Lydia H. Pecker, MD

Professional Titles

• Interim Director, Johns Hopkins Sickle Cell Center for Adults
• Director, Young Adult Clinic, Johns Hopkins Sickle Cell Center for Adults

Primary Academic Title

Associate Professor of Medicine

Background

Centers and Institutes

Sickle Cell Center for Adults

Additional Academic Titles

Assistant Professor of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Research Interests

Barriers to care, social determinants of health and risks for early mortality in young adults with sickle cell disease, Reproductive health and ovarian reserve in young women with sickle cell disease

Selected Publications

• Pecker LH, Kappa S, Greenfest A, Darbari D, Nickel R. “Targeted hydroxyurea education after an emergency department visit increases hydroxyurea use in children with sickle cell anemia.” Journal of Pediatrics. 2018 Oct;201:221-228

• Pecker LH, Roth M, Landman S, Cunningham L, Silver EJ, Manwani D. “Communicating prognosis in sickle cell disease: a qualitative study of adolescents with sickle cell disease, their parents and providers.” Ann Pediatr Child Health. 2015 3(1):1031-35

• Pecker LH, Silver EJ, Roth M, Manwani D. “Pediatric hematologists report infrequent prognosis discussions in the routine care of children with sickle cell disease.” J Health Care Poor Underserved. 2020;31(1):398-423. doi: 10.1353/hpu.2020.0030

• Pecker LH, Yano, JY, Law, JY, Beeach MC, Lanzkron S, Christianson MS. “Risks associated with fertility preservation for females with sickle cell anemia.” Fertility & Sterility. 2018 Sep;110(4):720-731

• Morrone K, Pecker LH, Rand J, Davila J, Oyeku S, Little JA, Xiaonan X, Manwani D. “Association of silent infarcts in sickle cell anemia with decreased annexin A5 resistance.” Blood, Cells Molecules and Diseases. 2018 Mar;69:53-56

Courses & Syllabi

• Small Group Leader: Genes to Society, Hematology Section, 1/1/19
• Lecturer: Year I Medical Student Lectures Clinical Correlates of Sickle Cell Anemia; Hemolysis 2, 1/1/18
• Lecturer: Pediatric Hematology-Oncology Fellows Core Lectures on Disorders of Platelets, Coagulation, Immune Thrombocytopenia, 1/1/16
• Lecturer: General Pediatrics Residency: Immune Thrombocytopenia & Platelet Disorders, 1/1/17
• Lecturer: Year III Medical Students, Pediatrics Clerkship, Johns Hopkins: Approach to Pediatric Anemia, 1/1/16 - 1/1/18

Honors

• Clinical Research Scholar in Women's Health, Johns Hopkins Institute for Clinical and Translational Research, 1/1/18
• Excellence in Teaching: Pediatric Medical Student Core Curriculum, Children's National Medical Center, Washington, DC, 1/1/16
• Inducted Member, Leo M. Davidoff Society for Excellence in Medical Student Education, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 1/1/13
• Most Enthusiastic Resident Teacher, Children's Hospital at Montefiore, 1/1/12
• Leo M. Davidoff Society Award for Excellence in Medical Student Education, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 1/1/11

Memberships

• American Society of Hematology
• American Academy of Pediatrics
• American Society of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
• Children's Oncology Group

Professional Activities

• Assistant Director, SiNERGe Collaborative Monthly Sickle Cell Disease Research Seminars, 2019