James F. Casella
Elite in Hemolytic Anemia

Dr. James F. Casella

Hematology
Johns Hopkins Medicine
Rubenstein Child Health Building
200 North Wolfe Street, Rubenstein BLDG Lower Level, Rubenstein BLDG Lower Level, 
Baltimore, MD 

Elite in Hemolytic Anemia
Johns Hopkins Medicine
Rubenstein Child Health Building
200 North Wolfe Street, Rubenstein BLDG Lower Level, Rubenstein BLDG Lower Level, 
Baltimore, MD 
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Overview

"Dr. James Casella is a professor of pediatrics and oncology at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. As the Johns Hopkins’ Rainey Professor of Pediatric Hematology, Dr. Casella is chief of the Division of Pediatric Hematology at Johns Hopkins Children's and director of the Basic and Translational Research Program in Sickle Cell Disease, Comprehensive Sickle Cell Center and the Maryland Hemophilia Treatment Center at Johns Hopkins. He supervises several labs investigating the cellular and molecular basis of pediatric blood-borne diseases. He is seeking to develop better treatments for sickle cell disease and the prevention of central nervous system complications of this disorder, including stroke. Dr. Casella received his undergraduate degree in mathematics from Union College. He earned his M.D. from SUNY of Syracuse and completed a residency in pediatrics at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, where he was subsequently a fellow in hematology/oncology. He has been a member of the Johns Hopkins’ faculty since 1983. A research scientist as well as a clinician, he co-directs the hematology/oncology fellowship program at Johns Hopkins Hospital and is an adjunct senior investigator (Pediatric Oncology Branch) in the Division of Clinical Sciences, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health. He is also director of the NHLBI-funded K12 in benign hematology program at Johns Hopkins that trains young clinician/investigators in benign hematology and transfusion medicine. Dr. Casella has served on numerous university, hospital, and advisory committees, many geared toward hematology, pediatrics and transfusion. He has received many awards from the Johns Hopkins Hospital, including the Alexander ""Buck"" Schaffer Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Teaching of House Officers. He and a colleague created the Johns Hopkins/St. Agnes Comprehensive Hemophilia Clinic to improve care for patients with the disease.".

Dr. Casella is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hemolytic Anemia. His top areas of expertise are Sickle Cell Disease, Congenital Hemolytic Anemia, Hemoglobinopathy, and Hemolytic Anemia.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 71 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 61 articles in the study of Hemolytic Anemia.

Residency
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Pediatrics, 1979
Specialties
Hematology
Licenses
Pediatric Hematology-Oncology in MD
Board Certifications
American Board Of Pediatrics
Fellowships
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Hematology and Oncology, 1980
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Male

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Locations

Rubenstein Child Health Building
200 North Wolfe Street, Rubenstein BLDG Lower Level, Rubenstein BLDG Lower Level, Baltimore, MD 21287
Call: 443-997-5437

Additional Areas of Focus

Dr. Casella has provided the following conditions as areas of focus. Please note that we may not have enough data to validate their experience in some of these conditions.

Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura (ITP)
Sickle Cell Disease

Clinical Research

Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.


71 Total Publications

Enhancing Multicenter Trials With the Trial Innovation Network's Initial Consultation Process.
Enhancing Multicenter Trials With the Trial Innovation Network's Initial Consultation Process.
Journal: JAMA network open
Published: May 29, 2025
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