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Alexa Siddon, MD

Professor of Laboratory Medicine
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Additional Titles

Hematopathology Fellowship Director, Laboratory Medicine

Director, Molecular Diagnostics Laboratory, Laboratory Medicine

Director, Flow Cytometry, Laboratory Medicine

Associate Director, Hematology Laboratory, Laboratory Medicine

About

Titles

Professor of Laboratory Medicine

Hematopathology Fellowship Director, Laboratory Medicine; Director, Molecular Diagnostics Laboratory, Laboratory Medicine; Director, Flow Cytometry, Laboratory Medicine; Associate Director, Hematology Laboratory, Laboratory Medicine

Appointments

Education & Training

Fellowship
Yale University School of Medicine (2013)
Residency
Yale University School of Medicine (2012)
MD
SUNY Upstate Medical University (2008)
BA
Hamilton College (2004)

Research

Research at a Glance

Yale Co-Authors

Frequent collaborators of Alexa Siddon's published research.

Publications

2024

2023

Academic Achievements & Community Involvement

  • honor

    The Donald H. Buchholz Research Prize

  • honor

    Paul J. Strandjord Young Investigator Award

Clinical Care

Overview

Alexa Siddon, MD, is a pathologist who specializes in diagnosing diseases of the blood, such as leukemia and disorders, including bone marrow failure. Her interest in medicine began at a young age, when she accompanied her mother to the workplace—a clinical laboratory. In college, Dr. Siddon completed emergency medical technician (EMT) training and, later, decided to attend medical school.

“I chose pathology because I enjoy putting together the entire story of a patient to make a diagnosis,” says Dr. Siddon, who directs the hemopathology lab at the Veteran Affairs Connecticut Healthcare System. When examining patient samples, Dr. Siddon relies on an arsenal of sophisticated tools to make an accurate diagnosis. “For example, we might look at a bone marrow sample under a microscope, and we would also do genetic sequencing to see if we can discover genetic mutations that might make the patient eligible for a clinical trial.”

“My main focus is patient care,” Dr. Siddon says. “The more information I can give our colleagues, including hematology oncologists, the better care they can provide.”

At Yale School of Medicine, Dr. Siddon is an assistant professor of laboratory medicine.

Clinical Specialties

Pathology; Hematology & Oncology; Hematopathology; Pediatric Hematology & Oncology; Genetics

Fact Sheets

Board Certifications

  • Anatomic & Clinical Pathology

    Certification Organization
    AB of Pathology
    Original Certification Date
    2012

Get In Touch

Contacts

Academic Office Number
Mailing Address

Laboratory Medicine

330 Cedar Street, PO Box 208035

New Haven, CT 06520-8035

United States

Locations

  • Department of Laboratory Medicine

    Academic Office

    55 Park Street, Rm 435B

    New Haven, CT 06511

    Clinical Inquiry

    203.688.4977