Joseph E Kiss MD

Associate Professor, Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

5115 Centre Ave# UpmcPittsburgh, PA 15232
Phone+1 412-692-4724

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Education & Training

University of Pennsylvania Health SystemFellowship, Hematology and Medical Oncology, 1982 - 1985
UPMC Medical EducationResidency, Internal Medicine, 1978 - 1981
Georgetown University School of MedicineClass of 1978

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Certifications & Licensure

PA State Medical License 1979 - 2026
IL State Medical License 2001 - 2023
VA State Medical License 2013 - 2020
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Hematology
American Board of Internal Medicine Medical Oncology
American Board of Pathology Blood Banking

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification ARIA oncology information system (for Medical Oncology), Varian Medical Systems, 2015-2016
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification ARIA Oncology Information System (for Medical Oncology), Varian Medical Systems, 2015-2016

Clinical Trials

Evaluating the Presence of Blood Clots in People With Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia (HIT) (The HOT Study)
TERMINATED
Evaluating the Effectiveness of Adding Rituximab to Standard Treatment for Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (TTP)
TERMINATED
PHASE3
Initial Treatment of Patients With Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura
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PHASE3

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Prophylactic high-dose granulocyte transfusions following allogeneic haematopoietic stem cell transplantation.
Yannis Hadjiyannis, Robert Bubar, Darrell J Triulzi, Joseph Kiss, Christopher C Marino
Vox Sanguinis. 2025-05-14
Initial US tertiary health care system experience using caplacizumab in patients with immune thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura.
Jennifer M Jones, Alesia Kaplan, Irina Chibisov, Janine Then, Enrico M Novelli
Annals of Hematology. 2024-11-01
5 citations
Optimized high-dose granulocyte transfusions for the treatment of infections in neutropenic patients: A single-center retrospective analysis.
Yannis Hadjiyannis, Robert Bubar, Darrell J Triulzi, Joseph Kiss, Christopher C Marino
Transfusion. 2024-09-01

Press Mentions

Pulling Back the Curtain: Glaivy Batsuli, MDSeptember 1st, 2021
Zika Virus Affecting Blood DonationFebruary 4th, 2016
Iron Supplementation Improves Hemoglobin Recovery Time Following Blood DonationFebruary 10th, 2015