NHLBI Sickle Cell Disease Advisory Committee

Chou, Stella T., MD - 12/27/2026
Associate Professor
Department of Pediatrics
Perelman School of Medicine
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA 19104

Green, Nancy S., MD - 06/30/2027
Associate Dean for Academic Operations and Advancement
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Columbia University
New York, NY 10032

Lance, Eboni I, MD, PhD - 06/30/2028
Medical Director
Sickle Cell Neurodevelopmental Clinic
Neurology and Developmental Medicine
Kennedy Krieger Institute
Baltimore, MD 21205

Saraf, Santosh L, MD - 06/30/2028
Associate Director
Clinical Research Center
Center for Clinical and Translational Science
University of Illinois College of Medicine
Chicago, IL 60612

Saunthararajah, Yogen, MD, BCH - 06/30/2027
Professor
Department of Translational Hematology and Oncology Research
Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine
Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, OH 44195

Sheehan, Vivien, MD, PhD 06/30/2027
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Division of Hematology/Oncology
Director, Translational Sickle Cell Disease Research
School of Medicine
Emory University
Atlanta, GA 30322

Dr. Julie Panepinto 
Director, Division of Blood Diseases and Resources
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
Bethesda, MD 20892