Abraham Haimed, MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics (Hematology)
Attending Physician, Division of Hematology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Coordinator for Quality Improvement Initiatives in Hematology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Department: Pediatrics
Contact information
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Division of Hematology
3401 Civic Center Blvd
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Division of Hematology
3401 Civic Center Blvd
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Education:
BS (Chemistry)
Brooklyn College, 2013.
MD (Medicine)
State University of New York College of Medicine, Brooklyn, 2017.
MSCI (Master of Science in Clinical Investigation )
Northwestern University, 2023.
Permanent linkBS (Chemistry)
Brooklyn College, 2013.
MD (Medicine)
State University of New York College of Medicine, Brooklyn, 2017.
MSCI (Master of Science in Clinical Investigation )
Northwestern University, 2023.
Description of Clinical Expertise
Sickle Cell DiseaseDescription of Research Expertise
Health Related Outcomes in Sickle Cell DiseaseSelected Publications
Al-Ghafry M, Haimed A, New T, Gann C, Racine-Brzostek S, Gorlin JB, Josephson CD, Jimenez A: Transiently acquired hemoglobin variants in patients with sickle cell disease: A case series and systematic review of the literature. Transfusion and Apheresis Science 64(5): 104207, Oct 2025.Haimed A, Weiss R, Kwon S, Bhat R, Badawy S.: Intravenous Fluid Replacement Therapy and Hospital Outcomes for Vaso-Occlusive Episodes in Children, Adolescents and Young Adults with Sickle Cell Disease. Pediatric Blood and Cancer 71(2): e30781, Feb 2024.
Malik M, Al-Ghafry M, Haimed A, Su J, Lema M, Shore-Lessersson L, Acharya SS: Exploration of rotational thromboelastometry (ROTEM) to characterize the coagulation profiles of newly diagnosed pediatric leukemia patients. Thromb Res 233(1): 109-118, Jan 2024.
Al-Ghafry M, Haimed A, Su J, Acharya SS: Prothrombin Time Does Not Correlate With Clinical Bleeding Symptoms in Newly Diagnosed Pediatric Leukemia Patients. Blood Coagulation Fibrinolysis 34(3): 152-155, Apr 2023.
Haimed A, Bercovitz R: Mechanisms of Hemostasis. Hemostasis Management of the Pediatric Surgical Patient. Nina A. Guzzetta, David Faraoni, Cassandra D. Josephson (eds.). Academic Press, 2023 Notes: Chapter.
Smerling J, Burns J, Haimed A, Ganigara M, Appiah-Kubi A, Aygun B, Mitchell E, Dhar A.: Cardiac Complications of Sickle Cell Disease in Pediatric Patients: A Case Report and Contemporary Literature Review. ScienceDirect 66(1): 101517, Sep 2022.
Fisler G, Haimed A, Levy CF, Stiles J, Capone CA, Fish JD, Brochstein JA, Taylor MD.: Severe Coronavirus Disease 2019 Infection in an Adolescent Patient After Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation. ScienceDirect 158(4): e139-e142, Oct 2020.