Steven W. Allen, MD (he/him)

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Division of Hematology/Oncology, Univ. of Pittsburgh SOM, @ChildrensPGH @PedsHemeOncPGH (Tweets/opinions are my own)

[Steven W. Allen, MD (he/him) @StevenWAllenMD]

@1978pittfan @DrFelker @ChildrensPgh @PedsHemeOncPGH @StBaldricks Sorry I couldn’t make it out this year!

[Steven W. Allen, MD (he/him) @StevenWAllenMD]

🤓🎅🏾🤓🎅🏾🤓

[I Heart Histo @IHeartHisto]

🎅Have a Howelly-Jolly Christmas🎄

A festive finding in the blood of an asplenic patient 💉

A Howell–Jolly body is a cytopath finding where remnants of DNA are present in circulating erythrocytes. Normally these cells are removed by the spleen!

#histology #anatomy #pathology

[Steven W. Allen, MD (he/him) @StevenWAllenMD]

It has been a true honor and privilege working with Ronnie over the past 5 years.

[CHP Advanced Practice Providers @CHP_APP]

Ronnie Ekeroth, CRNP, @ChildrensPgh legend and @PedsHemeOncPGH provider, mentor, and icon was discharged from 9B to retirement today after 43 years of service! Congrats and enjoy the most well deserved adventures in this new chapter, Ronnie! All of CHP will miss you immensely!

[Steven W. Allen, MD (he/him) @StevenWAllenMD]

@KMBaileylab @PedsHemeOncPGH Thanks :)

[Steven W. Allen, MD (he/him) @StevenWAllenMD]

As part of the NAPAAC Acquired Aplastic Anemia Working Group, I contributed to this consensus statement, and I am very happy to have it published and out in the world.

https://t.co/ckbSrX4GR8

[Steven W. Allen, MD (he/him) @StevenWAllenMD]

@KMBaileylab Seconded.

[Steven W. Allen, MD (he/him) @StevenWAllenMD]

I Can’t Breathe during Interviews — The Incomplete Penetrance of Antiracism | NEJM https://t.co/OixvFEzOt5

[Steven W. Allen, MD (he/him) @StevenWAllenMD]

@KMBaileylab Always.

[Steven W. Allen, MD (he/him) @StevenWAllenMD]

@KMBaileylab Wholeheartedly agree.

[Steven W. Allen, MD (he/him) @StevenWAllenMD]

@KMBaileylab @NIH @DrLMMcAllister @Vignali_Lab @PedsHemeOncPGH @PittPediatrics @UPMCHillmanCC Congrats!!!

[Steven W. Allen, MD (he/him) @StevenWAllenMD]

@PedsHemeOncPGH @mreyesm @JessicaDaleyMD1 Thanks for the shout out!

[Steven W. Allen, MD (he/him) @StevenWAllenMD]

@HistiocyteSoc @Histiocytosis

[Steven W. Allen, MD (he/him) @StevenWAllenMD]

F-HLH can be devastating & it’s my honor to share our experience w/ a very sad case, in hopes of helping recognize & manage future patients. “Systemic and Nodular Hyperinflammation in a Patient
with Refractory Familial Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis 2” https://t.co/YeQTawzqs6

[Jennifer Picarsic @jpcrsc]

🔬 BRAF fusions in pediatric histiocytic neoplasms define distinct therapeutic responsiveness to RAF paradox breakers - https://t.co/q3C5J40uVb
@HistiocyteSoc @SocforHemepath @SocPediPath @WorldSIOP @ASPHO_hq @LeaSurrey @Histiocytosis

[Steven W. Allen, MD (he/him) @StevenWAllenMD]

“F-18-FDG PET/CT is vital in the evaluation of LCH lesions given its ability to detect LCH lesions not detectable on conventional imaging modalities, as well as its ability to distinguish metabolically active from inactive disease.”

[Jennifer Picarsic @jpcrsc]

🔥FDG PET/CT vital in eval of LCH lesions - can detect LCH lesions not detectable on conventional imaging, as well as distinguish metabolically active from inactive disease https://t.co/MPksxd7CqC @HistiocyteSoc @Histiocytosis @ASH_hematology @WorldSIOP @ChildrensCBDI

[Steven W. Allen, MD (he/him) @StevenWAllenMD]

@canna_lab @KMBaileylab Ha! Perfect 😊🌀

[Steven W. Allen, MD (he/him) @StevenWAllenMD]

Today was a big day. 📷: @KMBaileylab

[Steven W. Allen, MD (he/him) @StevenWAllenMD]

@EricaBMD @DrLMMcAllister Ditto! Linda is the absolute best!!

[Steven W. Allen, MD (he/him) @StevenWAllenMD]

@KMBaileylab Saaaaaame 🤩🤩🤩

[Kiley Koscinski @kileykoscinski]

Five UPMC employees were the first in Pittsburgh to receive the COVID-19 vaccine today.

The state health dept says 83 hospitals will receive direct shipments of the vaccine from Pfizer this week.

More from @Sarah_Boden & me for @905wesa:
https://t.co/gj3YzjvL3F