For Patients:
To request an appointment, call 800.678.KIDS (5437) or fill out our online form.
For Referring Physicians:
To refer a patient, call Children's Direct at 800.678.HELP (4357).
Allison King, MD
Oncology-Pediatric - certified
*Pediatrics - certified
St. Louis Children's Hospital
For Patients:
To request an appointment, call 800.678.KIDS (5437) or fill out our online form.
For Referring Physicians:
To refer a patient, call Children's Direct at 800.678.HELP (4357).

Suite 9S
Saint Louis, MO 63110
314.454.6018
Education
Internship: St. Louis Children's Hospital
Residency: St. Louis Children's Hospital
Fellowship: Washington University School of Medicine St. Louis
Health Plans Accepted
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Admar |
Aetna PPO |
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BCBS of IL HMO |
BCBS of IL PPO |
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BCBS/Anthem(Blue Access Choice PPO |
BCBS/Anthem(Blue Access PPO) |
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Cigna Open Access HMO/POS |
Cigna PPO |
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CMR (Care Management Resources) |
Community Care Network PPO |
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Coventry HMO/POS |
Coventry PPO |
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First Health |
Great Rivers Network |
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Great-West PPO |
Health Alliance HMO & PPO |
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Healthlink Open Access/HMO/POS |
Healthlink PPO |
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Home State-MC+ |
Humana PPO/ChoiceCare Network |
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Illinois Public Aid/Health Connect |
IPA Secondary to Medicare |
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Medicaid MO/ Missouri HealthNet |
Medicare |
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PPO Next/HealthStar |
Preferred Plan of MO PPO/Takecare |
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Primrose Tertiary/Quarternary |
Private Health Care Systems PPO |
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ProAmerica PPO |
Providers Network of America |
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Tricare/Triwest Standard/ Extra PPO |
Union Pacific RR Emp. Health System |
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United Healthcare Choice/Choice+ |
United Healthcare PPO/ Options |
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United Healthcare Select/Select+POS |
United Payors & Provider |
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Wellborn HMO |
Associated risk factors for silent cerebral infarcts in sickle cell anemia: low baseline hemoglobin, gender and relative high systolic blood pressure.Debaun MR, Sarnaik SA, Rodeghier MJ, Minniti CP, Howard TH, Iyer RV, Inusa B, Telfer PT, Kirby-Allen M, Quinn CT, Bernaudin F, Airewele G, Woods GM, Panepinto JA, Fuh B, Kwiatkowski JK, King AA, Rhodes MM, Thompson AA, Heiny ME, Redding-Lallinger RC, Kirkham FJ, Sabio H, Gonzalez CE, Saccente SL, Kalinyak KA, Strouse JJ, Fixler JM, Gordon MO, Miller JP, Ichord RN, Casella JF.Blood. 2011 Nov 17. [Epub ahead of print]
- PMID:
- 22096242
- [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Related citationsExecutive function performance on the children's kitchen task assessment with children with sickle cell disease and matched controls.Berg C, Edwards DF, King A.Child Neuropsychol. 2011 Oct 3. [Epub ahead of print]
- PMID:
- 21961955
- [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Related citationsMethods to decrease pharmaceutical drugs in the water system.King AR.J Am Pharm Assoc (2003). 2011 Sep-Oct;51(5):568-9. No abstract available.
- PMID:
- 21896449
- [PubMed - in process]
Related citationsOligodendrogliomas in children.Creach KM, Rubin JB, Leonard JR, Limbrick DD, Smyth MD, Dacey R, Rich KM, Dowling JL, Grubb RL Jr, Linette GP, King AA, Michalski JM, Park TS, Perry A, Simpson JR, Mansur DB.J Neurooncol. 2012 Jan;106(2):377-82. Epub 2011 Aug 13.
- PMID:
- 21842314
- [PubMed - in process]
Related citationsClinical outcomes after withdrawal of anti-tumor necrosis factor α therapy in patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis: a twelve-year experience.Baszis K, Garbutt J, Toib D, Mao J, King A, White A, French A.Arthritis Rheum. 2011 Oct;63(10):3163-8. doi: 10.1002/art.30502.
- PMID:
- 21702011
- [PubMed - in process]
Related citationsWriting a review article.Larochelle JM, King AR, Tanas M, Day K, Marshall HM, Tyler AM.Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2011 May 1;68(9):790-3. No abstract available.
- PMID:
- 21515862
- [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Related citationsCompliance with recommendations for prevention and detection of controlled-substance diversion in hospitals.McClure SR, O'Neal BC, Grauer D, Couldry RJ, King AR.Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2011 Apr 15;68(8):689-94.
- PMID:
- 21460174
- [PubMed - in process]
Related citationsHighly effective, water-soluble, hemocompatible 1,3-propylene oxide-based antimicrobials: poly[(3,3-quaternary/PEG)-copolyoxetanes].Chakrabarty S, King A, Kurt P, Zhang W, Ohman DE, Wood LF, Lovelace C, Rao R, Wynne KJ.Biomacromolecules. 2011 Mar 14;12(3):757-69. Epub 2011 Jan 31.
- PMID:
- 21280645
- [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Related citationsThe structural stability and chaperone activity of artemin, a ferritin homologue from diapause-destined Artemia embryos, depend on different cysteine residues.Hu Y, Bojikova-Fournier S, King AM, MacRae TH.Cell Stress Chaperones. 2011 Mar;16(2):133-41. Epub 2010 Sep 28.
- PMID:
- 20878295
- [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Free PMC ArticleRelated citationsRadiation therapy for pilocytic astrocytomas of childhood.Mansur DB, Rubin JB, Kidd EA, King AA, Hollander AS, Smyth MD, Limbrick DD, Park TS, Leonard JR.Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2011 Mar 1;79(3):829-34. Epub 2010 Apr 24.
- PMID:
- 20421157
- [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Related citationsDesign of the silent cerebral infarct transfusion (SIT) trial.Casella JF, King AA, Barton B, White DA, Noetzel MJ, Ichord RN, Terrill C, Hirtz D, McKinstry RC, Strouse JJ, Howard TH, Coates TD, Minniti CP, Campbell AD, Vendt BA, Lehmann H, Debaun MR.Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 2010 Mar;27(2):69-89.
- PMID:
- 20201689
- [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Related citationsEvaluation and implications of natural product use in preoperative patients: a retrospective review.King AR, Russett FS, Generali JA, Grauer DW.BMC Complement Altern Med. 2009 Oct 13;9:38.
- PMID:
- 19825176
- [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Free PMC ArticleRelated citationsCarboxypeptidase M: a biomarker for the discrimination of well-differentiated liposarcoma from lipoma.Erickson-Johnson MR, Seys AR, Roth CW, King AA, Hulshizer RL, Wang X, Asmann YW, Lloyd RV, Jacob EK, Oliveira AM.Mod Pathol. 2009 Dec;22(12):1541-7. Epub 2009 Oct 9.
- PMID:
- 19820690
- [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Free ArticleRelated citationsLong-term outcomes among adult survivors of childhood central nervous system malignancies in the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study.Armstrong GT, Liu Q, Yasui Y, Huang S, Ness KK, Leisenring W, Hudson MM, Donaldson SS, King AA, Stovall M, Krull KR, Robison LL, Packer RJ.J Natl Cancer Inst. 2009 Jul 1;101(13):946-58. Epub 2009 Jun 17.
- PMID:
- 19535780
- [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Free PMC ArticleRelated citationsHearing loss in pediatric oncology patients receiving carboplatin-containing regimens.Dean JB, Hayashi SS, Albert CM, King AA, Karzon R, Hayashi RJ.J Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 2008 Feb;30(2):130-4.
- PMID:
- 18376265
- [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Related citationsNeed for cognitive rehabilitation for children with sickle cell disease and strokes.King AA, DeBaun MR, White DA.Expert Rev Neurother. 2008 Feb;8(2):291-6. Review.
- PMID:
- 18271713
- [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Related citationsBlood transfusion therapy is feasible in a clinical trial setting in children with sickle cell disease and silent cerebral infarcts.King AA, Noetzel M, White DA, McKinstry RC, Debaun MR.Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2008 Mar;50(3):599-602.
- PMID:
- 17985350
- [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Related citationsLow frequency of telomerase RNA mutations among children with aplastic anemia or myelodysplastic syndrome.Field JJ, Mason PJ, An P, Kasai Y, McLellan M, Jaeger S, Barnes YJ, King AA, Bessler M, Wilson DB.J Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 2006 Jul;28(7):450-3.
- PMID:
- 16825992
- [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Related citationsA multidisciplinary health care team's efforts to improve educational attainment in children with sickle-cell anemia and cerebral infarcts.King A, Herron S, McKinstry R, Bacak S, Armstrong M, White D, DeBaun M.J Sch Health. 2006 Jan;76(1):33-7.
- PMID:
- 16457683
- [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Related citationsSyncope in children with Tourette's syndrome treated with guanfacine.King A, Harris P, Fritzell J, Kurlan R.Mov Disord. 2006 Mar;21(3):419-20. Review.
- PMID:
- 16229000
- [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]











