Christina Colette Pierre, PhD, DABCC, FADLM
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Director of Coagulation Laboratory , Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Director of Point of Care, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Department: Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Contact information
Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA 19104
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
Winston-McPherson GN, Thomas TA, Krasowski MD, Ahmed SB, Cirrincione LR, Katzman BM, Pierre CC, Rytz CL, Turino Miranda K, Goldstein Z, Greene DN: Estradiol Concentrations for Adequate Gender-Affirming Feminizing Therapy: A Systematic Review. LGBT Health June 2025.Butler W, Ramesh RG, von Reusner J, Dugoff L, Srinivas SK, Pierre CC, Herman DS.: Reassessing the Inclusion of Race in Prenatal Screening for Open Neural Tube Defects. JAMA Pediatr 179: 348-350, March 2025.
Maku H, Pierre CC, Greene DN, Henderson E, Rogers CL, Whitley C, Winston-McPherson GN: Creation and evaluation of a gender diversity focused cultural competency training for phlebotomists: Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Heliyon January 2025.
Pierre CC.: Contextualizing Race and Ethnicity in the Practice of Laboratory Medicine. Clin Lab Med December 2024.
Pierre CC, Greene DN, Herman DS, Peck Palmer OM, Delaney S.: Beyond the Screen-Positive Rate: Racial Equity Considerations for Serum Screening for Open Neural Tube Defects. Clin Chem 70: 1494-1495, December 2024.
Butler W, Pierre CC, King BE, Young BA. : Milky Urine in a Patient with Poorly Controlled Type 2 Diabetes. Clin Chem 3(70): 1099-1102, September 2024 Notes: doi: 10.1093/clinchem/hvae092. Case Report.
Conlin SE, Pierre CC, Greene DN, Gill EL. : Affirmative Healthcare for Transgender and Gender Non-Conforming Patients: A Guide to Patient Assessment. Clin Lab Med no volume(no issue): no pages, August 2024 Notes: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cll.2024.07.012 Review article.
Turino Miranda K, Greene DN, Collister D, Krasowski MD, Ahmed SB, Cirrincione LR, Rosas SE, Saad N, Pierre CC: A Holistic Framework for the Evaluation of Kidney Function in a Gender-Diverse Landscape. Am J Kidney Dis 84(2): 232-240, August 2024 Notes: doi: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2024.01.522. Epub 2024 Mar 6. Review.
Torres C, Muldrow RA, Naranjo AR, Cotten SW, Pierre CC, Greene DN.: Development and validation of an LC-MSMS method to quantify creatinine from dried blood spots. J Mass Spectrom Adv Clin Lab 32(no issue): 50-59, March 2024 Notes: doi: 10.1016/j.jmsacl.2024.03.001. eCollection 2024 Apr.
Pierre CC, Greene DN, Delany S, Lockwood CM, Palmer OP: Reconsidering the use of race adjustments in maternal serum screening. Am J Obstet Gynecol 229(5): 522-525, November 2023.