Biography
James L. Klosky, PhD, ABPP, is a professor in the Department of Pediatrics at Emory University School of Medicine. Dr. Klosky serves as director of Psychology within the Aflac Cancer and Blood Disorders Center at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta. He provides clinical care to pediatric, adolescent and young adult hematology/oncology patients.
Prior to moving to Atlanta, Dr. Klosky spent 11 years on faculty at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital where he served as the Director of Psychological Services in Cancer Survivorship and the founder and co-director of the Fertility Preservation Clinic.
Education
Dr. Klosky received his PhD in Clinical Psychology from The University of Memphis in Memphis, Tennessee. He completed his internship at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and completed a postdoctoral fellowship at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
Titles & Roles
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Professor, Department of PediatricsEmory University School of Medicine
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Director of Psychology, Aflac Cancer and Blood Disorders CenterChildren's Healthcare of Atlanta
Research
Since 2010, Dr. Klosky's work as a principal investigator has been continuously funded by the National Institutes of Health and this research has included large multi-site trials examining the prevalence and predictors of sperm banking among adolescent males newly diagnosed with cancer and human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination initiation among adolescent and young adult survivors of childhood cancer.
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Grants
Publications
Dr. Klosky has authored over 60 publications in peer-reviewed journals, and serves as a grant reviewer for a number of governmental agencies and private foundations.
Title/Journal | Authors | Publication Date |
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Risk for Unplanned Pregnancy Among Survivors of Childhood Cancer. Pediatric blood & cancer |
B Cherven, K Fitch, LQ Esposito, E Harris, K Burns, J Demedis, H Hoefgen, A Mertens, JL Klosky | 06/01/2025 |
Online discussions about cancer and fertility: an analysis of Reddit threads. Journal of assisted reproduction and genetics |
B Cherven, KD Fitch, E Nijeboer, JL Klosky, V Lehmann | 05/28/2025 |
Pediatric blood & cancer |
L Nahata, CI Roche, MM Griffith, T Karkare, GP Quinn, SH O'Brien, K Boone, A Audino, N Yeager, S Whiteside, J English, JL Klosky, JR Rausch, CA Gerhardt | 05/15/2025 |
Cancer |
JL Klosky, B Cherven, MB Gilkey, J Aye, SM Castellino, MM Gramatges, S Lindemulder, TB Russell, LM Turcotte, PD Campos González, KE Skipper, V Chollette, SA Mitchell, GA Colditz, S Bhatia, W Landier | 05/01/2025 |
Interview Results From a Telehealth Hospice Intervention for Children and Young Adults With Cancer. Journal of pain and symptom management |
S Rana, NP DeGroote, E Harris, A Lange, K Wasilewski-Masker, JL Klosky, J Wolfe, D Kavalieratos, KE Brock | 04/01/2025 |
A Pilot of a Telehealth-Hospice Transition Intervention for Children and Young Adults with Cancer. Journal of pain and symptom management |
NP DeGroote, E Harris, A Lange, K Wasilewski-Masker, JL Klosky, J Wolfe, D Kavalieratos, KE Brock | 07/01/2024 |
medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences |
J Demedis, J Reedy, K Miller, J Hu, JL Klosky, BD Holliman, PN Peterson, EJ Chow, C Studts | 06/06/2024 |
Pain |
NM Alberts, A Gilbert, G Kang, VI Okhomina, JS Flynn, J Hodges, JS Hankins, JL Klosky | 03/01/2024 |
PloS one |
J Demedis, J Reedy, K Miller, J Hu, JL Klosky, B Dorsey Holliman, PN Peterson, EJ Chow, C Studts | 01/01/2024 |
Contraceptive methods and fertility testing in young adult survivors of childhood cancer. Journal of assisted reproduction and genetics |
B Cherven, LF Quast, JL Klosky, CA Gerhardt, K Baust, G Calaminus, P Kaatsch, M Hagedoorn, MA Tuinman, V Lehmann | 10/01/2023 |
Fertility assessment and treatment in adolescent and young adult cancer survivors. Pediatric blood & cancer |
MB Moravek, ME Pavone, K Burns, JA Kashanian, RA Anderson, JL Klosky, SJ Rotz, CJ Stern, KA Rodriguez-Wallberg, JM Levine, LR Meacham | 09/01/2023 |
Psychosexual functioning in cancer survivorship: What the pediatric oncologist needs to know. Pediatric blood & cancer |
NN Frederick, V Lehmann, A Ahler, K Carpenter, B Cherven, JL Klosky, L Nahata, GP Quinn | 09/01/2023 |
Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice |
J Pecoriello, JL Klosky, B Augusto, W Santiago-Datil, A Sampson, R Reich, S Vadaparampil, G Quinn | 08/01/2023 |
Diminished ovarian reserve in adolescent cancer survivors treated with heavy metal chemotherapy. Pediatric blood & cancer |
M Pruett, R Williamson Lewis, JL Klosky, KE Effinger, LR Meacham, B Cherven | 08/01/2023 |
Psychosexual functioning in cancer survivorship: What the pediatric oncologist needs to know. Pediatric blood & cancer |
NN Frederick, V Lehmann, A Ahler, K Carpenter, B Cherven, JL Klosky, L Nahata, GP Quinn | 08/01/2023 |
Cancer |
FF Zhang, MM Hudson, F Chen, Z Li, IC Huang, N Bhakta, KK Ness, TM Brinkman, J Klosky, RP Ojha, JQ Lanctot, LL Robison, KR Krull | 05/15/2023 |
JCO oncology practice |
NN Frederick, JL Klosky, L Meacham, GP Quinn, JF Kelvin, B Cherven, DR Freyer, CC Dvorak, J Brackett, S Ahmed-Winston, E Bryson, HI Su, EJ Chow, J Levine | 04/01/2023 |
Reasons for refusal of the human papillomavirus vaccine among young cancer survivors. Cancer |
B Cherven, JL Klosky, KE Keith, MM Hudson, S Bhatia, W Landier | 02/15/2023 |
Interest in fertility status assessment among young adult survivors of childhood cancer. Cancer medicine |
B Cherven, RW Lewis, M Pruett, L Meacham, JL Klosky | 01/01/2023 |
Pediatric blood & cancer |
J Ludemann, M Pruett, JL Klosky, L Meacham, B Cherven | 01/01/2023 |
PloS one |
B Cherven, NV Ivankova, JB Spencer, AM Fitzpatrick, KC Burns, J Demedis, HR Hoefgen, AC Mertens, JL Klosky | 01/01/2023 |
Fertility-related worry among emerging adult cancer survivors. Journal of assisted reproduction and genetics |
B Cherven, E Kelling, RW Lewis, M Pruett, L Meacham, JL Klosky | 12/01/2022 |
BMC pediatrics |
W Landier, S Bhatia, JS Richman, PD Campos Gonzalez, B Cherven, V Chollette, J Aye, SM Castellino, MM Gramatges, S Lindemulder, TB Russell, LM Turcotte, GA Colditz, MB Gilkey, JL Klosky | 09/12/2022 |
BMC public health |
J Wells, JL Klosky, Y Liu, TW Gillespie | 09/07/2022 |
The Journal of school health |
JV Klosky, JA Gazmararian, O Casimir, SC Blake | 07/01/2022 |
JCO oncology practice |
NN Frederick, JL Klosky, LR Meacham, GP Quinn, JF Kelvin, B Cherven, DR Freyer, CC Dvorak, J Brackett, S Ahmed-Winston, E Bryson, EJ Chow, J Levine | 03/01/2022 |
The Lancet. Child & adolescent health |
W Landier, S Bhatia, FL Wong, JM York, JS Flynn, HM Henneberg, P Singh, K Adams, K Wasilewski-Masker, B Cherven, R Jasty-Rao, M Leonard, JA Connelly, SH Armenian, LL Robison, AR Giuliano, MM Hudson, JL Klosky | 01/01/2022 |
Evaluation of the Modified Reproductive Concerns Scale Among Emerging Adult Cancer Survivors. Journal of adolescent and young adult oncology |
B Cherven, L Meacham, R Williamson Lewis, JL Klosky, JG Marchak | 12/01/2021 |
Sexual behaviors and human papillomavirus vaccine non-initiation among young adult cancer survivors. Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice |
B Cherven, JL Klosky, Y Chen, JM York, K Heaton, G Childs, JS Flynn, JA Connelly, K Wasilewski-Masker, LL Robison, MM Hudson, FL Wong, S Bhatia, W Landier | 12/01/2021 |
Pediatric blood & cancer |
J Sopfe, R Marsh, NN Frederick, JL Klosky, EJ Chow, B Dorsey Holliman, PN Peterson | 12/01/2021 |
Journal of pediatric psychology |
L Nahata, A Olsavsky, TM Dattilo, KG Lipak, S Whiteside, ND Yeager, A Audino, J Rausch, JL Klosky, SH O'Brien, GP Quinn, CA Gerhardt | 10/18/2021 |
Cancer |
BR Eaton, GW Fong, LM Ingerski, MB Pulsifer, S Goyal, C Zhang, EA Weyman, N Esiashvili, JL Klosky, TJ MacDonald, DH Ebb, SM MacDonald, NJ Tarbell, TI Yock | 10/15/2021 |
Journal of adolescent and young adult oncology |
J Sopfe, R Marsh, SI Ziniel, JL Klosky, EJ Chow, B Dorsey Holliman, PN Peterson | 08/01/2021 |
Cancers |
CI Theroux, KN Hill, AL Olsavsky, JL Klosky, ND Yeager, A Audino, SH O'Brien, GP Quinn, CA Gerhardt, L Nahata | 07/16/2021 |
Family communication about fertility preservation in adolescent males newly diagnosed with cancer. Pediatric blood & cancer |
AL Olsavsky, CI Theroux, TM Dattilo, JL Klosky, SH O'Brien, GP Quinn, CA Gerhardt, L Nahata | 07/01/2021 |
Journal of assisted reproduction and genetics |
L Nahata, TM Dattilo, AL Olsavsky, KG Lipak, S Whiteside, ND Yeager, A Audino, JL Klosky, J Rausch, A Saraf, SH O'Brien, GP Quinn, CA Gerhardt | 06/01/2021 |
Health Behaviors and Neurocognitive Function in Survivors of Childhood Cancer. Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology |
AS Kunin-Batson, JL Klosky, B Carlson-Green, TM Brinkman | 06/01/2021 |
Pediatric blood & cancer |
S Sil, JL Lee, J Klosky, A Vaz, L Mee, S Cochran, B Thompson, R Coakley | 06/01/2021 |
The Lancet. Oncology |
RL Mulder, A Font-Gonzalez, E van Dulmen-den Broeder, GP Quinn, JP Ginsberg, EAH Loeffen, MM Hudson, KC Burns, HM van Santen, C Berger, T Diesch, U Dirksen, A Giwercman, C Gracia, SE Hunter, JF Kelvin, JL Klosky, JSE Laven, BA Lockart, SJCMM Neggers, M Peate, B Phillips, DR Reed, EME Tinner, J Byrne, M Veening, M van de Berg, CM Verhaak, A Anazodo, K Rodriguez-Wallberg, MM van den Heuvel-Eibrink, OA Asogwa, A Brownsdon, WH Wallace, DM Green, R Skinner, R Haupt, LB Kenney, J Levine, MD van de Wetering, WJE Tissing, NW Paul, LCM Kremer, J Inthorn | 02/01/2021 |
The Clinical journal of pain |
NM Alberts, G Kang, C Li, PA Richardson, J Hodges, JS Hankins, JL Klosky | 01/01/2021 |
JNCI cancer spectrum |
IC Huang, NM Alberts, MG Buckley, Z Li, MJ Ehrhardt, TM Brinkman, J Allen, KR Krull, JL Klosky, WL Greene, DK Srivastava, LL Robison, MM Hudson, DL Anghelescu | 12/01/2020 |
Journal of clinical psychology in medical settings |
RN Hardin, KM Russell, JS Flynn, HL Gammel, JR Eddinger, LA Schenck, JL Klosky | 12/01/2020 |
Journal of adolescent and young adult oncology |
TL Morgan, BP Young, KG Lipak, V Lehmann, J Klosky, GP Quinn, CA Gerhardt, L Nahata | 10/01/2020 |
Journal of adolescent and young adult oncology |
A Isack, VM Santana, C Russo, JL Klosky, K Fasciano, SD Block, JW Mack | 10/01/2020 |
Protein Supplementation and Resistance Training in Childhood Cancer Survivors. Medicine and science in sports and exercise |
MR Krull, CR Howell, RE Partin, J Lanctot, S Phipps, JL Klosky, G Carney, DA Mulrooney, LL Robison, MM Hudson, KK Ness | 10/01/2020 |
Parent recommendation to bank sperm among at-risk adolescent and young adult males with cancer. Pediatric blood & cancer |
JS Flynn, KM Russell, V Lehmann, LA Schenck, JL Klosky | 10/01/2020 |
The journal of sexual medicine |
KL Bjornard, CR Howell, JL Klosky, W Chemaitilly, DK Srivastava, TM Brinkman, DM Green, VW Willard, LM Jacola, MJ Krasin, MM Hudson, LL Robison, KK Ness | 10/01/2020 |
Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology |
JM York, JL Klosky, Y Chen, JA Connelly, K Wasilewski-Masker, AR Giuliano, LL Robison, FL Wong, MM Hudson, S Bhatia, W Landier | 09/01/2020 |
Journal of adolescent and young adult oncology |
LR Meacham, R Williamson-Lewis, BO Cherven, KE Effinger, JL Klosky, J Gilleland-Marchak | 08/01/2020 |
Breastfeeding practices among childhood cancer survivors. Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice |
S Ogg, JL Klosky, W Chemaitilly, DK Srivastava, M Wang, G Carney, R Ojha, LL Robison, CL Cox, MM Hudson | 08/01/2020 |
Fertility-related services in pediatric oncology across the cancer continuum: a clinic overview. Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer |
V Lehmann, WH Kutteh, CK Sparrow, KL Bjornard, JL Klosky | 08/01/2020 |
Journal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education |
K Ayers, J Klosky, Z Li, A Van Kirk Villalobos | 04/01/2020 |
Pediatric blood & cancer |
TP Miller, JL Klosky, F Zamora, M Swift, AC Mertens | 12/01/2019 |
Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology |
W Chemaitilly, Q Liu, L van Iersel, KK Ness, Z Li, CL Wilson, TM Brinkman, JL Klosky, N Barnes, KL Clark, RM Howell, SA Smith, MJ Krasin, ML Metzger, GT Armstrong, MW Bishop, HM van Santen, CH Pui, DK Srivastava, Y Yasui, MM Hudson, LL Robison, DM Green, CA Sklar | 11/10/2019 |
Intent and subsequent initiation of human papillomavirus vaccine among young cancer survivors. Cancer |
B Cherven, SM Castellino, Y Chen, FL Wong, JM York, K Wasilewski-Masker, MM Hudson, S Bhatia, JL Klosky, W Landier | 11/01/2019 |
Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology |
V Lehmann, W Chemaitilly, L Lu, DM Green, WH Kutteh, TM Brinkman, DK Srivastava, LL Robison, MM Hudson, JL Klosky | 04/10/2019 |
Psycho-oncology |
TL Morgan, OE Clark, S Whiteside, A Audino, ND Yeager, JL Klosky, SH O'Brien, GP Quinn, CA Gerhardt, L Nahata | 04/01/2019 |
Journal of the National Cancer Institute |
IC Huang, N Bhakta, TM Brinkman, JL Klosky, KR Krull, D Srivastava, MM Hudson, LL Robison | 02/01/2019 |
Future oncology (London, England) |
BM Smith, FE Duncan, L Ataman, K Smith, GP Quinn, RJ Chang, C Finlayson, K Orwig, H Valli-Pulaski, MB Moravek, MB Zelinski, H Irene Su, W Vitek, JF Smith, JS Jeruss, C Gracia, C Coutifaris, D Shah, L Nahata, V Gomez-Lobo, LC Appiah, RE Brannigan, V Gillis, W Gradishar, A Javed, AS Rhoton-Vlasak, LA Kondapalli, E Neuber, JP Ginsberg, CH Muller, J Hirshfeld-Cytron, WH Kutteh, SR Lindheim, B Cherven, LR Meacham, P Rao, L Torno, LS Sender, ST Vadaparampil, JL Skiles, T Schafer-Kalkhoff, OJ Frias, J Byrne, LM Westphal, DJ Schust, JL Klosky, KA McCracken, A Ting, Z Khan, C Granberg, B Lockart, B Scoccia, MM Laronda, JE Mersereau, C Marsh, ME Pavone, TK Woodruff | 12/01/2018 |
Erectile Dysfunction in Male Survivors of Childhood Cancer. JAMA oncology |
L van Iersel, Z Li, W Chemaitilly, LR Schover, KK Ness, MM Hudson, JL Klosky | 11/01/2018 |
Cancer |
FF Zhang, MM Hudson, IC Huang, N Bhakta, KK Ness, TM Brinkman, J Klosky, L Lu, F Chen, RP Ojha, JQ Lanctot, LL Robison, KR Krull | 10/01/2018 |
Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology |
TM Brinkman, KK Ness, Z Li, IC Huang, KR Krull, A Gajjar, TE Merchant, JL Klosky, RE Partin, I Tonning Olsson, F Boop, P Klimo, W Chemaitilly, RB Khan, D Srivastava, LL Robison, MM Hudson, GT Armstrong | 09/20/2018 |
Cancer |
JL Klosky, V Lehmann, JS Flynn, Y Su, H Zhang, KM Russell, LAM Schenck, LR Schover | 09/01/2018 |
Pediatric blood & cancer |
I Fernandez-Pineda, AM Davidoff, L Lu, BN Rao, CL Wilson, DK Srivastava, JL Klosky, ML Metzger, MJ Krasin, KK Ness, CH Pui, LL Robison, MM Hudson, CA Sklar, DM Green, W Chemaitilly | 09/01/2018 |
Misclassification of self-reported smoking in adult survivors of childhood cancer. Pediatric blood & cancer |
IC Huang, JL Klosky, CM Young, SE Murphy, KK Krull, D Srivastava, MM Hudson, LL Robison | 09/01/2018 |
Journal of adolescent and young adult oncology |
V Lehmann, L Nahata, AC Ferrante, JA Hansen-Moore, ND Yeager, JL Klosky, CA Gerhardt | 08/01/2018 |
Journal of obstetrics and gynaecology : the journal of the Institute of Obstetrics and Gynaecology |
WH Kutteh, JL Klosky, DM Green, CK Sparrow, MA Kutteh, GW Robinson, A Gajjar | 08/01/2018 |
Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology |
TM Brinkman, CJ Recklitis, G Michel, MA Grootenhuis, JL Klosky | 07/20/2018 |