Monica Hulbert, MD

Dr. Hulbert is the Director of the Sickle Cell Disease Program at St. Louis Children's Hospital. Her aim is to ensure that children with sickle cell disease (SCD) receive optimal medical care that comprises of management of symptoms of SCD and improved treatments that reduce the severity of the disease.  She also works as an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Hematology and Oncology at the Department of Pediatrics, Washington University School of Medicine. Dr. Monica Hulbert completed her M.D. followed by residency and fellowship from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. She was also honored as “Best Doctors” in St. Louis, 2015.   Representative Publications: Red blood cell transfusions during sickle cell anemia vaso-occlusive crises: a report from the magnesium in crisis (MAGiC) study A multicenter randomized controlled trial of intravenous magnesium for sickle cell pain crisis in children Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation for sickle cell disease: Progress and challenges Regional oxygen extraction predicts border zone vulnerability to stroke in sickle cell disease Determining the longitudinal validity and meaningful differences in HRQL of the PedsQL™ Sickle Cell Disease Module   Online profile