Kristen Williams, MD

Research Program

Cancer Immunology
Phone Number

404-785-1112
Email Address

kirsten.marie.williams@emory.edu

Biography

Kirsten M. Williams, MD, is a pediatric hematologist/oncologist at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta and an associate 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.

Education

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.

Titles & Roles

Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics

Emory University School of Medicine

Professional Memberships

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.

Research

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.

Publications

Dr. Williams has numerous publications in peer-reviewed journals, and serves on the editorial board of the journal, Blood.

Title/Journal	Authors	Publication Date
Pediatric transplant-associated thrombotic microangiopathy health care utilization and implications of eculizumab therapy. Blood advances	ML Schoettler, L Lehmann, PC Kao, N Chen, S Jodele, S Chonat, KM Williams, WB London, C Duncan, C Dandoy	12/03/2024
D-dimer and sinusoidal obstructive syndrome-novel poor prognostic features of thrombotic microangiopathy in children after hematopoietic cellular therapy in a single institution prospective cohort study. 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	01/03/2024
Compassionate Use Narsoplimab for Severe Refractory Transplantation-Associated Thrombotic Microangiopathy in Children. 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	01/03/2024
Donor-Derived Malignancy and Transplantation Morbidity: Risks of Patient and Donor Genetics in Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation. 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	01/03/2024
Short-Course Empiric Antibiotics in Children Undergoing Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation. 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	01/12/2023
Abatacept for the prevention of graft versus host disease in pediatric patients receiving 7/8 HLA-mismatched unrelated transplant for hematologic malignancies: a real-world analysis. 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	01/11/2023
Severe refractory hemorrhagic cystitis after hematopoietic cell transplantation responds to recombinant human keratinocyte growth factor-Case report and review of the literature. Pediatric blood & cancer	C Hughes, A Harris, B Watkins, M Qayed, S Parikh, E Horwitz, E Stenger, KM Williams, ML Schoettler	01/10/2023
Abatacept for the prevention of GVHD in patients receiving mismatched unrelated transplants: a real-world analysis. 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	22/08/2023
Effect of Autograft CD34⁺ Dose on Outcome in Pediatric Patients Undergoing Autologous Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant for Central Nervous System Tumors. 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	01/06/2023
Sickle cell disease is a risk factor for transplant-associated thrombotic microangiopathy in children. 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	09/05/2023
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	01/05/2023
Correction to: Impact of pre-transplant induction and consolidation cycles on AML allogeneic transplant outcomes: a CIBMTR analysis in 3113AML patients. 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	01/05/2023
Impact of pre-transplant induction and consolidation cycles on AML allogeneic transplant outcomes: a CIBMTR analysis in 3113 AML patients. 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	01/05/2023
The incidence and impact of clostridioides difficile infection on transplant outcomes in acute leukemia and MDS after allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplant-a CIBMTR study. 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	01/04/2023
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	01/03/2023
Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage after hematopoietic cell transplantation- response to treatments and risk factors for mortality. 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
Mismatched Unrelated Donor Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation Rescues Marrow Failure From Acute Leukemia Therapy in a Patient With Previously Undiagnosed Ligase IV Syndrome. 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
Pulmonary Manifestations and Vascular Changes in Pediatric Transplantation-Associated Thrombotic Microangiopathy. 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	17/12/2022
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	01/12/2022
Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes of COVID-19 in Pediatric and Early Adolescent and Young Adult Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant Recipients: A Cohort Study. 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	01/10/2022
Abnormal liver tests are not sufficient for diagnosis of hepatic graft-versus-host disease in critically ill patients. 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	01/08/2022
Toward a Better Understanding of the Atypical Features of Chronic Graft-Versus-Host Disease: A Report from the 2020 National Institutes of Health Consensus Project Task Force. 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	01/08/2022
Bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome after lung or haematopoietic stem cell transplantation: current management and future directions. ERJ open research	AR Glanville, C Benden, A Bergeron, GS Cheng, J Gottlieb, ED Lease, M Perch, JL Todd, KM Williams, GM Verleden	01/07/2022
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	24/05/2022
Prospective Phase II Trial of Montelukast to Treat Bronchiolitis Obliterans Syndrome after Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation and Investigation into Bronchiolitis Obliterans Syndrome Pathogenesis. 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	01/05/2022
Outcome of donor-derived TAA-T cell therapy in patients with high-risk or relapsed acute leukemia post allogeneic BMT. 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	26/04/2022
Controversies and expectations for the prevention of GVHD: A biological and clinical perspective. Frontiers in immunology	B Watkins, KM Williams	01/01/2022
Peripheral blood marker of residual acute leukemia after hematopoietic cell transplantation using multi-plex digital droplet PCR. 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	10/12/2021
Emerging therapeutic and preventive approaches to transplant-associated thrombotic microangiopathy. Current opinion in hematology	M Schoettler, S Chonat, K Williams, L Lehmann	01/11/2021
National Institutes of Health Consensus Development Project on Criteria for Clinical Trials in Chronic Graft-versus-Host Disease: IV. The 2020 Highly morbid forms report. 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	01/10/2021
Checkpoint-blocked T cells checkmate AML. Blood	KM Williams	10/06/2021
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	01/06/2021
National Institutes of Health Consensus Development Project on Criteria for Clinical Trials in Chronic Graft-versus-Host Disease: I. The 2020 Etiology and Prevention Working Group Report. 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	01/06/2021