Christina Pierre, PhD, DABCC, FAACC
Clinical Assistant Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Clinical Chemist, Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health
Director, Chemistry Section, Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health
Technical Director of Coagulation, Penn Medicine Lancaster General and Women and Babies Hospitals, Lancaster, PA
Department: Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Contact information
Department of Pathology, Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health
555 N. Duke Street
Lancaster, PA 17604
555 N. Duke Street
Lancaster, PA 17604
Education:
BSc (Biomedical Sciences (Major), Biochemistry (Minor) )
University of Waterloo, 2008.
PhD (Molecular & Cell Biology)
Department of Biology, McMaster University, 2015.
Permanent linkBSc (Biomedical Sciences (Major), Biochemistry (Minor) )
University of Waterloo, 2008.
PhD (Molecular & Cell Biology)
Department of Biology, McMaster University, 2015.
Selected Publications
Christina Pierre: Exploring Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities through a Laboratory Medicine Lens. American Association for Clinical Chemistry Annual Scientific Meeting Round Table Session, Chicago, IL. Jul 2022 Notes: Oral presentation.Christina Pierre: Optimizing Laboratory Workflows Using Information System Tools: Leveraging Middleware, Health Information, and Laboratory Information Systems to Enhance Patient Care. American Association for Clinical Chemistry Annual Scientific Meeting Scientific Session, Chicago, IL. Jul 2022 Notes: Oral presentation.
Dibbern ME, Pierre CC, Wiencek JR.: Outdoor Courier Lockboxes in Summer Are a Significant Source of Preanalytical Error. Am J Clin Pathol. 156(5): 866-870, Oct 2021.
Christina Pierre: Mitigation of Hospital Pneumatic Tube Transport Effects on pH, pCO2 and pO2 Measurements. American Association for Clinical Chemistry (AACC) Annual Scientific Meeting, Chicago, IL Sep 2021 Notes: Poster.
Pierre CC, Wiencek JR. : Lactate Dehydrogenase Variation in a Patient with History of Giant Cell Tumor. J Appl Lab Med 6(5): 1355-1359, Sep 2021 Notes: Case report.
Christina Pierre: Verification of Manufacturer-defined Hemolysis Thresholds on Multiple Chemistry Analytes on the Beckman AU680. American Association for Clinical Chemistry Annual Scientific Meeting, Chicago, IL Sep 2021 Notes: Poster.
Christina Pierre: Exploring Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities through a Laboratory Medicine Lens. American Association for Clinical Chemistry Annual Scientific Meeting Scientific Session, Atlanta, GA. Sep 2021 Notes: Oral presentation.
Pierre, C, Wiencek, J: Sample Delivery to the Clinical Lab: Neither Heat, Nor Snow, Nor Gravitational Force. Clinical Laboratory News 47(5): 21-26, Jun 2021.
Pierre CC, Bazydlo L. : A brief review of heparin-induced thrombocytopenia and diagnostic considerations. Clinical Laboratory International Jan 2021 Notes: Online review: https://clinlabint.com/a-brief-review-of-heparin-induced-thrombocytopenia-and-diagnostic-considerations/
Christina Pierre: A Kratom metabolite causes false positive urine drug screening results for methadone. Academy of Clinical Laboratorians and Physician Scientists Annual Meeting, Virtual. Jun 2020 Notes: Oral presentation.