med  Aug;28(8):1590-1598, 2022. PMID 35879615.

Sato S, Li N, Dixon S, Kato M, Zhang H, Li CK, Howell RM, Leisenring WM, Bhatia S, Oeffinger KC, Armstrong GT, Yasui Y, Krull KR, Cheung YT. Functional outcomes and social attainment in Asian/Pacific Islander childhood cancer survivors in the United States: a report from the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev Jan;31(1):150-160, 2022. PMID: 34697055; PMCID: PMC8755626

Dixon SB, Chen Y, Yasui Y, Pui CH, Hunger S, Silverman L, Green D, Kadan-Lottick N, Ness KK, Leisenring W, Howell RM, Oeffinger K, Neglia J, Krull KR, Hudson MM, Robison LL, Mertens A, Armstrong GT, Nathan P. Impact of risk-stratified therapy on health status in survivors of childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia: a report from the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev Dec;30(12):2244-2255, 2021. PMID: 34607839; PMCID: PMC8643333

van der Plas E, Qiu W, Nieman BJ, Yasui Y, Liu Q, Dixon SB, Kadan-Lottick NS, Weldon CB, Weil BR, Jacola LM, Gibson TM, Leisenring W, Oeffinger K, Hudson MM, Robison LL, Armstrong GT, Krull KR. Sex-specific associations between chemotherapy, chronic conditions and neurocognitive impairment in ALL survivors: A report from the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study. J Natl Cancer Inst May 4;113(5):588-596, 2021. PMID: 32882041; PMCID: PMC8096369.

Dixon SB, Howell CR, Lu L, Plana JC, Joshi VM, Luepker RV, Durand JB, Ky B, Lenihan DJ, Jefferies JL, Green DM, Ehrhardt MJ, Mulrooney DA, Folse TE, Partin RE, Santucci AK, Howell RM, Srivastava DK, Hudson MM, Robison LL, Ness KK, Armstrong GT. Cardiac biomarkers and association with subsequent cardiomyopathy and mortality among adult survivors of childhood cancer: A report from the St. Jude Lifetime Cohort. Cancer Feb 1;127(3):458-466, 2021. PMID: 33108003; PMCID: PMC7855049. Role: First and corresponding author

Dixon SB, Chen Y, Yasui Y, Pui CH, Hunger S, Silverman L, Green D, Kadan-Lottick N, Ness KK, Leisenring W, Howell RM, Oeffinger K, Neglia J, Krull KR, Hudson MM, Robison LL, Mertens A, Armstrong GT, Nathan P. Reduced morbidity and mortality in survivors of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia: a report from the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study. J Clin Oncol Oct 19;38(29):3418-3429, 2020. PMID: 32706634; PMCID: PMC7527155. Role: First and corresponding author

Blazin L, Sitthi-Amorn J, Hoffman J, Burlison JD, I-PASS Working Group (Dixon SB). Improving patient handoffs and transitions through adaptation and implementation of I-PASS across multiple handoff settings. Pediatr Qual Saf Jul 23;5(4):e323, 2020. PMID: 32766496; PMCID: PMC7382547.

Dixon SB, Li N , Yasui Y, Bhatia S, Casillas JN, Gibson TM, Ness KK, Porter JS, Howell RM, Leisenring WM, Robison LL, Hudson MM, Krull KR, Armstrong GT. Racial and ethnic disparities in neurocognitive, emotional, and quality‐of‐life outcomes in survivors of childhood cancer: a report from the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study. Cancer Oct 15;125(20):3666-3677, 2019. PMID: 31291014 Role: First and corresponding author

Dixon SB, Lane A, O'Brien MM, Burns KC, Mangino JL, Breese EH, Absalon MJ, Perentesis JP, Phillips CL. Viral surveillance using PCR during treatment of AML and ALL. Pediatr Blood Cancer Jan; 65(1), 2018. PMID: 28792686 Role: First and corresponding author

Erickson B, Dimaggio SC, Mullen DG, Kelly CV, Leroueil PR, Berry SA, Baker JR Jr, Orr BG, Banaszak Holl MM. Interactions of poly(amidoamine) dendrimers with survanta lung surfactant:  the importance of lipid domains. Langmuir Oct 7; 24(19):11003-11008, 2008. PMID: 18763817; PMCID: PMC2917325

Leroueil PR, Berry SA, Duthie K, Han G, Rotello VM, McNerny DQ, Baker Jr. JR, Orr BG, Banaszak Holl MM. Wide Varieties of Cationic Nanoparticles Induce Defects in Supported Lipid Bilayers. Nano Letters Feb;8(2):420-424, 2008. PMID: 18217783

Last update: May 2023

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