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Laura M. DeCastro, MD

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  • Duke Adult Comprehensive Sickle Cell Center

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  • Comprehensive Sickle Cell Center
  • Hematology Treatments

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Laura M. DeCastro, MD

Department / Division
Medicine / Medicine - Hematology

Address
DUMC 3939
Durham, NC 27710

Appointment Telephone
919-660-4363

Office Telephone
919-684-6464

Fax Telephone
919-681-6174

Training
  • MD, Autonomous University of Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic), 1986

Residency
  • Internal Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center (New York), 1992-1995

Fellowship
  • Hematology-Oncology, Yale University (Connecticut), 1995-1998

Clinical Interests
Internal medicine; general adult hematology; hematological problems during pregnancy; anemias, including iron and B12 deficiencies and hemolytic anemias; hemoglobinopathies, particularly sickle cell and thalassemias; myeloproliferatic disorders and chronic leukemias (CML, CLL)

Research Interests
Dr. De Castro is an assistant professor of medicine with the Division of Hematology in the Department of Medicine at Duke University. She is the clinical director of the adult comprehensive sickle cell clinic. Her translational research projects involve the evaluation of sickle red cell adhesion to laminin and its pathophysiological significance. In, addition, she has been the PI of more than 10 NIH or industry sponsored clinical studies on SCD and she is currently the Duke/UNC Sickle Cell Scholar, funded primarily through the Duke/UNC Sickle Cell Center.

Industry Relationships and Collaborations (What's this?)

This faculty member has no reported relationships with industry.

Representative Publications
Edwards, CL; Scales, MT; Loughlin, C; Bennett, GG; Harris-Peterson, S; De Castro, LM; Whitworth, E; Abrams, M; Feliu, M; Johnson, S; Wood, M; Harrison, O; Killough, A. A brief review of the pathophysiology, associated pain, and psychosocial issues in sickle cell disease. International Journal of Behavioral Medicine. 2005;12:171-179. (2005) Abstract

Zen, Q; Batchvarova, M; Twyman, CA; Eyler, CE; Qiu, H; De Castro, LM; Telen, MJ. B-CAM/LU expression and the role of B-CAM/LU activation in binding of low- and high-density red cells to laminin in sickle cell disease. American Journal of Hematology. 2004;75:63-72. (2004) Abstract

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Updated: Dec. 12, 2006
Published: Dec. 12, 2006
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