Linda D. Pegram, MD

Assistant Professor

Pediatrics: Hematology/Oncology


Children's Hospital of The King's Daughters

757.668.7000


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

  • 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

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Himelstein B.P., Jackson N.L., Pegram L.: The Power of Silence. Journal of Clinical Oncology 19(19):3996, 2001.

  • 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

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Himelstein B.P., Jackson N.L., Pegram L.: The Power of Silence. Journal of Clinical Oncology 19(19):3996, 2001.

  • 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