Lydia H. Pecker
Elite in Hemoglobinopathy

Dr. Lydia H. Pecker

Hematology
Johns Hopkins Medicine
The Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore, MD 

Elite in Hemoglobinopathy
Johns Hopkins Medicine
The Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore, MD 
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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 Hemoglobinopathy. Her top areas of expertise are Sickle Cell Disease, Congenital Hemolytic Anemia, Hemoglobinopathy, Hemolytic Anemia, and Tubal Ligation.

Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 77 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 65 articles and participated in 1 clinical trial in the study of Hemoglobinopathy.

Residency
Montefiore Medical Center, Pediatrics, 2013
Specialties
Hematology
Licenses
Pediatric Pathology in MD
Board Certifications
American Board Of Pediatrics
Fellowships
Children's National Medical Center, Pediatric Hematology-Oncology, 2016
Hospital Affiliations
The Johns Hopkins Hospital
Languages Spoken
English
Spanish
Gender
Female

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The Johns Hopkins Hospital
Park BLDG, STE 110, Baltimore, MD 21287
Call: 443-287-8288

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.

Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura (ITP)

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.


1 Clinical Trials

Hydroxyurea to Prevent Central Nervous System (CNS) Complications of Sickle Cell Disease in Children
Hydroxyurea to Prevent Central Nervous System (CNS) Complications of Sickle Cell Disease in Children
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: July 10, 2024
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Drug: Hydroxyurea
Study Phase: Phase 2

77 Total Publications

Proactive management to improve outcomes of high-risk pregnancy in people with sickle cell disease.
Proactive management to improve outcomes of high-risk pregnancy in people with sickle cell disease.
Journal: Hematology. American Society of Hematology. Education Program
Published: December 05, 2025
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