Leslie Eric Silberstein MD

Blood Banking & Transfusion Medicine

Professor of Pathology (Pediatrics), Boston Children's Hospital

Karp Family Research Bldg 10th FlrChildren's Hospital Joint Program Transfusion MedicineBoston, MA 02115
Phone+1 617-355-6267

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Education & Training

Tufts Medical CenterFellowship, Blood Banking/Transfusion Medicine, 1981 - 1983
Tufts Medical CenterFellowship, Hematology and Medical Oncology, 1980 - 1981
University of ConnecticutResidency, Internal Medicine, 1978 - 1980
District of Columbia General HospitalInternship, Internal Medicine, 1977 - 1978
Leiden University Faculty of MedicineClass of 1975

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Certifications & Licensure

FL State Medical License 2021 - 2023
MA State Medical License 1980 - 2022
PA State Medical License 1983 - 2000
MD State Medical License 1978 - 1983
American Board of Pathology Blood Banking

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Elected Member The American Society for Clinical Investigation, 1993

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

5 citations
"Treatment with curative intent": the emergence of genetic therapies for sickle cell anemia.
Edward J Benz Jr, Leslie E Silberstein, Julie Panepinto
Blood. 2024-03-14
19 citations
Targeting an Inducible SALL4-Mediated Cancer Vulnerability with Sequential Therapy.
Junyu Yang, Chong Gao, Miao Liu, Yao-Chung Liu, Junsu Kwon
Cancer Research. 2021-09-30
22 citations
Targeting multiple cell death pathways extends the shelf life and preserves the function of human and mouse neutrophils for transfusion.
Yuping Fan, Yan Teng, Fabien Loison, Aiming Pang, Anongnard Kasorn
Science Translational Medicine. 2021-07-28

Abstracts/Posters

The Vasculopathy in the Bone Marrow Microenvironment of Humanized Sickle Cell Mice Is Reversible By Blood Transfusion
Leslie E. Silberstein, 61st Annual American Society of Hematology Meeting, Orlando, FL, 12/8/2019

Press Mentions

As Covid-19 Depletes Blood Supplies, Scientists Test an AlternativeAugust 14th, 2020
Why Is AB Blood Type so Rare? It’s All About the Red Blood CellsMarch 25th, 2016

Grant Support

Transfusion Biology And Cellular TherapiesNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2012
Niche-Induced Signaling In Progenitor B Cell DevelopmentNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2010–2011
Niche-Induced Signaling In Hscp TransplantationNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2010–2011
Molecular Mechanisms Of Blood Cell TransfusionNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2010–2011
Molecular Mechanismcs Of Blood Cell TransfusionNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2010–2011

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