Lauren Appell

Dr. Lauren Appell is a physician-scientist at Arkansas Children's Hospital and University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), specializing in Pediatric Hematology/Oncology. She focuses on bone marrow transplant, cellular therapy, and late effects in childhood cancer survivors, particularly metabolic and cardiovascular complications in acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) patients.

• Medical Degree: University of Alabama School of Medicine (2015)
• Residency: UAMS (2018)
• Fellowship: St. Jude Children's Research Hospital (2021) and UAMS (2022)

Her research program centers on preventative care strategies to mitigate long-term complications in childhood cancer survivors. She leads the STRONGER ALL initiative, investigating supervised outpatient strength and exercise regimens in newly diagnosed ALL patients.

Recent publications highlight her work on:• CAR-T therapy protocols• DNA-PKcs inhibition in transplant immunology• Rare hematologic diagnoses• Infectious and metabolic complications in immunocompromised pediatric populations.

Dr. Appell practices at both Arkansas Children's Hospital (Little Rock) and Arkansas Children's Northwest, providing clinical expertise in hematology, oncology, and emergency medicine.