
Douglas B. Cines, MD
Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Professor of Medicine
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
Director, Coagulation Laboratory
Contact InformationDept. Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
513 A Stellar Chance
422 Curie Blvd.
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 215-662-3966
Fax: 215-573-2012
Email: dcines@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
Specialty Division
Laboratory Medicine, Immunobiology and Experimental Pathology
Research Expertise
Thrombosis, fibrinolysis, vascular biology, immunohematology
Clinical Expertise
Coagulation, immune hematological disorders
Itmat Expertise
Dr. Cines works on the delivery of plasminogen activators, among other therapeutics, for the prevention and treatment of thrombotic disorders.
Education
A.B. (History, PreMed), New York University, 1968
M.D. (Medicine), New York University School of Medicine, 1972
Specialty Certification
American Board of Internal Medicine, 1975
American Board of Internal Medicine (Hematology), 1980
Postgraduate Training
Intern in Medicine, N.C., Memorial Hospital, Chapel Hill, NC, 1972-1973
Resident in Medicine, N.C, Memorial Hospital, Chapel Hill, NC, 1973-1975
Fellow, Hematology-Oncology, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, 1975-1978
Awards and Honors
Phi Beta Kappa , Alpha Omega Alpha, New York University Scholar, 1968
NIH Research Career Development Award, 1979
American Society of Clinical Investigation, 1986
American Federation for Clinical Research, 1986
Visiting Scientist, Roche Institute Molecular Biology, 1990-1992
Academy of Clinical Laboratory Physicians and Scientists, 1990
John Morgan Society, 1995
American Association of University Pathologists, 1995
Association of American Physicians, 1995
Biennial Award for Contributions to Hemostasis Research (BACH), International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis (ISTH), 2017
Memberships and Professional Organizations
American Association for the Advancement of Science, 1980 - Present
American Federation for Clinical Research, 1980 - Present
American Society of Hematology, 1980 - Present
Lupus Foundation of Philadelphia/Del. Valley, 1986 - 2006
American Society of Hematology, 1986 - 1991
American Society of Hematology, 1992 - 1993
Philadelphia Hematology Society, 1992 - 2000
American Society of Hematology, 1999 - 2002
International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis., 2000 - 2006
Federation of Clinical Immunology Societies, 2002 - Present
Platelet Disorder Support Association, 2004 - Present
US Food and Drug Administration, 2004 - 2005
American Association of Immunologists, 2004 - Present
International Society of Thrombosis and Haemostasis., 2007 - 2012
American Society of Hematology, 2010 - 2012
US Department of Justice, Vaccine Division, 2011 - 2012
American Society of Hematology, 2012 - Present
American Society of Hematology, 2015 - Present
American Society of Hematology, 2015 - Present
Am. Soc. Hematol. Thrombocytopenia, 2019 - Present
Web Links
Selected Publications
Divergent impact of tocilizumab and colchicine in COVID-19-associated coagulopathy: The role of alpha-defensins.
Abdeen S, Abu-Fanne R, Bdeir Kh, Marags E, Higazi M, Cines DB, Heyma SN, and Higazi, AA-R., Br J Haematol, 2021
Mesenchymal stromal cells enhance self-assembly of a HUVEC tubular network through uPA-uPAR/VEGFR2/integrin/NOTCH crosstalk.
Beloglazova, I., Stepanova, V., Zubkovaa, E., Dergilev, K., Koptelova, N., Tyurin-Kuzmin, P.A., Dyikanov, D., Plekhanova, O., Cines, D.B., Mazar, A.P., Yelena Parfyonova, Y., BBA-Mol Cell Res. 1869(1): , 2021
Erythrocytes reveal complement activation in patients with COVID-19.
Lam, L.K.M., Reilly, J.P., Rux A.H. Murphy, S.J., Kuri-Cervantes, L., Weisman, A.R., Ittner, C.A.G., Pampena, M.B., Pampena, M.B., Betts., M.R., Wherry, E.J., Song, W.-C., Lambris, J.D., Cines, D.B., Meyer, N.J., Mangalmurti, N.S., American Journal of Physiology-Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology., 2021
Alpha-defensins: Risk factor for thrombosis in COVID-19 infection.
Abdeen, S., Bdeir, Kh., Abu-Fanne, R., Maraga, E., HigazI, M.,. Khurram, N., Feldman, M., Deshpande, C., Litzky, L.A., Heyman, S.N., Montone, K.T., CineS, D.B., and HigaI, AR., Brit. J. Haematol. 194(1): , 2021
SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine–induced immune thrombotic thrombocytopenia (VITT).
Cines, D.B. and Bussel, J.B., New Eng. J. Med. 384(23): 2254-2256, 2021
Complement mediates binding and procoagulant effects of ultra-large HIT immune complexes.
Khandelwal, S., Rauova, L., Rux, A., Yarovoi S., Zaytsev, S., Myoung, S., Johnson, A, Barnes, A., Lee, G.M., Duarte, M., Poncz, M., Arepally, G.M., Cines,D.B., Blood, 2021
Covid-19 vaccination and immune thrombocytopenia.
Pishko, A., Bussel, J.B. and Cines, D.B., Nature Medicine 27(7): , 2021
Precision targeting of the plasminogen activator inhibitor-1: Mechanism increases efficacy of fibrinolytic therapy.
Florova, G. Girard, R.A., Azghani, A.O., Sarva, K., Buchanan, A., Karandashova, S., DeVera, C.J., Morris, D., Chamiso, M., Koenig, K., Cines, D.B., Idell. S., and Komissarov, A. A., Physiol. Reports 9(9): e14861, 2021
Thrombocytopenia following Pfizer and Moderna SARS/CoV-2 vaccination.
Lee, E.-J., Cines, D.B., Gernsheimer, T., Kessler, C., Michel, M, Tarrantino, M.D., Semple, J.W., Arnold, D. M., Godeau, B., Lambert, M. P., Bussel, J.B., Am. J. Hematol 96(5): 534-537, 2021
Functional NMDA receptors are expressed by human pulmonary artery smooth muscle cells
Na Dong, Y.N., Hsu, F.C., Koziol-White, C. J., Stepanova, V. Jude, J.A., Gritsiuta, A. Rue, R. Mott, R. Coulter, D.A., Panettieri, Jr, R.A., Krymskaya, V.P., Takano, H., Goncharova, E.A., Cines, D.B., and Lynch, D.R., Sci. Reports 11(1): 8205, 2021