Current Appointments & Affiliations
Associate Professor of Medicine
·
2025 - Present
Medicine, Hematology,
Medicine
Recent Publications
An Abbreviated Course of Therapeutic Plasma Exchange Does Not Affect Platelet Count Recovery or Durability in Patients With Immune Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura Receiving Caplacizumab.
Journal Article J Clin Apher · June 2026 Patients with immune thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (iTTP) receive daily therapeutic plasma exchange (TPE) and immunosuppression as first-line therapies. It is recommended that TPE be performed until clinical response is achieved, typically defined as ... Full text Link to item CiteRed cell exchange removes apixaban in patients with sickle cell disease.
Journal Article Transfusion · May 7, 2026 BACKGROUND: Many patients with sickle cell disease undergo red cell exchange (RCE) and are anticoagulated with apixaban for treatment and/or prevention of venous thromboembolism. Prior studies have demonstrated that apixaban can bind to red blood cells (RB ... Full text Link to item CiteA siRNA slice of PAI.
Journal Article Blood · April 30, 2026 Full text Link to item CiteRecent Grants
RBC Effects on Neutrophil Activation and Phenotypes in Sickle Cell Disease
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute · 2024 - 2029Modulation of Neutrophil Function by Red Cell Exchange in SCD Patients
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2025 - 2027Hematology & Transfusion Medicine (T32)
Inst. Training Prgm or CMEPreceptor · Awarded by National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute · 1975 - 2026View All Grants
Education
Thomas Jefferson University, Sidney Kimmel Medical College ·
2006
M.D.