Dr. Gerald M Woods MD
Hematologist (Pediatric) | Pediatric Hematology-Oncology
2401 Gillham Rd Kansas City MO, 64108About
Dr. Gerald Woods is a pediatric hematologist practicing in Kansas City, MO. Dr. Woods specializes in treating children that have a blood disease or cancer. Such blood diseases include disorders of red blood cells, white blood cells and/or platelets. The types of cancers that Dr. Woods treats include leukemias, lymphomas and certain tumors. Dr. Woods can also treat bleeding disorders in children. Pediatric hematologists can be found in childrens hospitals, community hospitals, university medical centers and more.
Education and Training
Duke University School of Medicine 1976
Board Certification
PediatricsAmerican Board of PediatricsABP
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Quality of life among children with sickle cell disease receiving chronic transfusion therapy.
- Disseminated nontuberculous mycobacterial infections in sickle cell anemia patients.
- In vitro evidence of the inhibitory capacity of chloroquine on arginase activity in sickle erythrocytes.
- Cysteine-iron promotes arginase activity by driving the Fenton reaction.
- A colorimetric microplate assay method for high-throughput analysis of arginase activity in vitro.
- Serum ferritin level changes in children with sickle cell disease on chronic blood transfusion are nonlinear and are associated with iron load and liver injury.
- Oxidant-mediated modification of the cellular thiols is sufficient for arginase activation in cultured cells.
Treatments
- Anemia
- Asthma
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (copd)
- Leukemia
- Dermal Aesthetics
- Extra Corporeal Shockwave Therapy
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