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Kim Smith-Whitley, MD
Director, Comprehensive Sickle Cell Center
Dr. Smith-Whitley's research focuses on sickle cell survivorship: predicting and preventing long-term, chronic, and life-threatening complications of the disease.
Education and Training
AB, Duke University (Zoology/Psychology), 1982
MD, George Washington University School of Medicine, 1989
Titles and Academic Titles
Director, Comprehensive Sickle Cell Center
Clinical Director, Division of Hematology
Elias Schwartz, MD, Endowed Chair in Hematology
Attending Physician
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Professional Awards
Dean's Award for Excellence in Clinical Teaching at an Affiliated Hospital, University of Pennsylvania, 2006
Master Clinician Award, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 2009
Blockley-Osler Award, University of Pennsylvania, 2010
Contemporary Clinical Medicine – Great Teachers Award, National Institutes of Health, 2011
Chairman's Award, Sickle Cell Disease Association of America, 2014
The Academy of Master Clinicians, University of Pennsylvania, 2015