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Jaleah Hawkins, MD
About Jaleah Hawkins, MD
Titles
Associate Medical Director, Blood Bank and Transfusion Services
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
Certifications
Blood Banking/Transfusion Medicine – American Board of Pathology
Clinical Pathology – American Board of Pathology
Awards and Honors
2008, Cook College General Honors Program
2007, Edward J. Bloustein Distinguished Scholar
2007, James Dickson Carr Scholarship
Leadership and Memberships
Memberships in Professional Organizations
2017-present, American Society for Apheresis (ASFA)
- 2020-present, Annual Meeting Organizing Committee
- 2020-present, Abstract Selection Committee, Co-Chair
- 2020-present, Abstract Selection Committee
2016-present, College of American Pathologist (CAP)
2015-present, American Association of Blood Banks (AABB)
2010-present, American Medical Association (AMA)
Editorial and Academic Positions
Editorial Positions
2020-present, Transfusion and Apheresis Science, Peer Reviewer
2019-present, Clinical Chemistry, Peer Reviewer
Education & training
Medical Degree
MD - Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ
Residency
Clinical Pathology - Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA (Chief Resident)
Fellowship
Transfusion Medicine and Therapeutic Pathology - Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Publications
Publications
2021
Rosochacki L, Hawkins J: Donor Screening and Deferral Clinics in Laboratory Medicine 41(4): 563-577, Dec 2021.
2019
Hawkins J, Aster RH, Curtis BR.: Post-Transfusion Purpura: Current Perspectives. J Blood Med 9(10): 405-415, Dec 2019.
2017
Rea B, Hawkins J, Min H, Maniglia R,Talati N, Glaser L. : Corynebacterium propinquum endocarditis: a confounding presentation of a rare entity Cardiovasc Pathol 28: 71-71, Jun 2017.
2010
Hawkins J,Cifuentes M, Pleshko NL, Ambia-Sobhan H,Shapses SA. : Energy Restriction is associated with lower bone mineral density of the tibia and femur in lean but not obese female rats J. Nutr 140(1): 31-37, Jan 2010.
Lectures by Invitation
2021
Grand Rounds: Plasma Exchange and Red Cell Alloimmunization in Pregnancy: A Case Report and Literature Review (1.0 contact hours). Versiti Medical Sciences Institute. Apr 2021.
2020
"PASS, blood Bank Exam Review. Hemapheresis: Donor Center and Therapeutic Applications" South Central Association of Blood Banks and Blood Centers of Wisconsin. Apr 2020.
Editorials, Reviews, Chapters
2017
Hawkins J, Sesok-Pizzini D.: Neonatal Transfusion Testing, Manufacturing, Standards, and Storage Neonatal Transfusion Medicine. Deborah Sesok-Pizzini (eds.). Springer International, Page: 1-27, 2017.