Assistant Professor
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Dr. Lydia H. Pecker is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at Johns Hopkins University. She earned her Bachelors degree with honors in Africana Studies from Brown University and her MD from The University of Pennsylvania Medical School. She also holds a Masters in Health Sciences from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Her NIH and foundation-funded research focuses on reproductive health in girls and women with SCD, particularly defining and mitigating infertility risks and management of high risk pregnancy pregnancy. She serves as an advisor to the CDC and is a member of the American Society of Hematology Maternal Health Committee, Foundation for Women and Girls with Blood Disorders’ Medical Advisory Committee, and a co-Founder of the Sickle Cell Reproductive Health Education Directive.
Dr. Pecker is the founding Director of the Young Adult Clinic at the Sickle Cell Center for Adults at Johns Hopkins, which aims to provide developmentally appropriate, expert care for young adults living with sickle cell disease.
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Sunday, June 9, 2024
9:15 AM – 10:15 AM ET