Kristen M. Williams, MD
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Kirsten M. Williams, MD, is a pediatric hematologist/oncologist at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta and a professor of pediatrics in the Emory University School of Medicine. As part of the multidisciplinary team at the Aflac Cancer and Blood Disorders Center, Dr. Williams' clinical interest is in pediatric bone marrow transplantation and immunocompromised host.
Dr. Williams is a member of the Cancer Immunology Research Program at Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University.
Dr. Williams earned her medical degree at Georgetown University School of Medicine in Washington, DC. She completed her pediatric residency training at Case Western Reserve University, and her pediatric hematology/oncology fellowship at Johns Hopkins University.
Dr. Williams holds professional memberships with American Society of Hematology, American Society of Blood and Marrow Transplantation, Children's Oncology Group, and Pediatric Blood and Marrow Transplantation.
Dr. Williams' research uses a bedside-to-bench-to-bedside approach to translate novel immunotherapies for high risk leukemias and to understand and influence complications of hematopoietic cell transplantation, such as graft versus host disease and graft failure.
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Dr. Williams has numerous publications in peer-reviewed journals, and serves on the editorial board of the journal, Blood.
Title/Journal | Authors | Publication Date |
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Transplantation and cellular therapy |
BJ Dávila Saldaña, KR Schultz, A Ramgopal, JR Boiko, K Beebe, PA Carpenter, SS Chan, S Paczesny, P Aguayo-Hiraldo, GDE Cuvelier, SJ Rotz, CN Duncan, KM Williams | 06/01/2025 |
Choosing Between HLA-Mismatched Unrelated and Haploidentical Donors: Donor Age Considerations. Transplantation and cellular therapy |
RS Mehta, G Schmidt, K Williams, SA Patel, J Schetelig, B Savani, M Askar, E Petersdorf, O Ringden, CG Kanakry, JA Kanakry, H Stefanski, E Arrieta-Bolaños, B Betts, C Benjamin, S Gadalla, T Wang, J Saultz, S Spellman, NE Jurdi, YT Bolon, SJ Lee | 05/24/2025 |
NIH Chronic Graft-Versus-Host Disease Consensus Conference 2025 Update. Transplantation and cellular therapy |
SJ Lee, KM Williams, S Sarantopoulos, CL Kitko, C Cutler, J Pidala, GR Hill, Z DeFilipp, HT Greinix, D Wolff, S Paczesny, GDE Cuvelier, KR Schultz, SZ Pavletic | 05/21/2025 |
Interpretation of Response in BOS-the Definitions Remain Key. Blood advances |
KM Williams, VN Lama, KR Cooke, GA Yanik | 05/01/2025 |
Transplantation and cellular therapy |
P Khandelwal, JD Fish, L Gorfinkel, GMT Guilcher, J Howell, M Nishitani, B Nuechterlein, E Obeng, AJ Shah, GDE Cuvelier, S Rotz, KM Williams, CN Duncan | 05/01/2025 |
Transplantation and cellular therapy |
SJ Rotz, L Wiener, KS Baker, SW Choi, R Phelan, GDE Cuvelier, C Duncan, KM Williams, M Qayed | 04/01/2025 |
Transplantation and cellular therapy |
NS Bhatt, AC Harris, L Gorfinkel, K Ibanez, ER Tkaczyk, SA Mitchell, S Albuquerque, T Schechter, S Pavletic, CN Duncan, SJ Rotz, K Williams, PA Carpenter, GDE Cuvelier | 02/01/2025 |
Incidence of bacterial blood stream infections in patients with acute GVHD. Bone marrow transplantation |
W Wallis, AM Gulbis, T Wang, CJ Lee, A Sharma, KM Williams, T Nishihori, T Prestidge, L Gowda, M Byrne, MM Krem, ML MacMillan, CL Kitko, J Pidala, SR Spellman, SJ Lee, AM Alousi | 01/01/2025 |
British journal of haematology |
EL Frost, S Chonat, KM Williams, W Aumann, J Stevenson, J Yin, M Schniederjan, S Arnold, ML Schoettler | 01/01/2025 |
Radiology. Imaging cancer |
J Holter-Chakrabarty, L McNally, J Levine, J Ferrara, SK Vesely, CG Kanakry, T Garwe, Z Han, M Pandey, J Glover, Y Wen, R Gress, KM Williams | 01/01/2025 |
The Lancet. Child & adolescent health |
J Kahn, R Brazauskas, S Bo-Subait, D Buchbinder, BK Hamilton, H Schoemans, AA Abraham, V Agrawal, JJ Auletta, SM Badawy, A Beitinjaneh, NS Bhatt, L Broglie, MA Diaz Perez, N Farhadfar, CO Freytes, RP Gale, S Ganguly, RJ Hayashi, P Hematti, GC Hildebrandt, Y Inamoto, RT Kamble, J Koo, HM Lazarus, SJ Mayo, PA Mehta, KC Myers, T Nishihori, T Prestidge, SJ Rotz, BN Savani, RM Schears, A Sharma, E Stenger, C Ustun, KM Williams, LM Vrooman, P Satwani, R Phelan | 10/01/2024 |
Transplantation and cellular therapy |
ML Schoettler, J Ofori, E Bryson, K Spencer, M Qayed, E Stenger, A Bidgoli, S Chonat, A Westbrook, KM Williams | 09/01/2024 |
Transplantation and cellular therapy |
ML Schoettler, KM Williams | 08/01/2024 |
British journal of haematology |
ML Schoettler, A Westbrook, B Watkins, E Stenger, M Qayed, S Chonat, KM Williams | 07/01/2024 |
Blood advances |
ML Schoettler, L Lehmann, PC Kao, N Chen, S Jodele, S Chonat, KM Williams, WB London, C Duncan, C Dandoy | 03/12/2024 |
American journal of hematology |
ML Schoettler, K French, A Harris, E Bryson, L Deeb, Z Hudson, J Obordo, S Chandrakasan, S Parikh, B Watkins, E Stenger, M Qayed, S Chonat, A Westbrook, J Switchenko, KM Williams | 03/01/2024 |
Transplantation and cellular therapy |
ML Schoettler, S Patel, E Bryson, L Deeb, B Watkins, M Qayed, S Chandrakasan, T Fitch, K Silvis, J Jones, S Chonat, KM Williams | 03/01/2024 |
Transplantation and cellular therapy |
LS Williams, KM Williams, N Gillis, K Bolton, F Damm, NT Deuitch, N Farhadfar, U Gergis, SB Keel, FV Michelis, SR Panch, CC Porter, L Sucheston-Campbell, R Tamari, HE Stefanski, LA Godley, C Lai | 03/01/2024 |
PloS one |
EA Wilson, A Woodbury, KM Williams, CM Coopersmith | 01/01/2024 |
Transplantation and cellular therapy |
PA Patel, MF Teherani, Y Xiang, V Bernardo, S Chandrakasan, KP Goggin, A Haight, E Horwitz, WH Liang, SH Parikh, ML Schoettler, K Spencer, E Stenger, B Watkins, KM Williams, K Leung, P Jaggi, M Qayed | 12/01/2023 |
Bone marrow transplantation |
S Raghunandan, L Gorfinkel, B Bratrude, Y Suessmuth, K Hebert, D Neuberg, KM Williams, ML Schoettler, AA Langston, LS Kean, M Qayed, J Horan, BK Watkins | 11/01/2023 |
Pediatric blood & cancer |
C Hughes, A Harris, B Watkins, M Qayed, S Parikh, E Horwitz, E Stenger, KM Williams, ML Schoettler | 10/01/2023 |
Blood advances |
S Raghunandan, L Gorfinkel, M Graiser, B Bratrude, Y Suessmuth, S Gillespie, AL Westbrook, KM Williams, ML Schoettler, LS Kean, J Horan, AA Langston, M Qayed, B Watkins | 08/22/2023 |
Transplantation and cellular therapy |
TE Knight, KW Ahn, KM Hebert, R Atshan, DA Wall, K Chiengthong, SJ Rotz, E Fraint, HG Rangarajan, JJ Auletta, A Sharma, CL Kitko, H Hashem, KM Williams, B Wirk, CC Dvorak, KC Myers, MA Pulsipher, AB Warwick, NR Lalefar, KR Schultz, M Qayed, L Broglie, M Eapen, GA Yanik | 06/01/2023 |
Blood advances |
M Schoettler, E Stenger, K Spencer, D Lutterman, S Rumbika, J Jones, A Haight, S Parikh, M Qayed, B Watkins, L Krishnamurti, KM Williams, S Chonat | 05/09/2023 |
BCMA CAR-T induces complete and durable remission in refractory plasmablastic lymphoma. Journal for immunotherapy of cancer |
S Raghunandan, M Pauly, WG Blum, M Qayed, MV Dhodapkar, M Elkhalifa, B Watkins, M Schoettler, E Horwitz, S Parikh, S Chandrakasan, K Leung, E Bryson, L Deeb, JL Kaufman, D Worthington-White, A Alazraki, JM Schecter, D Madduri, CC Jackson, E Zudaire, A Taraseviciute-Morris, A Babich, T Nesheiwat, M Vogel, N Lendvai, L Pacaud, KM Williams | 05/01/2023 |
Leukemia |
M Boyiadzis, MJ Zhang, K Chen, H Abdel-Azim, MB Abid, M Aljurf, U Bacher, T Badar, SM Badawy, M Battiwalla, N Bejanyan, VR Bhatt, VI Brown, P Castillo, J Cerny, EA Copelan, C Craddock, B Dholaria, MAD Perez, CL Ebens, RP Gale, S Ganguly, L Gowda, MR Grunwald, S Hashmi, GC Hildebrandt, M Iqbal, O Jamy, MA Kharfan-Dabaja, N Khera, HM Lazarus, R Lin, D Modi, S Nathan, T Nishihori, SS Patel, A Pawarode, W Saber, A Sharma, M Solh, JL Wagner, T Wang, KM Williams, LE Winestone, B Wirk, A Zeidan, CS Hourigan, M Litzow, P Kebriaei, M de Lima, K Page, DJ Weisdorf | 05/01/2023 |
Leukemia |
M Boyiadzis, MJ Zhang, K Chen, H Abdel-Azim, MB Abid, M Aljurf, U Bacher, T Badar, SM Badawy, M Battiwalla, N Bejanyan, VR Bhatt, VI Brown, P Castillo, J Cerny, EA Copelan, C Craddock, B Dholaria, MAD Perez, CL Ebens, RP Gale, S Ganguly, L Gowda, MR Grunwald, S Hashmi, GC Hildebrandt, M Iqbal, O Jamy, MA Kharfan-Dabaja, N Khera, HM Lazarus, R Lin, D Modi, S Nathan, T Nishihori, SS Patel, A Pawarode, W Saber, A Sharma, M Solh, JL Wagner, T Wang, KM Williams, LE Winestone, B Wirk, A Zeidan, CS Hourigan, M Litzow, P Kebriaei, M de Lima, K Page, DJ Weisdorf | 05/01/2023 |
Bone marrow transplantation |
M Ramanathan, S Kim, N He, M Chen, P Hematti, MB Abid, SJ Rotz, KM Williams, HM Lazarus, B Wirk, DE Yin, CG Kanakry, MA Perales, RF Chemaly, CE Dandoy, M Riches, C Ustun | 04/01/2023 |
Fluorothymidine PET/CT Identifies a Case of Herpes Simplex Virus Esophagitis. Radiology. Imaging cancer |
J Glover, A Nadig, S Vesely, D Neelakantan, KM Williams, J Holter-Chakrabarty | 03/01/2023 |
Frontiers in oncology |
ML Schoettler, CE Dandoy, A Harris, M Chan, KM Tarquinio, S Jodele, M Qayed, B Watkins, P Kamat, T Petrillo, J Obordo, CS Higham, CC Dvorak, A Westbrook, MS Zinter, KM Williams | 01/01/2023 |
Journal of pediatric hematology/oncology |
DM Fridlyand, S Chandrakasan, A Aljudi, WK Aumann, E Westfall, B Kirwan, EW Bryson, FG Keller, SD Arnold, AL Hong, M Pauly, KM Williams | 01/01/2023 |
Transplantation and cellular therapy |
ML Schoettler, BD Saldana, L Berkenkamp, S Chonat, B Watkins, SJ Rotz, D Simons, E Graf, C Rossi, J Cheng, YA Hammers, H Rytting, KM Williams | 01/01/2023 |
Advances in Imaging of Inflammation, Fibrosis, and Cancer in the Gastrointestinal Tract. International journal of molecular sciences |
KM Harold, WM MacCuaig, J Holter-Charkabarty, K Williams, K Hill, AX Arreola, M Sekhri, S Carter, J Gomez-Gutierrez, G Salem, G Mishra, LR McNally | 12/17/2022 |
Incidence and risk factors for graft failure in the modern era of cord blood transplantation. Vox sanguinis |
JH Chakrabarty, J Glover, S Schmidt, M Phan, M Bycko, Q Duong, SK Vesely, C O'Neal, C Robertson, C Davis, K Kratochvil, C Yuen, M Khawandanah, G Selby, R Jassim, KM Williams | 12/01/2022 |
Transplantation and cellular therapy |
NS Bhatt, A Sharma, A St Martin, MB Abid, VI Brown, MA Diaz Perez, H Frangoul, SM Gadalla, MM Herr, MM Krem, HM Lazarus, MJ Martens, PA Mehta, T Nishihori, T Prestidge, MA Pulsipher, HG Rangarajan, KM Williams, LE Winestone, DE Yin, ML Riches, CE Dandoy, JJ Auletta | 10/01/2022 |
Hepatology communications |
AH Yang, MAT Han, N Samala, BS Rizvi, R Marchalik, O Etzion, EC Wright, R Patel, V Khan, D Kapuria, V Samala Venkat, DE Kleiner, C Koh, JA Kanakry, CG Kanakry, S Pavletic, KM Williams, T Heller | 08/01/2022 |
Transplantation and cellular therapy |
GDE Cuvelier, M Schoettler, NP Buxbaum, I Pinal-Fernandez, M Schmalzing, JHW Distler, O Penack, BD Santomasso, R Zeiser, K Angstwurm, KPA MacDonald, WT Kimberly, N Taylor, E Bilic, B Banas, M Buettner-Herold, N Sinha, HT Greinix, J Pidala, KR Schultz, KM Williams, Y Inamoto, C Cutler, LM Griffith, SJ Lee, S Sarantopoulos, SZ Pavletic, D Wolff | 08/01/2022 |
ERJ open research |
AR Glanville, C Benden, A Bergeron, GS Cheng, J Gottlieb, ED Lease, M Perch, JL Todd, KM Williams, GM Verleden | 07/01/2022 |
Blinatumomab induces complete response in refractory PTLD after hematopoietic cell transplantation. Blood advances |
S Janardan, E Horwitz, B Watkins, K Williams, S Chandrakasan, M Qayed, S Parikh, S Arnold, F Keller, A Alazraki, M Schoettler, K Leung | 05/24/2022 |
Transplantation and cellular therapy |
KM Williams, SZ Pavletic, SJ Lee, PJ Martin, DE Farthing, FT Hakim, J Rose, BL Manning-Geist, JC Gea-Banacloche, LE Comis, EW Cowen, DG Justus, K Baird, GS Cheng, D Avila, SM Steinberg, SA Mitchell, RE Gress | 05/01/2022 |
Blood advances |
H Kinoshita, KR Cooke, M Grant, M Stanojevic, CR Cruz, M Keller, MF Fortiz, F Hoq, H Lang, AJ Barrett, H Liang, J Tanna, N Zhang, A Shibli, A Datar, K Fulton, D Kukadiya, A Zhang, KM Williams, H Dave, JS Dome, D Jacobsohn, PJ Hanley, RJ Jones, CM Bollard | 04/26/2022 |
Controversies and expectations for the prevention of GVHD: A biological and clinical perspective. Frontiers in immunology |
B Watkins, KM Williams | 01/01/2022 |
Frontiers in immunology |
M Stanojevic, M Grant, SK Vesely, S Knoblach, CG Kanakry, J Nazarian, E Panditharatna, K Panchapakesan, RE Gress, J Holter-Chakrabarty, KM Williams | 01/01/2022 |
Noninfectious complications of hematopoietic cell transplantation. Hematology. American Society of Hematology. Education Program |
KM Williams | 12/10/2021 |
Emerging therapeutic and preventive approaches to transplant-associated thrombotic microangiopathy. Current opinion in hematology |
M Schoettler, S Chonat, K Williams, L Lehmann | 11/01/2021 |
Transplantation and cellular therapy |
D Wolff, V Radojcic, R Lafyatis, R Cinar, RK Rosenstein, EW Cowen, GS Cheng, A Sheshadri, A Bergeron, KM Williams, JL Todd, T Teshima, GDE Cuvelier, E Holler, SR McCurdy, RR Jenq, AM Hanash, D Jacobsohn, BD Santomasso, S Jain, Y Ogawa, P Steven, ZK Luo, T Dietrich-Ntoukas, D Saban, E Bilic, O Penack, LM Griffith, M Cowden, PJ Martin, HT Greinix, S Sarantopoulos, G Socie, BR Blazar, J Pidala, CL Kitko, DR Couriel, C Cutler, KR Schultz, SZ Pavletic, SJ Lee, S Paczesny | 10/01/2021 |
Checkpoint-blocked T cells checkmate AML. Blood |
KM Williams | 06/10/2021 |
COVID-19 Cliff Notes: A COVID-19 Multidisciplinary Care Compendium. Transplantation and cellular therapy |
KM Williams, PT Wilson, F Silva-Palacios, J Kebbe, AD LaBeaud, H Agudelo, RF Sidonio, SR Stowell, CD Josephson, BA Tarini, JL Holter Chakrabarty, AL Agwu | 06/01/2021 |
Transplantation and cellular therapy |
KM Williams, Y Inamoto, A Im, B Hamilton, J Koreth, M Arora, I Pusic, JW Mays, PA Carpenter, L Luznik, P Reddy, J Ritz, H Greinix, S Paczesny, BR Blazar, J Pidala, C Cutler, D Wolff, KR Schultz, SZ Pavletic, SJ Lee, PJ Martin, G Socie, S Sarantopoulos | 06/01/2021 |