Profiles
Linda D. Pegram, MD
Assistant Professor
Pediatrics: Hematology/Oncology
Children's Hospital of The King's Daughters
A native of North Carolina, Dr. Pegram completed all of her clinical training after medical school at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, and then returned to North Carolina to join the faculty at Duke University Medical Center.
She came to CHKD in 2004 and has served as the medical director of the children’s cancer and blood disorders center since 2005. She joined the Children’s Specialty Group (CSG) Management Committee/Board in 2008 and was encouraged to take on more leadership responsibility. She became the division director of pediatric hematology and oncology in 2010
Faculty Appointments
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Medical Education
University of North Carolina
Residency
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Fellowship
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Board Certifications
American Board of Pediatrics
Pediatric Hematology-Oncology
Research Interests
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Symptoms and quality of life in children with cancer
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Understanding the experience of parents/caregivers of children with cancer
Current Projects
Community Involvement
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Assistant medical director, Edmarc Hospice for Children, Portsmouth, VA., 2007-present
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Board of directors, Edmarc Hospice for Children, 2006-present
Presentations and Scholarships
Selected Publications
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Stalls J.M., Mark M.S., MD, Perkins A.M., MS, and Pegram L.D., MD: “Relationship Between Parental (Caregiver) Distress and Perceptions of Quality of Life (QOL) in Children with Cancer”, Summer Scholar Poster Presentation, Eastern Virginia Medical School (EVMS)/Children’s Hospital of The King’s Daughters (CHKD), Norfolk, VA, August 1, 2013.
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Shores D., Kobak G., Pegram L., Whitington P., and Shneider B.: Giant cell hepatitis and immune thrombocytopenic purpura – Reversal of liver failure with Rituximab therapy. J. Pediatr. Gastroenterol. Nutr. Sept 14, 2011.
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Szerlip N.J., Fox E., Manosca F., Pegram L.D., and Lonser R.R.: Pancreatoblastoma metastases to the brain. J.Neurosurg: Pediatrics 106:169, 2007.
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Himelstein B.P., Jackson N.L., Pegram L.: The Power of Silence. Journal of Clinical Oncology 19(19):3996, 2001.
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Pegram L.D., Megonigal M.D., Lange B.J., Nowell P.C., Rowley J.D., Rappaport E.F., Felix C.A.: t(3;11) translocation in treatment-related acute myeloid leukemia fuses MLL with the GMPS (Guanosine 5’-Monophosphate Synthetase) gene. Blood 96:4360-4362, 2000
Faculty Appointments
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Medical Education
University of North Carolina
Residency
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Fellowship
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Board Certifications
American Board of Pediatrics
Pediatric Hematology-Oncology
Research Interests
-
Symptoms and quality of life in children with cancer
-
Understanding the experience of parents/caregivers of children with cancer
Current Projects
Community Involvement
-
Assistant medical director, Edmarc Hospice for Children, Portsmouth, VA., 2007-present
-
Board of directors, Edmarc Hospice for Children, 2006-present
Presentations and Scholarships
Selected Publications
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Stalls J.M., Mark M.S., MD, Perkins A.M., MS, and Pegram L.D., MD: “Relationship Between Parental (Caregiver) Distress and Perceptions of Quality of Life (QOL) in Children with Cancer”, Summer Scholar Poster Presentation, Eastern Virginia Medical School (EVMS)/Children’s Hospital of The King’s Daughters (CHKD), Norfolk, VA, August 1, 2013.
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Shores D., Kobak G., Pegram L., Whitington P., and Shneider B.: Giant cell hepatitis and immune thrombocytopenic purpura – Reversal of liver failure with Rituximab therapy. J. Pediatr. Gastroenterol. Nutr. Sept 14, 2011.
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Szerlip N.J., Fox E., Manosca F., Pegram L.D., and Lonser R.R.: Pancreatoblastoma metastases to the brain. J.Neurosurg: Pediatrics 106:169, 2007.
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Himelstein B.P., Jackson N.L., Pegram L.: The Power of Silence. Journal of Clinical Oncology 19(19):3996, 2001.
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Pegram L.D., Megonigal M.D., Lange B.J., Nowell P.C., Rowley J.D., Rappaport E.F., Felix C.A.: t(3;11) translocation in treatment-related acute myeloid leukemia fuses MLL with the GMPS (Guanosine 5’-Monophosphate Synthetase) gene. Blood 96:4360-4362, 2000