Dr Najibah Galadanci

Najibah Galadanci is a Hematologist and Epidemiologist currently working in the Division of Hematology, Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham. As a hematologist and epidemiologist, Dr Galadanci is dedicated to improving the overall care of children and adults with sickle cell disease (SCD). Specifically, she supports efforts to close the existing gaps in implementing evidence-based standard of care practices in both high- and low-income settings for children suffering from SCD. As a hematologist with special interest in SCD, Dr Galadanci’s research has been focused mainly in this area. Her research focus includes identifying strategies to improve follow up and retention in care in newborns identified with SCD, the design and execution of clinical trials in SCD, and the use of implementation science to understand and evaluate cardiac outcomes in SCD.