Overview
Dr. Pyper is currently an assistant professor at the University of Utah School of Medicine in the division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology. He is a member of the Hematology team at the University of Utah and Primary Children's Hospital. He received his medical degree from Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.
Dr. Pyper completed his residency at the University of Vermont College of Medicine, University of Vermont Children's Hospital (Pediatrics). He completed his fellowship in Pediatric Hematology, Oncology and Bone Marrow Transplantation at the University of Minnesota Medical School, University of Minnesota Masonic Children's Hospital.
Dr. Pyper is board-certified in Pediatrics and Pediatric Hematology and Oncology. He is a member of many professional societies, including The American Society of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, The American Society for Hematology and the American Society for Transplantation and Cellular Therapy. He has many years teaching experience and has previously been awarded teacher of the year by the associated pediatric residency program. He also takes great interest in patient and family education to make sure that patients and families understand their medical issues in an age-appropriate way so that they are able to participate in decision-making and advocate well for themselves and their loved ones.
Dr. Pyper's clinical interests include the treatment of pediatric disorders including non-malignant hematology, disorders of hemostasis and thrombosis, sickle cell disease, red cell membrane defects and hemoglobinopathies as well as bone marrow failure syndromes.
His primary research interests include congenital and acquired risk factors for abnormal bleeding and clotting in pediatric patients as well as improving access to needed health care resources for high-risk pediatric patients affected by hematologic diseases.
Dr. Pyper is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hepatoblastoma. His top areas of expertise are Hereditary Spherocytosis, Hemolytic Anemia, Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL), and Congenital Hemolytic Anemia.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 2 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
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Locations
1380 East Medical Center Drive, Saint George, UT 84790
100 North Mario Capecchi Drive, Suite 1400, Salt Lake City, UT 84113
2250 North Miller Campus Drive, Larry H. And Gail Miller Family Campus, Lehi, UT 84043
Additional Areas of Focus
Dr. Pyper 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.
Areas of Expertise
MediFind evaluates expertise by pulling from factors such as number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials, speaking at industry conferences, prescribing and referral patterns, and strength of connections with other experts in their field.
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- Advanced
- Hereditary SpherocytosisDr. Pyper isAdvanced. Learn about Hereditary Spherocytosis.
- Experienced
- Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL)Dr. Pyper isExperienced. Learn about Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL).
- Alpha ThalassemiaDr. Pyper isExperienced. Learn about Alpha Thalassemia.
- Congenital Hemolytic AnemiaDr. Pyper isExperienced. Learn about Congenital Hemolytic Anemia.
- Ewing SarcomaDr. Pyper isExperienced. Learn about Ewing Sarcoma.
- Febrile NeutropeniaDr. Pyper isExperienced. Learn about Febrile Neutropenia.
- Hemoglobin SC DiseaseDr. Pyper isExperienced. Learn about Hemoglobin SC Disease.