Scholars@Duke

• Background
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  Education, Training, & Certifications

  • Fellowship, Hematology/Oncology, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine 2010 - 2013
  • M.S., Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine 2013
  • Residency, Internal Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine 2007 - 2010
  • M.D., Duke University School of Medicine 2007
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  Duke Appointment History

  • Assistant Professor of Medicine, Medicine, Hematology, Medicine 2013 - 2020
• Research
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  Selected Grants

  • Transfusion Medicine and Hematology awarded by National Institutes of Health 1975 - 2021
  • Sickle Cell Disease and CardiovAscular Risk - Red cell Exchange Trial (SCD-CARRE) awarded by University of Pittsburgh 2020 - 2021
  • American Society for Apheresis (ASFA) Heparin Induced Thrombocytopenia Registry awarded by American Society for Apheresis 2019 - 2020
• Publications & Artistic Works
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  Selected Publications

  • Academic Articles

    • Hodulik, Kimberly L., Adam G. Root, Leila S. Ledbetter, and Oluwatoyosi A. Onwuemene. “Effects of therapeutic plasma exchange on anticoagulants in patients receiving therapeutic anticoagulation: a systematic review.” Transfusion 59, no. 5 (May 2019): 1870–79. https://doi.org/10.1111/trf.15191.
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    • Cates, Nancy C., Darlene J. Oakley, and Oluwatoyosi A. Onwuemene. “Therapeutic white blood cell and platelet depletions using the spectra OPTIA system continuous mononuclear cell protocol.” J Clin Apher 33, no. 5 (October 2018): 580–85. https://doi.org/10.1002/jca.21644.
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    • Onwuemene, Oluwatoyosi A., Steven C. Grambow, Chetan B. Patel, Robert J. Mentz, Carmelo A. Milano, Joseph G. Rogers, Ara D. Metjian, Gowthami M. Arepally, and Thomas L. Ortel. “Indications for and outcomes of therapeutic plasma exchange after cardiac transplantation: A single center retrospective study.” J Clin Apher 33, no. 4 (August 2018): 469–79. https://doi.org/10.1002/jca.21622.
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    • Bittar, Peter G., Myles S. Nickolich, and Oluwatoyosi A. Onwuemene. “ASFA Category IV becomes Category I: Idiopathic thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura in a patient with presumed gemcitabine-induced thrombotic microangiopathy.” J Clin Apher 33, no. 3 (June 2018): 423–26. https://doi.org/10.1002/jca.21590.
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    • Abbes, Sarah, Ara Metjian, Alice Gray, Tereza Martinu, Laurie Snyder, Dong-Feng Chen, Matthew Ellis, Gowthami M. Arepally, and Oluwatoyosi Onwuemene. “Human Leukocyte Antigen Sensitization in Solid Organ Transplantation: A Primer on Terminology, Testing, and Clinical Significance for the Apheresis Practitioner.” Ther Apher Dial 21, no. 5 (October 2017): 441–50. https://doi.org/10.1111/1744-9987.12570.
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    • Onwuemene, Oluwatoyosi A., Deneen M. Heath, Carol Hartman, and Edward C. C. Wong. “Role of C1q complement fixing antibody assay in therapeutic plasma exchange management of pediatric cardiac antibody mediated rejection.” J Clin Apher 32, no. 4 (August 2017): 279–81. https://doi.org/10.1002/jca.21488.
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    • Vacha, Mary, Godefroy Chery, Amanda Hulbert, Jennifer Byrns, Clark Benedetti, Catherine Ashley Finlen Copeland, Alice Gray, Oluwatoyosi Onwuemene, Scott M. Palmer, and Laurie D. Snyder. “Antibody depletion strategy for the treatment of suspected antibody-mediated rejection in lung transplant recipients: Does it work?” Clin Transplant 31, no. 3 (March 2017). https://doi.org/10.1111/ctr.12886.
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    • Onwuemene, Oluwatoyosi, and Gowthami M. Arepally. “Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia: research and clinical updates.” Hematology Am Soc Hematol Educ Program 2016, no. 1 (December 2, 2016): 262–68. https://doi.org/10.1182/asheducation-2016.1.262.
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    • Metjian, Ara, Yvette C. Tanhehco, Nicole Aqui, Vijay G. Bhoj, Lita Jamensky, Marisa B. Marques, Oluwatoyosi Onwuemene, Huy P. Pham, and Gowthami M. Arepally. “The thrombotic microangiopathy Registry of North America: A United States multi-institutional TMA network.” J Clin Apher 31, no. 5 (October 2016): 448–53. https://doi.org/10.1002/jca.21437.
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    • Baumann Kreuziger, Lisa, Oluwatoyosi Onwuemene, Emma Kolesar, Mark Crowther, and Wendy Lim. “Systematic review of anticoagulant treatment of catheter-related thrombosis.” Thrombosis Research 136, no. 6 (December 2015): 1103–9. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.thromres.2015.08.020.
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    • Huang, Li-Wen, Sarah Anand, Syed Hassan, and Oluwatoyosi Onwuemene. “Bruised Black and Blue: Acquired Hypoprothrombinemia.” The American Journal of Medicine 128, no. 11 (November 2015): e7–11. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjmed.2015.06.011.
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    • Onwuemene, Oluwatoyosi, David Green, and Louis Keith. “Postpartum hemorrhage management in 2012: predicting the future.” Int J Gynaecol Obstet 119, no. 1 (October 2012): 3–5. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijgo.2012.07.001.
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    • Zhang, Junan, Q Jackie Wu, Devon J. Godfrey, Toyosi Fatunase, Lawrence B. Marks, and Fang-Fang Yin. “Comparing digital tomosynthesis to cone-beam CT for position verification in patients undergoing partial breast irradiation.” Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 73, no. 3 (March 1, 2009): 952–57. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijrobp.2008.10.036.
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    • Fatunase, Toyosi, Zhiheng Wang, Sua Yoo, Jessica L. Hubbs, Robert G. Prosnitz, Fang-Fang Yin, and Lawrence B. Marks. “Assessment of the residual error in soft tissue setup in patients undergoing partial breast irradiation: results of a prospective study using cone-beam computed tomography.” Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 70, no. 4 (March 15, 2008): 1025–34. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijrobp.2007.07.2344.
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    • Mao, Jingfang, Oluwatoyosi A. Fatunase, and Lawrence B. Marks. “Cytoprotection for radiation-associated normal tissue injury.” Cancer Treatment and Research 139 (January 2008): 307–27.

  • Conference Papers

    • Yentz, Sarah, Oluwatoyosi A. Onwuemene, Brady L. Stein, Elizabeth H. Cull, and Brandon McMahon. “Clinical Use of Anti-Xa Monitoring in Malignancy-Associated Thrombosis.” In Thrombosis, 2015:126975, 2015. https://doi.org/10.1155/2015/126975.
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    • Adekola, Kehinde U. A., John P. Galvin, Vaibhav Sahai, Oluwatoyosi A. Onwuemene, Joanne Monreal, John Cashy, and Jayesh Mehta. “An Institutional Experience: Correlation Between Absolute Lymphocyte Count and Survival Outcome After Reduced Intensity Conditioning Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplant in Patients with Hematologic Malignancies.” In Blood, 120:4541–4541. American Society of Hematology, 2012. https://doi.org/10.1182/blood.v120.21.4541.4541.
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    • Hubbs, J. L., T. Fatunase, D. R. Hollis, R. W. Clough, C. R. Kelsey, T. A. D’Amico, and L. B. Marks. “Stage and Treatment Migration in Patients With Stage III Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer.” In International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics, 69:S159–60. Elsevier BV, 2007. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijrobp.2007.07.288.
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    • Mbibi, O., O. Craciunescu, T. Fatunase, L. Marks, and F. Yin. “SU‐FF‐J‐105: Predicting Late Skin Effects Using Digital Infrared Imaging for Breast Cancer Patients Treated with Radiation.” In Medical Physics, 34:2392, 2007. https://doi.org/10.1118/1.2760610.
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    • Fatunase, T., Z. Wang, S. Yoo, R. Prosnitz, F. Yin, and L. Marks. “2736.” In International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics, 66:S620–S620. Elsevier BV, 2006. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijrobp.2006.07.1152.
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    • Fatunase, T., Z. Wang, S. Yoo, F. Yin, and L. Marks. “SU‐FF‐I‐17: Reduction of Set‐Up Error Using Cone Beam‐CT in Patients Undergoing Partial Breast Irradiation.” In Medical Physics, 33:2000, 2006. https://doi.org/10.1118/1.2240255.
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    • Mbibi, O., O. Craciunescu, T. Fatunase, L. Marks, and F. Yin. “SU‐DD‐A4‐01: Quantifying Skin Effects After Accelerated Partial Breast Irradiation Using Digital Infrared Imaging (DII): Preliminary Feasibility Data.” In Medical Physics, 33:1989, 2006. https://doi.org/10.1118/1.2240149.
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