John J. Strouse MD, PhD

Dr. Strouse is an Associate Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics and Director of the Adult Sickle Cell Program at Duke University. His research has focused on the epidemiology, risk factors, and prevention of the pulmonary and central nervous system complications of sickle cell disease and includes retrospective and prospective cohort studies and clinical trials. He received his PhD in clinical investigation from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health for a series of studies to identify predictors of cognitive function in children with sickle cell disease. This work has expanded to the evaluation of the interaction between environment and disease in both children and adults with sickle cell disease. Other research interests include functional assessment of older adults with sickle cell disease and the evaluation of interventions to improve quality of and access to care.

Dr. Strouse served on the American Society of Hematology Sickle Cell Pain Guideline Panel and is co-chair of the American Society of Hematology Healthcare Professional Education and Training Work Group. He is co-chair of the observational study monitoring board for the National Heart Lung and Blood Sickle Cell Disease Studies and the PhenX Sickle Cell Disease Research and Scientific Panel. He is vice-president of the Sickle Cell Adult Provider Network and a member of the Governor’s North Carolina Council on Sickle Cell Syndrome as well as Chair of the Medical Research Committee. He cares for children and adults with non-malignant blood disorders with a focus on sickle cell disease and other hemoglobinopathies.