HymaVaniPolimeraMDFACP(She/Her)

Hematology/Oncology

Associate Professor of Medicine

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500 University Dr
Hershey, PA 17033
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Dr. Hyma Polimera is a Hematology/Oncologist at Penn State Cancer Institute in Hershey, PA. She is affiliated with Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center. She has been in practice 16 years. She has more than 40 publications and over 300 citations.

Dean's Award for Excellence in Teaching Penn State College of Medicine, 2020
Junior Faculty Award for Excellence in Clinical Science Research Penn State Health Milton S Hershey Medical Center/Penn State College of Medicine, 2019
Top 40 Physicians under 40 Pennsylvania Medical Society, 2018
Leadership award for dedication and outstanding commitment to the health and welfare to the community American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin (AAPI), Lehigh Valley Chapter, Pennsylvania, 2018
Hershey Hero (Patient Satisfaction Recognition) Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, 2016
Dr. Michael E. Kimmel, MD Research Award St. Luke's University Health Network, 2014
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PubMed

Journal Articles

Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis induced by human granulocytic anaplasmosis: A case report and literature review into the immunopathogenesis
Y Zhang, T Chen, H Polimera, M Evans, M Bayerl, M George, Human Pathology Reports, 3/1/2022

How to Counsel Genitourinary Cancer Patients About COVID-19 Vaccine Safety with Hyma Polimera, MDMarch 10th, 2023
National Research : Powerful Insights from Penn State's Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion JourneyApril 25th, 2022

Secretary, South Central PA Chapter, Society of Hospital Medicine 2021 - Present
Academic Chairperson, South Central PA Chapter, Society of Hospital Medicine 2019 - 2021