Chris McKinney, MD

Associate Professor, Pediatrics-Heme/Onc and Bone Marrow Transplantation


FacultyPhoto
Medical School
  • MD, Medical College of Georgia School of Medicine (2009)
Undergraduate School
  • BS, Georgetown University (DC) (2005)
Internship
  • Medical College of Georgia Program (2010)
Residency
  • Medical College of Georgia Program, Pediatrics (2012)
Fellowships
  • University of Colorado (Children's Hospital Colorado) Program, Pediatric Hematology / Oncology (2015)
Languages
English
Department
Pediatrics-Heme/Onc and Bone Marrow Transplantation

Professional Titles

  • Assistant Professor

Publications

  • Helander L, McKinney C, Kelly K, Mack S, Sanders M, Gurley J, Dumont LJ, Annen K. Chronic granulomatous disease and McLeod syndrome: Stem cell transplant and transfusion support in a 2-year-old patient-a case report. Front Immunol. 2022;13:994321. PubMed PMID: 36081507
  • Kelly K, Helander L, Hazegh K, Stanley C, Moss R, Mack S, Sanders ML, Gurley J, McKinney C, Dumont LJ, Annen K. Cryopreservation of rare pediatric red blood cells for support following bone marrow transplant. Transfusion. 2022 May;62(5):954-960. PubMed PMID: 35403731
  • Rangarajan HG, Stanek JR, Abdel-Azim H, Modi A, Haight A, McKinney CM, McKeone DJ, Buchbinder DK, Katsanis E, Abusin GA, Ahmed I, Law J, Silva JG, Mallhi KK, Burroughs LM, Shah N, Shaw PJ, Greiner R, Shenoy S, Pulsipher MA, Abu-Arja R. Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation for Congenital Dyserythropoietic Anemia: A Report from the Pediatric Transplant and Cellular Therapy Consortium. Transplant Cell Ther. 2022 Jun;28(6):329.e1-329.e9. PubMed PMID: 35288346
  • Schneider KW, Suttman A, McKinney C, Giller R, Dollerschell K, Nakano TA. Incorporating genetic counseling into the evaluation of pediatric bone marrow failure. J Genet Couns. 2022 Apr;31(2):433-446. PubMed PMID: 34570941
  • Rangarajan HG, Stanek JR, Abdel-Azim H, Modi A, Haight A, McKinney CM, McKeone DJ, Buchbinder DK, Katsanis E, Abusin GA, Ahmed I, Law J, Silva JG, Mallhi KK, Burroughs LM, Shah N, Shaw PJ, Greiner R, Shenoy S, Pulsipher MA, Abu-Arja R. Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation for Congenital Dyserythropoietic Anemia: A Report from the Pediatric Transplant and Cellular Therapy Consortium. Transplant Cell Ther. 2022 Jun;28(6):329.e1-329.e9. PubMed PMID: 35288346
  • Harvey S, Wolter-Warmerdam K, Hickey F, Daniels D, DomBourian M, Ambruso DR, McKinney C. Blood counts in children with Down syndrome. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2022 Sep 24;:e30002. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 36151966
  • Koo J, Giller RH, Quinones R, McKinney CM, Verneris MR, Knight-Perry J. Autoimmune cytopenias following allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant in pediatric patients: Response to therapy and late effects. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2020 Sep;67(9):e28591. PubMed PMID: 32658382
  • McKinney CM, Siringo F, Olson JL, Capocelli KE, Ambruso DR, Nuss R. Red cell exchange transfusion halts progressive proliferative sickle cell retinopathy in a teenaged patient with hemoglobin SC disease. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2015 Apr;62(4):721-3. PubMed PMID: 25631233
  • Kelly K, Helander L, Hazegh K, Stanley C, Moss R, Mack S, Sanders ML, Gurley J, McKinney C, Dumont LJ, Annen K. Cryopreservation of rare pediatric red blood cells for support following bone marrow transplant. Transfusion. 2022 May;62(5):954-960. PubMed PMID: 35403731
  • Schneider KW, Suttman A, McKinney C, Giller R, Dollerschell K, Nakano TA. Incorporating genetic counseling into the evaluation of pediatric bone marrow failure. J Genet Couns. 2022 Apr;31(2):433-446. PubMed PMID: 34570941
  • McKinney C, Caruso-Brown A, Montgomery K, Gillespie A, Coughlin R, Law D, Brouwer A, Tytler L, Hilden J, Nuss R. A Quality Initiative to Decrease Time to Antibiotics in Children with Sickle Cell Disease and Fever. Pediatr Qual Saf. 2020 Jan-Feb;5(1):e245. PubMed PMID: 32190792
  • McKinney C, Ellison M, Briones NJ, Baroffio A, Murphy J, Tran AD, Reisz JA, D'Alessandro A, Ambruso DR. Metabolic abnormalities in G6PC3-deficient human neutrophils result in severe functional defects. Blood Adv. 2020 Dec 8;4(23):5888-5901. PubMed PMID: 33259599
  • Gaillard WD, Sachs BC, Whitnah JR, Ahmad Z, Balsamo LM, Petrella JR, Braniecki SH, McKinney CM, Hunter K, Xu B, Grandin CB. Developmental aspects of language processing: fMRI of verbal fluency in children and adults. Hum Brain Mapp. 2003 Mar;18(3):176-85. PubMed PMID: 12599275
  • Gaillard WD, Balsamo L, Xu B, McKinney C, Papero PH, Weinstein S, Conry J, Pearl PL, Sachs B, Sato S, Vezina LG, Frattali C, Theodore WH. fMRI language task panel improves determination of language dominance. Neurology. 2004 Oct 26;63(8):1403-8. PubMed PMID: 15505156
  • Harvey S, Wolter-Warmerdam K, Hickey F, Daniels D, DomBourian M, Ambruso DR, McKinney C. Blood counts in children with Down syndrome. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2022 Dec;69(12):e30002. PubMed PMID: 36151966
  • Garraux G, McKinney C, Wu T, Kansaku K, Nolte G, Hallett M. Shared brain areas but not functional connections controlling movement timing and order. J Neurosci. 2005 Jun 1;25(22):5290-7. PubMed PMID: 15930376
  • Husain FT, McKinney CM, Horwitz B. Frontal cortex functional connectivity changes during sound categorization. Neuroreport. 2006 Apr 24;17(6):617-21. PubMed PMID: 16603922
  • McKinney C, Sharma N, Jerath RS. Livedoid dermatitis (Nicolau syndrome) following intra-articular glucocorticoid injection. J Clin Rheumatol. 2014 Sep;20(6):339-40. PubMed PMID: 25160024
  • Fraley CE, McKinney C, Nuss R, Franklin ARK. Therapy Selection for Hodgkin Lymphoma in Sickle Cell Disease: balancing risks and benefits. Blood Adv. 2023 May 23;7(10):2042-2046. PubMed PMID: 36459497
  • Calverly D, McKinney C, Thienelt C. “Thrombocytopenia Caused by Immunologic Platelet Destruction.” Wintrobe’s Clinical Hematology. 15th Ed. Philadelphia, PA: Wolters Kluwer; 2023. ISBN: 978-1-975-18469-8.
  • Winzent-Oonk S, Staley A, Alami V, Bradley J, Harvey S, Pounds A, Kuldanek S, Pacenta H, Winters AC, McKinney C. Risk of transfusion-related iron overload varies based on oncologic diagnosis and associated treatment: Retrospective analysis from a single pediatric cancer center. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2024 Aug 8;:e31254. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 39118250
  • John TD, Walters MC, Rangarajan HG, Rahim MQ, McKinney CM, Bollard CM, Abusin G, Eapen M, Kassim AA, DeBaun MR. Incremental Eligibility Criteria for the BMT CTN 1507 Haploidentical Trial for Children with Sickle Cell Disease. Blood Adv. 2024 Oct 7. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 39374573

Practice Locations

Children's Hospital Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
13123 East 16th Ave
Aurora, CO 80045
720-777-1234

Hospital Affiliation
  • Children's Hospital Colorado

Specialty Information

Specialties
  • Pediatrics, Board Certification (2012)
  • Pediatric Hematology / Oncology, Board Certification (2017)
Conditions & Treatments
  • Blood / Lymphatic System - Blood Disorders
  • Blood / Lymphatic System
  • Immune System - Immunodeficiency
  • Immune System
  • Cancers - Blood and Marrow Transplant
  • Cancers
Clinical Interests
General Hematology, Sickle Cell Disease, Hemoglobinopathies, Immunohematology, Hematopoietic Cell Transplant for Nonmalignant Conditions

Care Philosophy
I strive to provide individualized, compassionate, evidence-based holistic care for patients with blood disorders.

Personal Interests
I enjoy spending time with my wife and 4 children.