Sickle Cell Disease

Parent Information and Resources
Stay Healthy With Sickle Cell Disease
Sickle Cell Information Center
What is Sickle Cell Anemia?
Genetics Home Reference Sickle Cell Disease Page
March of Dimes Sickle Cell Disease Information
Sickle Cell Disease Association of America

Family Support Information
Family Support Information
Oklahoma Family Network
Sickle Cell Association of America
Supporters of Families with Sickle Cell (Tulsa area)
Genetic Alliance

The Oklahoma State Department of Health does not endorse or recommend any specific support group.  Care should be taken to research, evaluate and select a group that is best suited to your specific needs.  Information on how to evaluate Health Information on the web can be found below.

Medline Plus - Evaluating Health Information
National Center for Biotechnology Information - Resources for Evaluating

Provider Information
Comprehensive Sickle Cell Centers located in Oklahoma City and Tulsa

• Oklahoma City
  Joan Cain, MD/Ashley Baker, MD
  Sickle Cell Clinic Coordinator - Joyce Clytus, RN
  Children's Hospital of Oklahoma                      
  1200 N Phillips Ave, 10th floor                                         
  Oklahoma City, OK   73104-5008                    
  (405) 271-5311                                                 
• Tulsa
  Ashraf Mohamed, MD
  Sickle Cell Clinic Coordinator - Joyce Clytus, RN
  Saint Francis Hospital
  6161 S. Yale Ave
  Tulsa, OK   74136-1902
  (918) 502-6720
  

American Academy of Pediatrics - Health Supervision for Children with Sickle Cell Disease. (2002)
Fever Guidelines for Infants and Children with Sickle Cell Disease
Sickle Cell Information Center

For more information, please contact the Newborn Screening Program at the Oklahoma State Department of Health, (405) 271-6617 or toll free (800) 766-2223.