Carlton D. Dampier, M.D.
Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
Aflac Cancer Center and Blood Disorders Service
Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta
Office for Clinical Research
1599 Clifton Road
Atlanta, GA 30322-4250
404-778-2561
Medical Director, Office for Clinical Research
Assistant Dean, Clinical Research
Professor of Pediatrics
Emory University School of Medicine
Education/Training
Medical Degree: University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, Chicago, 1978
Residency: University of Chicago Medical Center Wyler Children's Hospital, Chicago, 1981
Fellowship: Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, University of Chicago Medical Center Wyler Children’s Hospital, Chicago, 1983
Fellowship: Research, University of Chicago Medical Center Wyler Children’s Hospital, Chicago, 1984
Certification: Pediatrics, Hematology/Oncology
Honors/Awards
- Philadelphia Magazine “Top Doc,” 2002, 2004
- Outstanding Clinical Investigator, Drexel University School of Medicine, 2003
- Philadelphia Magazine “Clinical Center of Excellence 2008,” Advanced Blood Conservation Program
Professional/Scientific Societies
- American Society of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
- American Pain Society
- International Association for the Study of Pain
- Association of Clinical Research Professionals
- Society for Clinical Trials
- Chair, NHLBI Sickle Cell Disease Clinical Research Network
- Steering Committee, Sickle Cell Disease Treatment Demonstration Program, Department of Health and Human Services
Areas of Interest/Research
- Clinical trials in sickle cell disease
- Measurement science of patient and parent-reported outcomes
- Symptom management in sickle cell disease, particularly pain
Publications/Presentations
- Authored/co-authored more than 40 clinical or research articles, book chapters and manuscripts for publication in medical journals
- Selected journal articles authored/co-authored by this physician are available at the National Library of Medicine
- Invited lecturer in more than 40 national and international conferences on sickle cell disease or pain management
- Manuscript reviewer for eight journals