Overview
Dr. Lydia H. Pecker is a pediatric hematologist and Director of the Young Adult Clinic at the Sickle Cell Center for Adults at Johns Hopkins. Dr. Pecker received her undergraduate degree in Africana studies from Brown University and earned her M.D. at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. She completed residency training at Children’s Hospital at Montefiore and completed a fellowship at Children’s National Medical Center and the National Institutes of Health’s National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute before joining the Hopkins faculty in 2016. Dr. Pecker's NIH and foundation-funded research focuses on reproductive health in people with ovaries and sickle cell disease.
Dr. Pecker is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Anemia. Her top areas of expertise are Sickle Cell Disease, Congenital Hemolytic Anemia, Hemoglobinopathy, Tubal Ligation, and Bone Marrow Transplant.
Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 78 peer reviewed articles and participating in 1 clinical trial. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, she has co-authored 68 articles and participated in 1 clinical trial in the study of Anemia.
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Locations
Park BLDG, STE 110, Baltimore, MD 21287
Additional Areas of Focus
Dr. Pecker has provided the following conditions as areas of focus. Please note that we may not have enough data to validate their experience in some of these conditions.
Clinical Research
Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.
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Johns Hopkins Hospital
Courtney Fitzhugh is a Hematologist in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Fitzhugh is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Anemia. Her top areas of expertise are Sickle Cell Disease, Congenital Hemolytic Anemia, Hemoglobinopathy, Hemolytic Anemia, and Bone Marrow Transplant.
Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center
Dr. Robert Brodsky is a professor of medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. His area of clinical expertise is classical hematology and haploidentical bone marrow transplant for sickle cell disease and aplastic anemia. Dr. Brodsky serves as the director of the Division of Hematology and the T32 Training Program. He is the Johns Hopkins Family Professor of Medicine and Oncology. He received his M.D. from Hahnemann University. He completed his residency at the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. He performed a fellowship in hematology at the National Institutes of Health and a fellowship in oncology at Johns Hopkins. He joined the Johns Hopkins faculty in 1997. From 2017 to 2022 he served as Associate Editor to The Journal of Clinical Investigation (JCI) and Secretary to American Society of Hematology (ASH). He serves as President of The American Society of Hematology (ASH) in 2023. Dr. Brodsky is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Anemia. His top areas of expertise are Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria (PNH), Paroxysmal Cold Hemoglobinuria, Anemia, Bone Marrow Transplant, and Splenectomy.
Children's National Hospital
Deepika Darbari is a Hematologist and an Oncologist in Washington, Washington, D.c.. Dr. Darbari is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Anemia. Her top areas of expertise are Sickle Cell Disease, Congenital Hemolytic Anemia, Hemolytic Anemia, Hemoglobinopathy, and Bone Marrow Transplant.
Areas of Expertise
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- Elite
- AnemiaDr. Pecker isElite. Learn about Anemia.
- Congenital Hemolytic AnemiaDr. Pecker isElite. Learn about Congenital Hemolytic Anemia.
- HemoglobinopathyDr. Pecker isElite. Learn about Hemoglobinopathy.
- Hemolytic AnemiaDr. Pecker isElite. Learn about Hemolytic Anemia.
- Sickle Cell DiseaseDr. Pecker isElite. Learn about Sickle Cell Disease.
- Experienced
- Alpha ThalassemiaDr. Pecker isExperienced. Learn about Alpha Thalassemia.
- Bone Marrow TransplantDr. Pecker isExperienced. Learn about Bone Marrow Transplant.
- End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD)Dr. Pecker isExperienced. Learn about End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD).
- Hemoglobin SC DiseaseDr. Pecker isExperienced. Learn about Hemoglobin SC Disease.
- Hemolytic Transfusion ReactionDr. Pecker isExperienced. Learn about Hemolytic Transfusion Reaction.
- ThalassemiaDr. Pecker isExperienced. Learn about Thalassemia.