Jeffrey Petersen, M.D.

Assistant Professor of Clinical Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Staff Pathologist, CMCVAMC
Co-Director of Blood Bank, CMCVAMC
Department: Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Contact information
Philadelphia VA Medical Center
3900 Woodland Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19104
3900 Woodland Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 2158235800 ext 3476
Education:
BS (Biomedical Sciences)
University of California, Riverside, CA, 2005.
MD (Medicine)
David Geffen School of Medicine at the University of California, Los Angeles, CA, 2011.
Permanent linkBS (Biomedical Sciences)
University of California, Riverside, CA, 2005.
MD (Medicine)
David Geffen School of Medicine at the University of California, Los Angeles, CA, 2011.
Selected Publications
Petersen J and Jhala D. : Compliance with the Current NCCN Guidelines and Its Critical Role in Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma. Laboratory Medicine 54(1): e1-e9, Jan 2023.Aiello L, Lynch J, Petersen J, Anthony C, Hoffman-Hogg L, Hartzfeld D, Damjanov N, Robinson K, Wong Y, Lundquist M, Ball D, Scheuner M, Jhala D, Maxwell K. : Genetic Testing Outcomes of an Advanced Practice Nurse Led Cancer Genetics Program in the Veterans Affairs. International Society of Nurses in Genetics, Durham, NC November 2022 Notes: Poster.
Verma A, Minnier J, Wan ES, Huffman JE, Gao L, Joseph J, Ho YL, Wu WC, Cho K, Gorman BR, Rajeevan N, Pyarajan S, Garcon H, Meigs JB, Sun YV, Reaven PD, McGeary JE, Suzuki A, Gelernter J, Lynch JA, Petersen JM, Zekavat SM, Natarajan P, Dalal S, Jhala DN, Arjomandi M, Gatsby E, Lynch KE, Bonomo RA, Freiberg M, Pathak GA, Zhou JJ, Donskey CJ, Madduri RK, Wells QS, Huang RD, Polimanti R, Chang KM, Liao KP, Tsao PS, Wilson PWF, Hung A, O'Donnell CJ, Gaziano JM, Hauger RL, Iyengar SK, Luoh SW; Million Veteran Program COVID-19 Science Initiative. : A MUC5B gene polymorphism, rs35705950-T confers protective effects against COVID-19 hospitalization. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine 206(10): 1220-1229, Nov 2022.
Petersen J and Jhala D. : Ethnicity, Comorbid Medical Conditions, and SARS-CoV-2 Test cycle Thresholds in the Veteran Population. Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities 9(5): 1775-1782, Oct 2022.
Petersen J, Dalal S, and Jhala D. : Immunochemical Fecal Occult Blood Test Screening Results prior to Colorectal Cancer Diagnosis. American Society for Clinical Pathology Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL September 2022 Notes: Poster.
Jhala A and Petersen J. : A Cost Comparison Modeling Analysis for Healthcare Access and Equity: Cost of COVID-19 Test Screening by Point of Care (POC) Versus Rapid Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR). American Society for Clinical Pathology Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL September 2022 Notes: Poster.
Petersen J and Jhala D. : Hospital and Laboratory Practice in an Integrated Medical System for HIV Infection Prevention Interventions at a Veteran Affairs Medical Center (VAMC). Laboratory Medicine 53(5): e113-e116, Sep 2022.
Petersen J and Jhala D. : Application of the Jhala Risk Scoring System (JRSS) to a SARS-CoV-2 Sequenced Population. American Society for Clinical Pathology Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL September 2022 Notes: Poster.
Jhala A and Petersen J. : An Illustrative Model of Economically Utilizing Point of Care and Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction Testing to Reduce Costs and Help Balance Supply and Demand. American Society for Clinical Pathology Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL September 2022 Notes: Poster.
Patel V, Petersen J, and Jhala D. : Highly effective, easy, & simple model for the day-to-day monitoring of blood bank inventory leading to successful operations to provide blood products in the times of blood product shortage nationally due to COVID-19 Pandemic. American Society for Clinical Pathology Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL September 2022 Notes: Poster.