Associate Professor

Jacob Pendergrast

Department of Laboratory Medicine & Pathobiology

BA, BSc (Med), MD

Location
Toronto General Hospital: University Health Network (UHN)
Address
200 Elizabeth St., Lab Medicine Program, Room 3EC-306E, Toronto, Ontario Canada M5G 2C4
Research Interests
Hematopathology, Molecular & Cell Biology
Clinical Interests
Transfusion Medicine, Pathology: Hematological
Appointment Status
Primary

Jacob Pendergrast graduated in 1999 from Dalhousie Medical School and completed his training in internal medicine, hematology, and transfusion medicine at the University of Toronto before taking a staff appointment at the University Health Network, where he serves as an Associate Medical Director of the Blood Transfusion Service.  

He currently holds a cross-appointment in the Department of Medical Oncology and Hematology as a Clinician Teacher and has been seeing patients in the Toronto General Hospital's Red Blood Cell Disorders Clinic since 2004.

Recent Publications

Alam A, Cserti-Gazdewich C, Pendergrast J.  The off-label utilization of prothrombin complex concentrate with cryoprecipitate as an alternative to plasma transfusion in bleeding patients with acute right ventricular failure. Can J Anesth 2014;61:284-286

Pendergrast J. Urgent warfarin reversal: know your options. Can J Anesth. 2010;57:395-401

Callum JL, Rizoli S, Pendergrast J.  Rapid laboratory testing for trauma patients: where a perfect result may not be in the best interests of the patient. Transfusion. 2010;50: 2529–2532

Lin Y, Kanani N, Naughton F, Pendergrast J, Karkouti K. Case report: transfusion-related acute lung injury (TRALI) - a clear and present danger. Can J Anaesth. 2007;54:1011-1016

Pendergrast JM, Hladunewich MA, Richardson RM. Hemolysis due to inadvertent hemodialysis against distilled water: Perils of bedside dialysate preparation. Crit Care Med. 2006;34:2666-2673.

Pendergrast JM, Sher GD, Callum JL. Changes in intravenous immunoglobulin prescribing patterns during a period of severe product shortages, 1995-2000. Vox Sang. 2005;89:150-160.