JenniferMarieLightMD(She/Her)
Pediatrics • Peoria, ILPediatric Hematology/Oncology
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics
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Office
University of Illinois Chicago at Peoria
Peoria, IL 61637
Summary
- Dr. Jennifer Light is a pediatric hematologist/oncologist in Peoria IL. She specializes in sickle cell disease
Education & Training
University of North Carolina HospitalsFellowship, Hematology and Medical Oncology, 2020 - 2023
ECU Health Medical Center/East Carolina UniversityInternship, Pediatrics, 2016 - 2020
University of Arkansas For Medical Sciences College of MedicineClass of 2016
University of ArkansasBS, Dietetics, Summa Cum Laude, 2008 - 2012
Certifications & Licensure
IL State Medical License 2023 - 2026
NC State Medical License 2016 - 2023- American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
- American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Disease severity drives risk of venous thrombotic events in women with sickle cell disease in a single-center retrospective study.Jennifer Light, Christina M Abrams, Anton Ilich, Shuai Huang, Hongtu Zhu
Research and Practice in Thrombosis and Haemostasis. 2024-05-01 - 7 citationsManaging the Cerebrovascular Complications of Sickle Cell Disease: Current Perspectives.Jennifer Light, Maria Boucher, Jacquelyn Baskin-Miller, Mike Winstead
Journal of Blood Medicine. 2023-01-01 - 1 citationsAcral Skin Rash Caused by Altered Mercaptopurine Metabolism in Maintenance Therapy for B-Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia.Jennifer Newcome, Kristen B Geib, Patrick Thompson, Stuart Gold, Thomas B Alexander
Journal of Pediatric Hematology/oncology. 2022-10-01
Journal Articles
- Disease severity drives risk of venous thrombotic events in women with sickle cell disease in a single-center retrospective studyLight J, Abrams C, Ilich A, Huang S, Zhu H, Baskin-Miller J, Sparkenbaugh E, Research and Practice in Thrombosis and Haemostasis, 5/2024
- Managing the Cerebrovascular Complications of Sickle Cell Disease: Current PerspectivesJennifer Light,* Maria Boucher,* Jacquelyn Baskin-Miller,* Mike Winstead, Journal of Blood Medicine, 4/13/2023
- Improving Breast Cancer Screening Rates in a Resident Clinic in Eastern North CarolinaNewcome, J., Choe, A., Hobgood, L., Turner, M. C. B., & Lundberg, A., American Journal of Medical Quality, 2020
Authored Content
- AcanthocytosisJanuary 2024
Committees
- Member, Nutrition quality improvement committee 2021 - Present
Professional Memberships
- Member
- Member
- Foundation for Women and Girls with Bleeding disordersMember
- Hemostasis and Thrombosis Research SocietyMember
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