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Lonnie K. Zeltzer is affiliated with the University of California, Los Angeles in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields within medicine, with a focus on pediatrics, perinatology and child health, sociology and political science, genetics, public health, environmental and occupational health, as well as hematology.

Their work covers important topics in childhood cancer survivors' quality of life, pediatric pain management techniques, family support in illness, hemoglobinopathies and related disorders, iron metabolism and disorders, acute lymphoblastic leukemia research, and family and patient care in intensive care units.

Lonnie K. Zeltzer has published extensively in medicine, contributing research to clinical fields related to child health and pain management. Their frequent coauthors include Wendy M. Leisenring, Deo Kumar Srivastava, Gregory T. Armstrong, Kevin R. Krull, and Todd M. Gibson.

They have contributed to a number of respected journals with publications in the following venues:

  • Cancer
  • Journal of Adolescent and Young Adult Oncology
  • Blood
  • Journal of Pain Research
  • Journal of Cancer Survivorship

Some of their recent research papers include:

  • "Longitudinal pain and pain interference in long-term survivors of childhood cancer: A report from the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study," 2020, Cancer
  • "The Role of Social Media in Providing Support from Friends for Adolescent and Young Adult (AYA) Patients and Survivors of Sarcoma: Perspectives of AYA, Parents, and Providers," 2021, Journal of Adolescent and Young Adult Oncology
  • "Progressive vasoconstriction with sequential thermal stimulation indicates vascular dysautonomia in sickle cell disease," 2020, Blood
  • "Ecological Momentary Assessment of Non-Menstrual Pelvic Pain: Potential Pathways of Central Sensitization in Adolescents and Young Adults with and without Primary Dysmenorrhea," 2020, Journal of Pain Research
  • "Health-related and cancer risk concerns among siblings of childhood cancer survivors: a report from the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study (CCSS)," 2021, Journal of Cancer Survivorship

Best Publications

  • Evaluation, Diagnosis, and Treatment of Gastrointestinal Disorders in Individuals With ASDs: A Consensus Report

    Timothy Buie;Daniel B. Campbell;George J. Fuchs;Glenn T. Furuta;Glenn T. Furuta

  • Core outcome domains and measures for pediatric acute and chronic/recurrent pain clinical trials: PedIMMPACT recommendations

    Patrick J. McGrath;Gary A. Walco;Dennis C. Turk;Robert H. Dworkin

  • Psychological Status in Childhood Cancer Survivors: A Report From the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study

    Lonnie K. Zeltzer;Christopher Recklitis;David Buchbinder;Bradley Zebrack

  • Study design and cohort characteristics of the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study: a multi-institutional collaborative project.

    Leslie L. Robison;Ann C. Mertens;John D. Boice;Norman E. Breslow

  • The Childhood Cancer Survivor Study: A National Cancer Institute–Supported Resource for Outcome and Intervention Research

    Leslie L. Robison;Gregory T. Armstrong;John D. Boice;Eric J. Chow

  • A yoga intervention for young adults with elevated symptoms of depression.

    Alison Woolery;Hector Myers;Beth Sternlieb;Lonnie Zeltzer

  • Integrated Medical-Behavioral Care Compared With Usual Primary Care for Child and Adolescent Behavioral Health: A Meta-analysis

    Joan Rosenbaum Asarnow;Michelle Rozenman;Jessica Wiblin;Lonnie Zeltzer;Lonnie Zeltzer

  • Hypnosis and nonhypnotic techniques for reduction of pain and anxiety during painful procedures in children and adolescents with cancer

    Richard W. Olmsted;Lonnie Zeltzer;Samuel LeBaron

  • Psychosocial Outcomes and Health-Related Quality of Life in Adult Childhood Cancer Survivors: A Report from the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study

    Lonnie K. Zeltzer;Qian Lu;Wendy Leisenring;Jennie C.I. Tsao

  • Psychological outcomes in long-term survivors of childhood leukemia, Hodgkin's disease, and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma: a report from the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study.

    Brad J Zebrack;Lonnie K Zeltzer;John Whitton;Ann C Mertens

  • Psychological effects of illness in adolescence. I. Anxiety, self-esteem, and perception of control.

    Jonathan Kellerman;Lonnie Zeltzer;Leah Ellenberg;Jerry Dash

  • Psychological Outcomes in Long-Term Survivors of Childhood Brain Cancer: A Report From the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study

    Brad J. Zebrack;James G. Gurney;Kevin Oeffinger;John Whitton

  • Pain in Children: Nature, Assessment, and Treatment

    Debra Fanurik;Lonnie K. Zeltzer

  • Behavioral and Social Outcomes in Adolescent Survivors of Childhood Cancer: A Report From the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study

    Kris Ann P. Schultz;Kirsten K. Ness;John Whitton;Christopher Recklitis

  • Fertility issues for young adult survivors of childhood cancer

    Brad J. Zebrack;Jacqueline Casillas;Lindsay Nohr;Heidi Adams

  • Assessment of acute pain and anxiety in children and adolescents by self-reports, observer reports, and a behavior checklist

    Samuel LeBaron;Lonnie Zeltzer

  • Utilization of special education services and educational attainment among long-term survivors of childhood cancer: a report from the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study.

    Pauline A. Mitby;Leslie L. Robison;John A. Whitton;Michael A. Zevon

  • Guidelines for the cold pressor task as an experimental pain stimulus for use with children

    Carl L. von Baeyer;Tiina Piira;Christine T. Chambers;Manuela Trapanotto

  • Psychologic effects of illness in adolescence. II. Impact of illness in adolescents—crucial issues and coping styles

    Lonnie Zeltzer;Jonathan Kellerman;Leah Ellenberg;Jerry Dash

  • A report from the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study (CCSS): cancer related posttraumatic stress symptoms, depression, anxiety, and chronic pain in adult childhood cancer survivors

    Q. Lu;J. Tsao;W. Leisenring;L. Zeltzer

Frequent Co-Authors

Leslie L. Robison
Leslie L. Robison St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Wendy Leisenring
Wendy Leisenring Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Kevin R. Krull
Kevin R. Krull St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Marilyn Stovall
Marilyn Stovall The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Gregory T. Armstrong
Gregory T. Armstrong St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Christopher J. Recklitis
Christopher J. Recklitis Harvard University
Kevin C. Oeffinger
Kevin C. Oeffinger Duke University
Melissa M. Hudson
Melissa M. Hudson St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Yutaka Yasui
Yutaka Yasui St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Richard Sposto
Richard Sposto University of Southern California

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