Olufunke Martin, M.D. Titles and Appointments Assistant Professor School Medical School Department Pediatrics You have reached the Academic Profile. For more information on the doctor and patient care, please visit the clinical profile. Biography Olufunke Y. Martin, M.D., is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Pediatrics, Division of Hematology and Oncology at UT Southwestern Medical Center. She joined the UT Southwestern faculty in 2023. Dr. Martin earned her Bachelor of Science in Human Biology from Brown University. She received her medical degree from Michigan State University College of Human Medicine and completed her pediatric residency training at Riley Hospital for Children in Indianapolis, Indiana. Dr. Martin completed her pediatric hematology/oncology fellowship at Children’s National Hospital in Washington, D.C., where she was a T32 scholar and recipient of the American Society of Hematology Minority Hematology Fellow Award. She is currently pursuing a Master of Clinical Research through the National Institute of Health-Duke University Clinical Research Training Program. Dr. Martin’s clinical interest is pediatric hematology, emphasizing improving patient-centered outcomes for individuals with sickle cell disease (SCD) and multi-modal approaches to vaso-occlusive pain management. Her research focuses on the dynamics of red blood cell physiology and vaso-occlusive pain, utilizing red blood cell health biomarkers to investigate the clinical heterogeneity seen in SCD. Education Medical School Michigan State University College of Human Medicine (2017) Residency Indiana University School of Medicine/Riley Hospital for Children (2020), Pediatrics Fellowship Children's National Medical Center (2023), Pediatric Hematology/oncology Research Interest Biomarkers Hemoglobinopathies Red blood cell disorders Rheology Sickle cell disease Publications Featured Publications The evolution of the COVID-19 pandemic in paediatric patients with sickle cell disease: From Alpha to Omicron. Martin OY, Margulies S, Speller-Brown B, Majumdar S, Darbari DS, Campbell AD, Br J Haematol 2023 Aug 202 3 479-484 Clinical outcomes of children and adolescents with sickle cell disease and COVID-19 infection: A year in review at a metropolitan tertiary pediatric hospital. Martin OY, Darbari DS, Margulies S, Nickel RS, Leonard A, Speller-Brown B, Martin B, Barber JR, Webb J, Majumdar S, Sharron MP, Campbell AD, Front Med (Lausanne) 2023 10 987194 Emergency Department Provider Survey Regarding Acute Sickle Cell Pain Management. Martin OY, Thompson SM, Carroll AE, Jacob SA, J Pediatr Hematol Oncol 2020 Aug 42 6 375-380 Invasive pneumococcal disease in children with sickle cell disease in the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine era. Martin OO, Moquist KL, Hennessy JM, Nelson SC, Pediatr Blood Cancer 2018 Jan 65 1 Results 1-4 of 4 1 Honors & Awards American Society of Hematology Minority Hematology Fellow Award ProgramAmerican Society of Hematology (2022) CATCH Implementation GrantAmerican Academy of Pediatrics (2022) T32 ScholarChildrens National Hospital Research Institute (2022) American Society of Hematology Minority Resident Hematology Award ProgramAmerican Society of Hematology (2019) Frontiers in Science Program ScholarAssociation of Medical School Pediatric Department Chairs (2018) Certificate in Leadership in Medicine for the UnderservedMichigan State University College of Human Medicine (2017) Morris Green Physician Scientist Development AwardRiley Hospital for Children/Indiana University School of Medicine (2017-2020) Lipscomb-Dean Family Scholarship for Leadership and Service to CommunityMichigan State University College of Human Medicine (2015) MSU CHM Fellowship for Research EnhancementMichigan State University College of Human Medicine (2015-2016) Professional Associations/Affiliations American Academy of Pediatrics (2016-2023) American Board of Pediatrics (2020) Children's Oncology Group (2020-2023) The American Society of Hematology (2019)
