Courtney Fitzhugh, M.D.

Dr. Fitzhugh is a Lasker Clinical Research Scholar in the Laboratory of Early Sickle Mortality Prevention at NHLBI.  Her research explores new avenues of hematopoietic stem cell (HSC) transplantation for sickle cell disease (SCD), while also studying the currently underexplored cardiovascular complications arising due to this genetic blood disorder. Through innovative research, her group is finding new avenues to help people with SCD live longer and healthier lives.

Read profiles of Dr. Fitzhugh:

https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/research/intramural/researchers/pi/fitzhugh-courtney 

https://irp.nih.gov/catalyst/v25i2/lasker-clinical-research-scholars

View YouTube interview with Dr. Fitzhugh.