James Eric Russell

Dr. James Eric Russell is an Associate Professor of Medicine specializing in Hematology-Oncology at the University of Pennsylvania's Perelman School of Medicine. He practices at the Penn Blood Disorders Center located at the Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine in Philadelphia, where he sees patients aged 18 and up and is currently accepting new patients.

Dr. Russell's research spans hematology, molecular biology, and microbiology, with a primary focus on hemoglobinopathies including thalassemia and sickle cell disease. His work investigates the molecular mechanisms of mRNA stability related to globin genes, erythrocyte function, and blood disorders, while also contributing to bacterial genomics research on pathogens like Haemophilus haemolyticus and Enterococcus faecalis.

With publications dating back to 1997, Dr. Russell has established a robust research program examining how post-transcriptional processes affect hemoglobin synthesis and contribute to blood disorders. His recent work includes studies on pathologically stiff erythrocytes and their impact on blood clot contraction (2021), structural determinants of globin mRNA stability, and genome-based characterization of bacterial pathogens.

Dr. Russell received his medical degree from Stanford University School of Medicine and completed both his residency and fellowship at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. His clinical expertise is reflected in his high patient satisfaction ratings, with an average of 5.0 out of 5 based on 60 reviews that consistently describe him as thorough, knowledgeable, and caring.

His hospital privileges include the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, where he has authority to treat patients, while he is on the medical staff (though without treatment privileges) at Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, demonstrating his integration within the Penn Medicine healthcare system.