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Gary M. Brittenham

Gary M. Brittenham

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Medicine

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76
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24997
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18680
National Ranking
9307

Research.com Recognitions

  • Member of the Association of American Physicians
  • Member of the Association of American Physicians

Overview

Gary M. Brittenham is affiliated with Columbia University in the United States and specializes in medical research with a focus on hematology, genetics, nutrition and dietetics, molecular biology, and epidemiology. Their work spans multiple fields of study which include iron metabolism and disorders, hemoglobinopathies and related disorders, child nutrition and water access, trace elements in health, erythropoietin and anemia treatment, liver disease diagnosis and treatment, and nutrition and health in aging.

Their research contributions have been published in various scientific journals, with frequent publications in:

  • Blood
  • American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
  • The Lancet Haematology
  • Journal of Nutrition
  • Annals of Internal Medicine

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Brittenham include:

  • Physiologically based serum ferritin thresholds for iron deficiency in children and non-pregnant women: a US National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys (NHANES) serial cross-sectional study, 2021, The Lancet Haematology
  • Biology of Anemia: A Public Health Perspective, 2023, Journal of Nutrition
  • Risks for Anaphylaxis With Intravenous Iron Formulations, 2022, Annals of Internal Medicine
  • Physiologically based serum ferritin thresholds for iron deficiency in women of reproductive age who are blood donors, 2022, Blood Advances
  • Measurement of long-term iron absorption and loss during iron supplementation using a stable isotope of iron (57Fe), 2020, British Journal of Haematology

Brittenham frequently collaborates with several co-authors including:

  • Zuguo Mei
  • O. Yaw Addo
  • Maria Elena Jefferds
  • Michael Zimmermann
  • Rafael Flores-Ayala

Their research primarily addresses key areas in iron metabolism and related disorders, integrating epidemiological and molecular perspectives. Their work contributes to understanding nutritional factors, anemia biology, and iron supplementation impacts in diverse populations.

Brittenham holds the distinction of being a member of the Association of American Physicians.

Best Publications

  • Iron-chelating therapy and the treatment of thalassemia

    Nancy F. Olivieri;Gary M. Brittenham

  • Efficacy of deferoxamine in preventing complications of iron overload in patients with thalassemia major.

    Gary M. Brittenham;Patricia M. Griffith;Arthur W. Nienhuis;Christine E. McLaren

  • Biomarkers of Nutrition for Development (BOND)-Iron Review.

    Sean Lynch;Christine M Pfeiffer;Michael K Georgieff;Gary Brittenham

  • Hepatic Iron Concentration and Total Body Iron Stores in Thalassemia Major

    Emanuele Angelucci;Gary M. Brittenham;Christine E. McLaren;Marta Ripalti

  • Iron Deficiency Anemia and Iron Therapy Effects on Infant Developmental Test Performance

    Betsy Lozoff;Gary M. Brittenham;Abraham W. Wolf;Donna K. McClish

  • Experimental liver cirrhosis induced by alcohol and iron.

    Hidekazu Tsukamoto;Walter Horne;Seiichiro Kamimura;Onni Niemelä

  • Transfusion of red blood cells after prolonged storage produces harmful effects that are mediated by iron and inflammation

    Eldad A. Hod;Eldad A. Hod;Ning Zhang;Set A. Sokol;Boguslaw S. Wojczyk

  • Hepatic lipid peroxidation in vivo in rats with chronic iron overload.

    B R Bacon;A S Tavill;G M Brittenham;C H Park

  • Oral iron supplements increase hepcidin and decrease iron absorption from daily or twice-daily doses in iron-depleted young women.

    Diego Moretti;Jeroen S. Goede;Christophe Zeder;Markus Jiskra

  • Long-term safety and effectiveness of iron-chelation therapy with deferiprone for thalassemia major.

    Nancy F. Olivieri;Gary M. Brittenham;Christine E. McLaren;Douglas M. Templeton

  • Iron supplementation during pregnancy, anemia, and birth weight: a randomized controlled trial

    Mary E Cogswell;Ibrahim Parvanta;Liza Ickes;Ray Yip

  • Magnetic-Susceptibility Measurement of Human Iron Stores

    Brittenham Gm;Farrell De;Harris Jw;Feldman Es

  • Iron-Chelating Therapy for Transfusional Iron Overload

    Gary M. Brittenham

  • Iron-chelation therapy with oral deferiprone in patients with thalassemia major.

    Nancy F. Olivieri;Gary M. Brittenham;Doreen Matsui;Matitiahu Berkovitch

  • Iron absorption from oral iron supplements given on consecutive versus alternate days and as single morning doses versus twice-daily split dosing in iron-depleted women: two open-label, randomised controlled trials.

    Nicole U Stoffel;Colin I Cercamondi;Gary Brittenham;Christophe Zeder

  • Iron overload in Africa: Interaction between a gene and dietary iron content

    Victor Gordeuk;Joshua Mukiibi;Sandra J. Hasstedt;Wade Samowitz

  • Noninvasive measurement of iron: report of an NIDDK workshop

    Gary M. Brittenham;Gary M. Brittenham;David G. Badman;David G. Badman

  • Hepatic iron stores and plasma ferritin concentration in patients with sickle cell anemia and thalassemia major

    Gary M. Brittenham;Alan R. Cohen;Christine E. McLaren;Marie B. Martin

  • HEMOGLOBIN CONCENTRATION OF HIGH-ALTITUDE TIBETANS AND BOLIVIAN AYMARA

    Cynthia M. Beall;Gary M. Brittenham;Kingman P. Strohl;John Blangero

  • An Ethiopian pattern of human adaptation to high-altitude hypoxia

    Cynthia M. Beall;Michael J. Decker;Gary M. Brittenham;Irving Kushner

Frequent Co-Authors

Victor R. Gordeuk
Victor R. Gordeuk University of Illinois at Chicago
Sornchai Looareesuwan
Sornchai Looareesuwan Mahidol University
Truman R. Brown
Truman R. Brown Medical University of South Carolina
Nancy F. Olivieri
Nancy F. Olivieri University of Toronto
Steven L. Spitalnik
Steven L. Spitalnik Columbia University
Daniel Kim
Daniel Kim Northeastern University
Raymond J. Bergeron
Raymond J. Bergeron University of Florida
Kingman P. Strohl
Kingman P. Strohl Case Western Reserve University
Bruce R. Bacon
Bruce R. Bacon Saint Louis University
David J. Weatherall
David J. Weatherall University of Oxford

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