Zora Rogers, M.D.

Pediatrics - Hematology-Oncology

New Patient Appointment

Education & Training

Graduate School - Uni of California, Berkeley, Biophysics
Medical School - Uni of California-San Diego

Professional Associations & Affiliations

American Academy of Pediatrics (1987)
American Pediatric Society
Society for Pediatric Research
American Society of Hematology (1990)
American Society of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology (1989)

Honors & Awards

Phi Beta Kappa 1978, Alpha of California
Best Pediatric Specialists in Dallas 2015-2017, D Magazine
Mom-Approved Doctor 2015, Child Magazine
Physician Scientist Award, Fellow 1990-1993, Damon Runyon-Walter Winchell Cancer Research Fund
American Cancer Society 1989, Texas Division Oncology, Research Fellowship

Books & Publications

Books
- Anemia Due to Diminished Red Blood Cell Production in Rudolph CD, Rudolph AM, Lister G, First LR, Gershon AA, eds. Rudolph's Pediatrics. 22nd ed.
  Rogers ZR. (2011), McGraw-Hill; 1549-1551.
- Bone marrow failure syndromes in Werner E, de Alarcon P, Christensen RD, eds. Neonatal Hematology: Pathogenesis, Diagnosis, and Management of Hematologic Problems. 2nd ed.
  Rogers ZR, Alter BP. (2013), Cambridge University Press; 47-64.
- Chediak-Higashi syndrome in Roach ES, Miller VS, eds. Neurocutaneous Disorders.
  Farah RA, Rogers ZR. (2004), Cambridge University Press; 296-300.
Publications
- Sickle cell disease: an international survey of results of HLA-identical sibling hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.
  Gluckman E, Cappelli B, Bernaudin F, Labopin M, Volt F, Carreras J, Pinto Simões B, Ferster A, Dupont S, de la Fuente J, Dalle JH, Zecca M, Walters MC, Krishnamurti L, Bhatia M, Leung K, Yanik G, Kurtzberg J, Dhedin N, Kuentz M, Michel G, Apperley J, Lutz P, Neven B, Bertrand Y, Vannier JP, Ayas M, Cavazzana M, Matthes-Martin S, Rocha V, Elayoubi H, Kenzey C, Bader P, Locatelli F, Ruggeri A, Eapen M Blood 2017 03 129 11 1548-1556
- Genotype-phenotype correlations in hereditary elliptocytosis and hereditary pyropoikilocytosis.
  Niss O, Chonat S, Dagaonkar N, Almansoori MO, Kerr K, Rogers ZR, McGann PT, Quarmyne MO, Risinger M, Zhang K, Kalfa TA Blood cells, molecules & diseases 2016 Oct 61 4-9
- Pharmacokinetics and bioequivalence of a liquid formulation of hydroxyurea in children with sickle cell anemia.
  Estepp JH, Melloni C, Thornburg CD, Wiczling P, Rogers Z, Rothman JA, Green NS, Liem R, Brandow AM, Crary SE, Howard TH, Morris MH, Lewandowski A, Garg U, Jusko WJ, Neville KA Journal of clinical pharmacology 2016 Mar 56 3 298-306
- Hydroxycarbamide versus chronic transfusion for maintenance of transcranial doppler flow velocities in children with sickle cell anaemia-TCD With Transfusions Changing to Hydroxyurea (TWiTCH): a multicentre, open-label, phase 3, non-inferiority trial.
  Ware RE, Davis BR, Schultz WH, Brown RC, Aygun B, Sarnaik S, Odame I, Fuh B, George A, Owen W, Luchtman-Jones L, Rogers ZR, Hilliard L, Gauger C, Piccone C, Lee MT, Kwiatkowski JL, Jackson S, Miller ST, Roberts C, Heeney MM, Kalfa TA, Nelson S, Imran H, Nottage K, Alvarez O, Rhodes M, Thompson AA, Rothman JA, Helton KJ, Roberts D, Coleman J, Bonner MJ, Kutlar A, Patel N, Wood J, Piller L, Wei P, Luden J, Mortier NA, Stuber SE, Luban NL, Cohen AR, Pressel S, Adams RJ Lancet (London, England) 2015 Dec
- Effects of hydroxyurea treatment for patients with hemoglobin SC disease.
  Luchtman-Jones L, Pressel S, Hilliard L, Brown RC, Smith MG, Thompson AA, Lee MT, Rothman J, Rogers ZR, Owen W, Imran H, Thornburg C, Kwiatkowski JL, Aygun B, Nelson S, Roberts C, Gauger C, Piccone C, Kalfa T, Alvarez O, Hassell K, Davis BR, Ware RE American journal of hematology 2015 Nov
- Organ iron accumulation in chronically transfused children with sickle cell anaemia: baseline results from the TWiTCH trial.
  Wood JC, Cohen AR, Pressel SL, Aygun B, Imran H, Luchtman-Jones L, Thompson AA, Fuh B, Schultz WH, Davis BR, Ware RE British journal of haematology 2015 Nov
- Liver iron concentration measurements by MRI in chronically transfused children with sickle cell anemia: Baseline results from the TWiTCH trial.
  Wood JC, Pressel S, Rogers ZR, Odame I, Kwiatkowski JL, Lee MT, Owen WC, Cohen AR, St Pierre T, Heeney MM, Schultz WH, Davis BR, Ware RE American journal of hematology 2015 Jun
- Guidelines for the Standard Monitoring of Patients With Thalassemia: Report of the Thalassemia Longitudinal Cohort.
  Tubman VN, Fung EB, Vogiatzi M, Thompson AA, Rogers ZR, Neufeld EJ, Kwiatkowski JL Journal of pediatric hematology/oncology 2015 Apr 37 3 e162-9
- Therapeutic phlebotomy is safe in children with sickle cell anaemia and can be effective treatment for transfusional iron overload.
  Aygun B, Mortier NA, Kesler K, Lockhart A, Schultz WH, Cohen AR, Alvarez O, Rogers ZR, Kwiatkowski JL, Miller ST, Sylvestre P, Iyer R, Lane PA, Ware RE British journal of haematology 2015 Jan
- Hydroxyurea and Growth in Young Children With Sickle Cell Disease.
  Rana S, Houston PE, Wang WC, Iyer RV, Goldsmith J, Casella JF, Reed CK, Rogers ZR, Waclawiw MA, Thompson B Pediatrics 2014 Aug
- Homozygous hemoglobin S with concomitant hemoglobin G-Philadelphia: A diagnostic challenge.
  Racsa L, Rogers ZR, Mitui M, Park JY, Timmons C, Luu H Pediatric blood & cancer 2014 Apr
- Diagnosis and treatment of pediatric acquired aplastic anemia (AAA): An initial survey of the North American Pediatric Aplastic Anemia Consortium (NAPAAC).
  Williams DA, Bennett C, Bertuch A, Bessler M, Coates T, Corey S, Dror Y, Huang J, Lipton J, Olson TS, Reiss UM, Rogers ZR, Sieff C, Vlachos A, Walkovich K, Wang W, Shimamura A Pediatric blood & cancer 2013 Nov
- Evaluating for suspected child abuse: conditions that predispose to bleeding.
  Carpenter SL, Abshire TC, Anderst JD Pediatrics 2013 Apr 131 4 e1357-73
- Evaluation for bleeding disorders in suspected child abuse.
  Anderst JD, Carpenter SL, Abshire TC Pediatrics 2013 Apr 131 4 e1314-22
- Comparison of hematologic measurements between local and central laboratories: data from the BABY HUG trial.
  Kalpatthi R, Thompson B, Lu M, Wang WC, Patel N, Kutlar A, Howard T, Luchtman-Jones L, Miller ST Clinical biochemistry 2013 Feb 46 3 278-81
- Acute silent cerebral ischemia and infarction during acute anemia in children with and without sickle cell disease.
  Dowling MM, Quinn CT, Plumb P, Rogers ZR, Rollins NK, Koral K, Buchanan GR Blood 2012 Nov 120 19 3891-7
- Influence of severity of anemia on clinical findings in infants with sickle cell anemia: analyses from the BABY HUG study.
  Lebensburger JD, Miller ST, Howard TH, Casella JF, Brown RC, Lu M, Iyer RV, Sarnaik S, Rogers ZR, Wang WC Pediatric blood & cancer 2012 Oct 59 4 675-8
- Effect of hydroxyurea treatment on renal function parameters: results from the multi-center placebo-controlled BABY HUG clinical trial for infants with sickle cell anemia.
  Alvarez O, Miller ST, Wang WC, Luo Z, McCarville MB, Schwartz GJ, Thompson B, Howard T, Iyer RV, Rana SR, Rogers ZR, Sarnaik SA, Thornburg CD, Ware RE Pediatric blood & cancer 2012 Oct 59 4 668-74
- 50 years ago in the Journal of Pediatrics: neuroblastoma.
  Aquino VM, Rogers ZR The Journal of pediatrics 2012 Sep 161 3 416
- Stroke With Transfusions Changing to Hydroxyurea (SWiTCH).
  Ware RE, Helms RW Blood 2012 Apr 119 17 3925-32
- Chronic transfusion practices for prevention of primary stroke in children with sickle cell anemia and abnormal TCD velocities.
  Aygun B, Wruck LM, Schultz WH, Mueller BU, Brown C, Luchtman-Jones L, Jackson S, Iyer R, Rogers ZR, Sarnaik S, Thompson AA, Gauger C, Helms RW, Ware RE American journal of hematology 2012 Apr 87 4 428-30
- Effects of chronic transfusions on abdominal sonographic abnormalities in children with sickle cell anemia.
  McCarville MB, Rogers ZR, Sarnaik S, Scott P, Aygun B, Hilliard L, Lee MT, Kalinyak K, Owen W, Garro J, Schultz W, Yovetich N, Ware RE The Journal of pediatrics 2012 Feb 160 2 281-285.e1
- Stroke With Transfusions Changing to Hydroxyurea (SWiTCH): a phase III randomized clinical trial for treatment of children with sickle cell anemia, stroke, and iron overload.
  Ware RE, Schultz WH, Yovetich N, Mortier NA, Alvarez O, Hilliard L, Iyer RV, Miller ST, Rogers ZR, Scott JP, Waclawiw M, Helms RW Pediatric blood & cancer 2011 Dec 57 6 1011-7
- Massive accidental overdose of hydroxyurea in a young child with sickle cell anemia.
  Miller ST, Rey K, He J, Flanagan J, Fish BJ, Rogers ZR, Wang WC, Ware RE Pediatric blood & cancer 2011 Jul
- Advantages of isovolemic hemodilution-red cell exchange therapy to prevent recurrent stroke in sickle cell anemia patients.
  Sarode R, Matevosyan K, Rogers ZR, Burner JD, Rutherford C Journal of clinical apheresis 2011 Jul 200-7
- Abdominal ultrasound with scintigraphic and clinical correlates in infants with sickle cell anemia: baseline data from the BABY HUG trial.
  McCarville MB, Luo Z, Huang X, Rees RC, Rogers ZR, Miller ST, Thompson B, Kalpatthi R, Wang WC AJR. American journal of roentgenology 2011 Jun 196 6 1399-404
- Hydroxycarbamide in very young children with sickle-cell anaemia: a multicentre, randomised, controlled trial (BABY HUG).
  Wang WC, Ware RE, Miller ST, Iyer RV, Casella JF, Minniti CP, Rana S, Thornburg CD, Rogers ZR, Kalpatthi RV, Barredo JC, Brown RC, Sarnaik SA, Howard TH, Wynn LW, Kutlar A, Armstrong FD, Files BA, Goldsmith JC, Waclawiw MA, Huang X, Thompson BW Lancet 2011 May 377 9778 1663-72
- The effects of hydroxycarbamide and magnesium on haemoglobin SC disease: results of the multi-centre CHAMPS trial.
  Wang W, Brugnara C, Snyder C, Wynn L, Rogers Z, Kalinyak K, Brown C, Qureshi A, Bigelow C, Neumayr L, Smith-Whitley K, Chui DH, Delahunty M, Woolson R, Steinberg M, Telen M, Kesler K British journal of haematology 2011 Mar 152 6 771-6
- Biomarkers of splenic function in infants with sickle cell anemia: baseline data from the BABY HUG Trial.
  Rogers ZR, Wang WC, Luo Z, Iyer RV, Shalaby-Rana E, Dertinger SD, Shulkin BL, Miller JH, Files B, Lane PA, Thompson BW, Miller ST, Ware RE Blood 2011 Mar 117 9 2614-7
- Increase in invasive Streptococcus pneumoniae infections in children with sickle cell disease since pneumococcal conjugate vaccine licensure.
  McCavit TL, Quinn CT, Techasaensiri C, Rogers ZR The Journal of pediatrics 2011 Mar 158 3 505-7
- Health-related quality of life in adults with sickle cell disease (SCD): a report from the comprehensive sickle cell centers clinical trial consortium.
  Dampier C, LeBeau P, Rhee S, Lieff S, Kesler K, Ballas S, Rogers Z, Wang W American journal of hematology 2011 Feb 86 2 203-5
- Prevalence of intracardiac shunting in children with sickle cell disease and stroke.
  Dowling MM, Lee N, Quinn CT, Rogers ZR, Boger D, Ahmad N, Ramaciotti C, Buchanan GR The Journal of pediatrics 2010 Apr 156 4 645-50
- Improved survival of children and adolescents with sickle cell disease.
  Quinn CT, Rogers ZR, McCavit TL, Buchanan GR Blood 2010 Apr 115 17 3447-52
- Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis in Texas: observations on ethnicity and race.
  Niece JA, Rogers ZR, Ahmad N, Langevin AM, McClain KL Pediatric blood & cancer 2010 Mar 54 3 424-8
- Adherence to study medication and visits: data from the BABY HUG trial.
  Thornburg CD, Rogers ZR, Jeng MR, Rana SR, Iyer RV, Faughnan L, Hassen L, Marshall J, McDonald RP, Wang WC, Huang X, Rees RC Pediatric blood & cancer 2010 Feb 54 2 260-4
- Transcranial doppler ultrasonography (TCD) in infants with sickle cell anemia: baseline data from the BABY HUG trial.
  Pavlakis SG, Rees RC, Huang X, Brown RC, Casella JF, Iyer RV, Kalpatthi R, Luden J, Miller ST, Rogers ZR, Thornburg CD, Wang WC, Adams RJ Pediatric blood & cancer 2010 Feb 54 2 256-9
- The pediatric hydroxyurea phase III clinical trial (BABY HUG): challenges of study design.
  Thompson BW, Miller ST, Rogers ZR, Rees RC, Ware RE, Waclawiw MA, Iyer RV, Casella JF, Luchtman-Jones L, Rana S, Thornburg CD, Kalpatthi RV, Barredo JC, Brown RC, Sarnaik S, Howard TH, Luck L, Wang WC Pediatric blood & cancer 2010 Feb 54 2 250-5
- Pulmonary, gonadal, and central nervous system status after bone marrow transplantation for sickle cell disease.
  Walters MC, Hardy K, Edwards S, Adamkiewicz T, Barkovich J, Bernaudin F, Buchanan GR, Bunin N, Dickerhoff R, Giller R, Haut PR, Horan J, Hsu LL, Kamani N, Levine JE, Margolis D, Ohene-Frempong K, Patience M, Redding-Lallinger R, Roberts IA, Rogers ZR, Sanders JE, Scott JP, Sullivan KM Biology of blood and marrow transplantation : journal of the American Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation 2010 Feb 16 2 263-72
- Definitions of the phenotypic manifestations of sickle cell disease.
  Ballas SK, Lieff S, Benjamin LJ, Dampier CD, Heeney MM, Hoppe C, Johnson CS, Rogers ZR, Smith-Whitley K, Wang WC, Telen MJ American journal of hematology 2010 Jan 85 1 6-13
- Renal function in infants with sickle cell anemia: baseline data from the BABY HUG trial.
  Ware RE, Rees RC, Sarnaik SA, Iyer RV, Alvarez OA, Casella JF, Shulkin BL, Shalaby-Rana E, Strife CF, Miller JH, Lane PA, Wang WC, Miller ST The Journal of pediatrics 2010 Jan 156 1 66-70.e1
- Stroke in sickle cell anemia: alternative etiologies.
  Dowling MM, Quinn CT, Rogers ZR, Journeycake JM Pediatric neurology 2009 Aug 41 2 124-6
- One year follow-up of children and adolescents with chronic immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) treated with rituximab.
  Mueller BU, Bennett CM, Feldman HA, Bussel JB, Abshire TC, Moore TB, Sawaf H, Loh ML, Rogers ZR, Glader BE, McCarthy MC, Mahoney DH, Olson TA, Feig SA, Lorenzana AN, Mentzer WC, Buchanan GR, Neufeld EJ Pediatric blood & cancer 2009 Feb 52 2 259-62
- Intravascular hemolysis following low dose daily rifampin.
  Neunert CE, Paranjape GS, Cameron S, Rogers ZR Pediatric blood & cancer 2008 Dec 51 6 821-3
- MRI abnormalities of the brain in one-year-old children with sickle cell anemia.
  Wang WC, Pavlakis SG, Helton KJ, McKinstry RC, Casella JF, Adams RJ, Rees RC Pediatric blood & cancer 2008 Nov 51 5 643-6
- Pilot study of continuous co-infusion of morphine and naloxone in children with sickle cell pain crisis.
  Koch J, Manworren R, Clark L, Quinn CT, Buchanan GR, Rogers ZR American journal of hematology 2008 Sep 83 9 728-31
- Vaso-occlusive episodes in older children with sickle cell disease: emergency department management and pain assessment.
  Frei-Jones MJ, Baxter AL, Rogers ZR, Buchanan GR The Journal of pediatrics 2008 Feb 152 2 281-5
- Prediction of adverse outcomes in children with sickle cell anemia: a study of the Dallas Newborn Cohort.
  Quinn CT, Lee NJ, Shull EP, Ahmad N, Rogers ZR, Buchanan GR Blood 2008 Jan 111 2 544-8
- Prognostic significance of early vaso-occlusive complications in children with sickle cell anemia.
  Quinn CT, Shull EP, Ahmad N, Lee NJ, Rogers ZR, Buchanan GR Blood 2007 Jan 109 1 40-5
- Prospective phase 1/2 study of rituximab in childhood and adolescent chronic immune thrombocytopenic purpura.
  Bennett CM, Rogers ZR, Kinnamon DD, Bussel JB, Mahoney DH, Abshire TC, Sawaf H, Moore TB, Loh ML, Glader BE, McCarthy MC, Mueller BU, Olson TA, Lorenzana AN, Mentzer WC, Buchanan GR, Feldman HA, Neufeld EJ Blood 2006 Apr 107 7 2639-42
- Long-term hydroxyurea therapy for infants with sickle cell anemia: the HUSOFT extension study.
  Hankins JS, Ware RE, Rogers ZR, Wynn LW, Lane PA, Scott JP, Wang WC Blood 2005 Oct 106 7 2269-75
- Priapism in sickle cell disease.
  Rogers ZR Hematology/oncology clinics of North America 2005 Oct 19 5 917-28, viii
- Minor elective surgical procedures using general anesthesia in children with sickle cell anemia without pre-operative blood transfusion.
  Fu T, Corrigan NJ, Quinn CT, Rogers ZR, Buchanan GR Pediatric blood & cancer 2005 Jul 45 1 43-7
- Expanding the role of hydroxyurea in children with sickle cell disease.
  Rogers ZR, Buchanan GR The Journal of pediatrics 2004 Sep 145 3 287-8
- Survival of children with sickle cell disease.
  Quinn CT, Rogers ZR, Buchanan GR Blood 2004 Jun 103 11 4023-7
- Acquired Glanzmann's thrombasthenia as part of multiple-autoantibody syndrome in a pediatric heart transplant patient.
  Rawal A, Sarode R, Curtis BR, Karandikar NJ, Friedman K, Rogers ZR The Journal of pediatrics 2004 May 144 5 672-4
- Invasive pneumococcal infections in children with sickle cell disease in the era of penicillin prophylaxis, antibiotic resistance, and 23-valent pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccination.
  Adamkiewicz TV, Sarnaik S, Buchanan GR, Iyer RV, Miller ST, Pegelow CH, Rogers ZR, Vichinsky E, Elliott J, Facklam RR, O'Brien KL, Schwartz B, Van Beneden CA, Cannon MJ, Eckman JR, Keyserling H, Sullivan K, Wong WY, Wang WC The Journal of pediatrics 2003 Oct 143 4 438-44
- A two-year pilot trial of hydroxyurea in very young children with sickle-cell anemia.
  Wang WC, Wynn LW, Rogers ZR, Scott JP, Lane PA, Ware RE The Journal of pediatrics 2001 Dec 139 6 790-6
- Outpatient penile aspiration and epinephrine irrigation for young patients with sickle cell anemia and prolonged priapism.
  Mantadakis E, Ewalt DH, Cavender JD, Rogers ZR, Buchanan GR Blood 2000 Jan 95 1 78-82
- Functional asplenia in hemoglobin SC disease.
  Lane PA, O'Connell JL, Lear JL, Rogers ZR, Woods GM, Hassell KL, Wethers DL, Luckey DW, Buchanan GR Blood 1995 Apr 85 8 2238-44
- Outpatient management of febrile illness in infants and young children with sickle cell anemia.
  Rogers ZR, Morrison RA, Vedro DA, Buchanan GR The Journal of pediatrics 1990 Nov 117 5 736-9

Research

Use of hydroxyurea, transfusion, stem cell transplantation and other therapies, particularly in young children, to prevent the morbidity of sickle cell anemia
Characterization of the natural history and improvement of the treatment of children and adolescents with non-malignant hematologic diseases such as congenital bone marrow failure syndromes, aplastic anemia thalassemia, sickle cell disease, and immune cytopenias
Development of optimum management approaches to major clinical events in children with sickle cell disease (febrile illness, chest syndrome, painful crisis, avascular necrosis, stroke)

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