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K. Scott Baker is affiliated with the University of Washington in the United States. Their research predominantly falls within the field of Medicine, with active involvement in several subfields including Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health; Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health; Oncology; Hematology; and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine.

The scientist has a diverse research portfolio featuring topics such as:

  • Malaria Research and Control
  • Global Maternal and Child Health
  • Mosquito-borne diseases and control
  • Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life
  • Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
  • Cancer survivorship and care
  • Child Nutrition and Water Access

Their recent publications show a consistent focus on survivorship and health guidelines, particularly in oncology and transplantation care. Notable papers include:

  • "NCCN Guidelines Insights: Survivorship, Version 2.2020" (2020), published in the Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network
  • "NCCN Guidelines® Insights: Survivorship, Version 1.2023" (2023), published in the Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network
  • "Survivorship, Version 1.2021" (2021), published in the Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network
  • "Protecting children in low-income and middle-income countries from COVID-19" (2020), published in BMJ Global Health
  • "International Recommendations for Screening and Preventative Practices for Long-Term Survivors of Transplantation and Cellular Therapy: A 2023 Update" (2024), published in Transplantation and Cellular Therapy

K. Scott Baker frequently collaborates with a group of co-authors, including Christian Rassi, Sol Richardson, Chukwudi A Nnaji, Craig Bonnington, and Olusola Oresanya. Their publication activity spans several venues, with multiple contributions to:

  • Malaria Journal
  • Transplantation and Cellular Therapy
  • Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network
  • Research Square (Research Square)
  • JMIR Research Protocols

Their work overall reflects a multidisciplinary approach to medical research, emphasizing epidemiology, chronic disease survivorship, and health interventions across global and clinical contexts. This demonstrates an engagement with both infectious diseases and long-term outcomes for patients undergoing transplantation and cancer treatments.

Best Publications

  • Transplantation of unrelated donor umbilical cord blood in 102 patients with malignant and nonmalignant diseases: influence of CD34 cell dose and HLA disparity on treatment-related mortality and survival.

    John E. Wagner;Juliet N. Barker;Todd E. DeFor;K. Scott Baker

  • Late mortality after allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation and functional status of long-term survivors: Report from the Bone Marrow Transplant Survivor study

    Smita Bhatia;Liton Francisco;Andrea Carter;Can Lan Sun

  • Prognostic Factors and Clinical Outcomes in Children and Adolescents With Metastatic Rhabdomyosarcoma—A Report From the Intergroup Rhabdomyosarcoma Study IV

    John C. Breneman;Elizabeth Lyden;Alberto S. Pappo;Michael P. Link

  • Diabetes, hypertension, and cardiovascular events in survivors of hematopoietic cell transplantation: a report from the bone marrow transplantation survivor study

    K. Scott Baker;Kirsten K Ness;Julia Steinberger;Andrea Carter

  • New Malignancies After Blood or Marrow Stem-Cell Transplantation in Children and Adults: Incidence and Risk Factors

    K. Scott Baker;Todd E. DeFor;Linda J. Burns;Norma K.C. Ramsay

  • Impact of chronic graft-versus-host disease on the health status of hematopoietic cell transplantation survivors: a report from the Bone Marrow Transplant Survivor Study

    Christopher J. Fraser;Smita Bhatia;Kirsten Ness;Andrea Carter

  • Metabolic syndrome and growth hormone deficiency in adult survivors of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia

    James G. Gurney;Kirsten K. Ness;Shalamar D. Sibley;Maura O'Leary

  • Late mortality in survivors of autologous hematopoietic-cell transplantation: report from the Bone Marrow Transplant Survivor Study

    Smita Bhatia;Leslie L. Robison;Liton Francisco;Andrea Carter

  • Prevalence and predictors of chronic health conditions after hematopoietic cell transplantation: a report from the Bone Marrow Transplant Survivor Study

    Can Lan Sun;Liton Francisco;Toana Kawashima;Wendy Leisenring

  • Long-term health-related outcomes in survivors of childhood cancer treated with HSCT versus conventional therapy: a report from the Bone Marrow Transplant Survivor Study (BMTSS) and Childhood Cancer Survivor Study (CCSS).

    Saro H. Armenian;Can Lan Sun;Toana Kawashima;Mukta Arora

  • Late Effects Surveillance Recommendations among Survivors of Childhood Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation: A Children's Oncology Group Report

    Eric J. Chow;Lynnette Anderson;K. Scott Baker;Smita Bhatia

  • A Fitbit and Facebook mHealth intervention for promoting physical activity among adolescent and young adult childhood cancer survivors: A pilot study.

    Jason A. Mendoza;Jason A. Mendoza;Jason A. Mendoza;K. Scott Baker;K. Scott Baker;K. Scott Baker;Megan A. Moreno;Megan A. Moreno;Kathryn Whitlock

  • Cardiovascular hospitalizations and mortality among recipients of hematopoietic stem cell transplantation

    Eric J Chow;Beth A Mueller;K Scott Baker;Kara L Cushing-Haugen

  • Benefit of Intensified Therapy for Patients With Local or Regional Embryonal Rhabdomyosarcoma: Results From the Intergroup Rhabdomyosarcoma Study IV

    K. Scott Baker;James R. Anderson;Michael P. Link;Holcombe E. Grier

  • Impact of radiation and chemotherapy on risk of dental abnormalities: a report from the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study.

    Sue C. Kaste;Pamela Goodman;Wendy Leisenring;Marilyn Stovall

  • Resilience and psychosocial outcomes in parents of children with cancer

    Abby R. Rosenberg;Joanne Wolfe;Joanne Wolfe;Miranda C. Bradford;Michele L. Shaffer

  • Late effects in survivors of chronic myeloid leukemia treated with hematopoietic cell transplantation: results from the Bone Marrow Transplant Survivor Study.

    K. Scott Baker;James G. Gurney;Kirsten K. Ness;Ravi Bhatia

  • Survivorship care planning after the institute of medicine recommendations: how are we faring?

    Carrie Tompkins Stricker;Linda A. Jacobs;Betsy Risendal;Alison Jones

  • Disease-specific hematopoietic cell transplantation: nonmyeloablative conditioning regimen for dyskeratosis congenita

    A. C. Dietz;Paul J Orchard;K. S. Baker;R. H. Giller

  • Systematic Review of Psychosocial Morbidities among Bereaved Parents of Children with Cancer

    Abby R. Rosenberg;Abby R. Rosenberg;Abby R. Rosenberg;K. Scott Baker;K. Scott Baker;K. Scott Baker;Karen Syrjala;Karen Syrjala;Joanne Wolfe;Joanne Wolfe

Frequent Co-Authors

Smita Bhatia
Smita Bhatia University of Alabama at Birmingham
Wendy Leisenring
Wendy Leisenring Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Navneet S. Majhail
Navneet S. Majhail Cleveland Clinic
Stephanie J. Lee
Stephanie J. Lee Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Stephen J. Forman
Stephen J. Forman City Of Hope National Medical Center
Julia Steinberger
Julia Steinberger University of Minnesota
James G. Gurney
James G. Gurney University of Memphis
John E. Wagner
John E. Wagner University of Minnesota
Michael A. Pulsipher
Michael A. Pulsipher University of Utah
Leslie L. Robison
Leslie L. Robison St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

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