Dr. Fasipe is Co-Director of the Sickle Cell and Thalassemia Program at Texas Children’s Hospital and Assistant Professor of Pediatrics in Hematology/Oncology at Baylor College of Medicine. She is passionate about public health strategies that target the psychosocial barriers and health complications of individuals with sickle cell disease (SCD).
Dr. Fasipe has been repeatedly appointed to sickle cell-related advisory committees of the Texas Department of State Health Services and currently chairs their Sickle Cell Task Force. Her professional memberships include: GANSID, Heartland-Southwest SCD Network; NHLBI SCD Advisory Committee; NHLBI Cure Sickle Cell Initiative’s Community Input Panel, American Society of Hematology (ASH); ASH Research Collaborative; and American Society of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology.
Dr. Fasipe has the unique perspective of relating to and understanding the need for education, community awareness, support, and medical care as she is a pediatric hematologist as well as an individual with sickle cell disease.
