DeborahASesok-PizziniMDMBA

Pathology • Philadelphia, PA

Blood Banking & Transfusion Medicine, Transplantation Immunology, Clinical Pathology

Professor, Clinical Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine

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Office
3401 Civic Center Blvd
Children's Hospital Of Philadelphia - Hem/Onc
Philadelphia, PA 19104
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Summary

Dr. Deborah Sesok-Pizzini is a pathologist in Philadelphia, PA and is affiliated with Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. She received her medical degree from Penn State College of Medicine and has been in practice 23 years. She specializes in blood banking & transfusion medicine, transplantation immunology, clinical pathology, and pediatric pathology.

Education & Training

University of Pennsylvania Health SystemResidency, Pathology-Anatomic and Clinical, 1994 - 1999
Pennsylvania State University College of MedicineClass of 1994

Certifications & Licensure

NJ State Medical License 2007 - 2025
PA State Medical License 1995 - 2024
American Board of Pathology Clinical Pathology
American Board of Pathology Blood Banking/Transfusion Medicine

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

3 citations
SARS-CoV-2 Convalescent Sera Binding and Neutralizing Antibody Concentrations Compared with COVID-19 Vaccine Efficacy Estimates against Symptomatic Infection.
Amy J Schuh, Panayampalli S Satheshkumar, Stephanie Dietz, Lara Bull-Otterson, Myrna Charles, Chris Edens, Jefferson M Jones, Kristina L Bajema, Kristie E N Clarke, L ...> ;Microbiology Spectrum. 2022 Aug 31
3 citations
How do I: Evaluate the safety and legitimacy of unproven cellular therapies?
Indira Guleria, Maria de Los Angeles Muñiz, Matthew Wilgo, Asawari Bapat, Wanxing Cui, Yen-Michael Sheng Hsu, Madhan Jeyaraman, Sathish Muthu, Federico Rodriguez, Andr...> ;Transfusion. 2022 Mar 1
8 citations
Measures to reduce red cell use in patients with sickle cell disease requiring red cell exchange during a blood shortage.
Stacey Uter, Hyun Hyung An, Grace Linder, Stephan Kadauke, Deborah A. Sesok-Pizzini, Haewon C. Kim, David F. Friedman, Stella T. Chou> ;Blood Advances. 2021 Jun 22
1 citations
Inventory Management and Product Selection in Pediatric Blood Banking.
Jenna T. Reece, Deborah A. Sesok-Pizzini> ;Clinics in Laboratory Medicine. 2021 Mar 1
253 citations
Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children and COVID-19 are distinct presentations of SARS-CoV-2.
Caroline Diorio, Sarah E. Henrickson, Laura A. Vella, Kevin O McNerney, Julie Chase, Chakkapong Burudpakdee, Jessica H. Lee, Cristina Jasen, Fran Balamuth, David M. Ba...> ;The Journal of Clinical Investigation. 2020 Nov 2
30 citations
Convalescent plasma for pediatric patients with SARS-CoV-2-associated acute respiratory distress syndrome.
Caroline Diorio, Elizabeth M. Anderson, Kevin O McNerney, Eileen C. Goodwin, Julie C. Chase, Marcus J. Bolton, Claudia P. Arevalo, Madison E. Weirick, Sigrid Gouma, La...> ;Pediatric Blood & Cancer. 2020 Sep 4
How do I…Incorporate a two‐sample blood type verification in a pediatric hospital?
Jorge A. Gálvez, Grace Hsu, Scott R. Dubow, Leslie Obermeier, Pamala Blair, David F. Friedman, Deborah A. Sesok-Pizzini> ;Transfusion. 2020 Aug 28
6 citations
Impact and predictors of positive response to desensitization in pediatric heart transplant candidates.
Jonathan J. Edwards, Naomi Seliktar, R. White, S. Heron, Kimberly Y. Lin, Joseph W. Rossano, Dimitri S. Monos, Deborah A. Sesok-Pizzini, Matthew J. O'Connor> ;The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation. 2019 Aug 25
1 citations
How do I support a pediatric cardiac surgery program utilizing fresh whole blood
Deborah A. Sesok-Pizzini, David F. Friedman, Laurene Cianfrani, David R. Jobes> ;Transfusion. 2019 Mar 18
4 citations
Care Standardization Reduces Blood Donor Exposures and Transfusion in Complex Cranial Vault Reconstruction
Wallis T. Muhly, Jonathan M. Tan, Grace Hsu, Deborah A. Sesok-Pizzini, John E. Fiadjoe, Jesse A. Taylor, Scott P. Bartlett, Paul A. Stricker> ;Hospital Pediatrics. 2018 Oct 1
13 citations
Whole Blood in Pediatric Craniofacial Reconstruction Surgery.
Princy Thottathil, Deborah A. Sesok-Pizzini, Jesse A. Taylor, John E. Fiadjoe, Ariel Vincent, Paul A. Stricker> ;The Journal of Craniofacial Surgery. 2017 Jul 1
A2 /A2 B to B Renal Transplantation: Past, Present, and Future Directions.
Bryan, C. F., Cherikh, W. S., Sesok-Pizzini, D. A.> ;American journal of transplantation : official journal of the American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons. 2015 Nov 12
35 citations
Reduced transfusion requirement with use of fresh whole blood in pediatric cardiac surgical procedures.
David R. Jobes, Deborah A. Sesok-Pizzini, David F. Friedman> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2015 May 1
540 citations
Platelet Transfusion: A Clinical Practice Guideline From the AABB
Richard M. Kaufman, Benjamin Djulbegovic, Terry Gernsheimer, Steven Kleinman, Alan Tinmouth, Kelley E. Capocelli, Mark Cipolle, Claudia S. Cohn, Mark K. Fung, Brenda J...> ;Annals of Internal Medicine. 2015 Feb 3
8 citations
Immune hemolytic anemia with drug-induced antibodies to carboplatin and vincristine in a pediatric patient with an optic pathway glioma
Marisol Betensky, Char Witmer, Michael Fisher, Sandra Nance, Mitchell J. Weiss, Deborah A. Sesok-Pizzini> ;Transfusion. 2014 Nov 1
5 citations
Hyperkalemic cardiac arrest in pediatric patients undergoing massive transfusion: unplanned emergencies.
Deborah A. Sesok-Pizzini, Mark-Alan Pizzini> ;Transfusion. 2014 Jan 1
Original articlePediatric cardiacInvited Commentary
J. William Gaynor, David R. Jobes, Deborah A. Sesok-Pizzini> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2012 May 1
80 citations
Toward a definition of “fresh” whole blood: an in vitro characterization of coagulation properties in refrigerated whole blood for transfusion
David R. Jobes, Yanika Wolfe, Daniel P O'Neill, Jennifer Calder, Lisa Jones, Deborah A. Sesok-Pizzini, X. Long Zheng> ;Transfusion. 2011 Jan 1
28 citations
Reconstituted blood reduces blood donor exposures in children undergoing craniofacial reconstruction surgery.
Paul A. Stricker, John E. Fiadjoe, Amanda R. Davis, Emily M. Sussman, Beverly J. Burgess, Brian Ciampa, Jared Mendelsohn, Scott P. Bartlett, Deborah A. Sesok-Pizzini, ...> ;Paediatric Anaesthesia. 2011 Jan 1
81 citations
Blood loss, replacement, and associated morbidity in infants and children undergoing craniofacial surgery.
Paul A. Stricker, Thomas L. Shaw, Duncan G. Desouza, Stephanie V. Hernandez, Scott P. Bartlett, David F. Friedman, Deborah A. Sesok-Pizzini, David R. Jobes> ;Paediatric Anaesthesia. 2010 Feb 1
Neonatal and infant platelet transfusions.
Deborah A. Sesok-Pizzini, David F. Friedman> ;Immunohematology. 2020 Jan 1
5 citations
Implications of ABO error rates in proficiency testing for solid organ transplantation.
Christopher F. Bryan, Herbert F. Polesky, Arthur B. Eisenbrey, Deborah A. Sesok-Pizzini, Alan M. Luger, Douglas M. Smith, B. Susskind> ;Transplantation. 2006 Sep 27
12 citations
Transfusion support of patients with sickle cell disease at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.
Deborah A. Sesok-Pizzini, David F. Friedman, Kim Smith-Whitley, Sandra Nance> ;Immunohematology. 2020 Apr 15
4 citations
Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura induced by cyclosporin a after allogeneic bone marrow transplantation treated by red blood cell exchange tranfusion: A case report
Saswati Gupta, Nam Ttan, David Topolsky, Deborah A. Sesok-Pizzini, Pamela Crilley, Manjula Balasubramanian, S. B. Kahn, Isadore Brodsky, Kris Ward, Michael Styler> ;American Journal of Hematology. 2005 Nov 1
Using a technological community framework to manage new medical technologies. The case of umbilical cord blood (UCB) banking.
C.A. Rusinko, Deborah A. Sesok-Pizzini> ;Journal of Health Organization and Management. 2003 Jan 1
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