ScottAlanPeslakMDPhD

Sickle Cell & Other Anemias

Instructor in Hematology, University of Pennsylvania

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Office
Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine
3400 Civic Center Blvd, South Pavilion, 1st Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Phone+1 215-615-6555

Fax+1 215-615-6599

Dr. Scott Peslak is a hematologist in Philadelphia, PA and is affiliated with the University of Pennsylvania. He received his MD/PhD from the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry and has been in practice 2 years. He specializes in sickle cell & other anemias and is experienced in sickle cell disease, thalassemias, and other red cell disorders. He has more than 15 publications and over 200 citations.

University of Pennsylvania Health SystemFellowship, Hematology and Medical Oncology, 2016 - 2021
University of Pennsylvania Health SystemResidency, Internal Medicine, 2015 - 2016
University of Pennsylvania Health SystemInternship, Internal Medicine, 2014 - 2015
University of Rochester School of Medicine and DentistryClass of 2014

PubMed

76 citations
Diagnosis and Treatment of Aplastic Anemia
Scott A. Peslak, Timothy S. Olson, Daria V. Babushok
Current Treatment Options in Oncology. 2017-11-16
39 citations
The HRI-regulated transcription factor ATF4 activates BCL11A transcription to silence fetal hemoglobin expression
Peng Huang, Scott A. Peslak, Xianjiang Lan, Eugene Khandros, Jennifer A. Yano
Blood. 2020-06-11
19 citations
HIC2 controls developmental hemoglobin switching by repressing BCL11A transcription.
Peng Huang, Scott A Peslak, Ren Ren, Eugene Khandros, Kunhua Qin
Nature Genetics. 2022-09-01

Philadelphia Health Providers and Patients Seek a New Treatment Roadmap for Sickle Cell Disease After Drug RecallOctober 10th, 2024

Mentored Clinical Scientist Research Career Development Award (K08)NIDDK2021–2026
Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Physician Scientist FellowshipDoris Duke Charitable Foundation2020–2022
Measey Foundation Physician Scientist Fellowship AwardUniversity of Pennsylvania2020–2021
Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award Institutional Research Training Grant (T32)NHLBI2017–2020
Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award for Individual Predoctoral MD/PhD Fellows (F30)NIDDK2010–2014
Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award Institutional Research Training Grant (T32)NIGMS2006–2008