Olga Pozdnyakova, MD, PhD
Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Accepting new patients
Sees patients age 18 and up
Penn Pathology and Laboratory Medicine HUP
Penn Medicine Provider
About me
- Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
My education and training
- Russian National Research Medical UniversityMedical School
- Children's Hospital-Leningrad, RussiaResidency
- UMass Memorial Medical CenterResidency
- Massachusetts General Hospital/Brigham and Women’s HospitalFellowship
Spoken languages
English
English
Insurance accepted
Please contact the practice and/or the member services department of your insurance company for specific details before receiving services. Providers may participate in some, but not all, products offered by a health plan; providers may also accept plans at some practice locations but not others.
- Aetna Advantra Cares D-SNP
- Aetna Advantra Credit Value
- Aetna Advantra Eagle HMO
- Aetna Advantra Eagle POS
- Aetna Advantra Premier Plus PPO
- Aetna Advantra Value
- Aetna Advantra Value Plus
- Aetna APCN Plus (Multi-Tier)
- Aetna Better Health Kids (CHIP) - DH Only
- Aetna Flexible Five
- Aetna Freedom Core
- Aetna Gold
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Philly Prime
- Aetna POS
- Aetna PPO APCN
- Aetna Premier
- Aetna Premier Plus
- Aetna Savings Plus
- Aetna Signature Administrators
- Aetna Student Health Plan PPO
- Aetna Upfront Advantage
- First Health HMO
- First Health POS
- First Health PPO
- Meritain - Aramark (Other)
- Meritain - Aramark (Pennsylvania Premier Medical Plan)
- Centivo EPO
- Cigna Healthcare EPO
- Cigna Healthcare HMO
- Cigna Healthcare POS
- Cigna Healthcare PPO
- Claim Watcher (Homestead/ INDECs) Open Access
- Clover Health Choice
- Clover Health Choice Value PPO
- Clover Health Classic HMO
- Clover Health Value
- Devoted Health Choice Giveback Pennsylvania (PPO)
- Devoted Health Choice Pennsylvania (PPO)
- Devoted Health Choice Plus Pennsylvania (PPO)
- Devoted Health Core Pennsylvania (HMO)
- Devoted Health Dual Plus Pennsylvania (HMO D-SNP)
- Devoted Health Giveback Pennsylvania (HMO)
Locations
Penn Medicine hospital privileges
- Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
- Penn Presbyterian Medical Center: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
- Pennsylvania Hospital: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
Dr. Pozdnyakova is a Penn Medicine physician.
Qualifications and experience
- Pathology - Anatomic and Clinical Pathology, 2008
- Pathology, 2020
- American Initiative in Mast Cell diseases (AIM), National
- American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP), National
- College of American Pathologists (CAP), National
- European Association of Haematopathology, International
- International Clinical Cytometry Society (ICCS), International
- International Council for Standardization in Haematology, International
- Society for Hematopathology, National
- United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology (USCAP), International
Treatments and conditions
Research
Publications
Pozdnyakova O. Hematopathology Practice in the Digital Era: What has Changed? , Int J Lab Hematol. 2026 Jun;48(3):503-511. doi: 10.1111/ijlh.14515. Epub 2025 Aug 14. PMID: 40808632; PMCID: PMC13155319: 2026
Zini G, Chang YH, d'Onofrio G, Frater J, Germing U, Merino A, Pozdnyakova O, Ross D, Filho CRS, Takami A, Wendy E. ICSH Recommendations for Monocyte Cell Lineage Morphologic Identification, Nomenclature Harmonization, and Utilization as a Biomarker. , Int J Lab Hematol. 2026 Feb;48(1):12-25. doi: 10.1111/ijlh.70029. Epub 2025 Nov 26. PMID: 41297912; PMCID: PMC12809381.: 2026
Jutzi JS, Crosse E, Kim CJ, van Gasteren B, Laurore C, Rolles B, Kramer F, Tishena A, Rocha AV, Wazir M, Weeks LD, How J, Stahl M, Luskin MR, Lindsley RC, Pozdnyakova O, Rai S, Graubert TA, Bradley RK, Mullally A, Marneth AE. Mutant SRSF2-associated impaired erythropoiesis is defined by increased mTORC1 signaling due to FYN missplicing. , Leukemia. 2026 Apr;40(4):783-793. doi: 10.1038/s41375-026-02892-8. Epub 2026 Feb 26. PMID: 41748695.: 2026
Pozdnyakova O, Yaeger LH, Shirai CL, McFadden S, Chen X, Obstfeld A, Mason EF, Ouseph MM, Han JY, Zini G, Hedley B, Grant M, D'Onofrio G, Frater JL, Courville EL. Practical Considerations in the Implementation of Peripheral Smear Review in the Clinical Laboratory. , Int J Lab Hematol. 2026 May 3. doi: 10.1111/ijlh.70131. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 42070993.: 2026
Elizabeth L Courville, Michelle Grant, Emily Mason, Xueyan Chen, Giuseppe d'Onofrio, Ben Hedley, John L Frater, Madhu M Ouseph, Gina Zini, Stefanie McFadden, Jin-Yeong Han, Cara Shirai, Amrom Obstfeld, Lauren H Yaeger, Olga Pozdnyakova Performance of Automated Hematology Analyzer Criteria in Detecting Peripheral Blood Smear Abnormalities: A Systematic Literature Review , Int J Lab Hematol. 2026 May 11. doi: 10.1111/ijlh.70139. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 42115681.: 2026
Pravin Patel, Olga Pozdnyakova Advances in digital pathology and artificial intelligence in the diagnosis of myeloid neoplasms , Human Pathology: 2026
Staehle HF, Koellerer C, Staehle AM, Schulze J, Eble P, Müller A, Zell F, Müller JM, Perner F, Attia A, Mallm JP, Pozdnyakova O, Rippe K, Brors B, Feuerbach L, Imbusch CD, Metzger E, Schüle R, Pahl HL, Jutzi JS. Lysine-specific demethylase 1 regulates hematopoietic stem cell expansion and myeloid cell differentiation. , Cell Death Dis. 2025 Aug 15;16(1):619. doi: 10.1038/s41419-025-07951-z. PMID: 40813574; PMCID: PMC12354751.: 2025
Katz BZ, Moshe Y, Benisty D, Luttwak E, Brazilai M, Oster HS, Pozdnyakova O, Mittelman M, Avivi I. Next-generation morphology, a novel multilayer morphometric digital analysis, reveals both the basic topology and new trends of myelodysplasia of peripheral blood specimens. , Br J Haematol. 2025 Dec;207(6):2379-2390. doi: 10.1111/bjh.70110. Epub 2025 Aug 29. PMID: 40878790; PMCID: PMC12710140.: 2025
Moore M, Chen X, Sadigh S, Seifert R, Mindiola Romero AE, Pozdnyakova O, Courville EL. Evaluating pathologist practices in peripheral blood smear review: A comprehensive practice survey. , Am J Clin Pathol. 2025 Jan 28;163(1):42-51. doi: 10.1093/ajcp/aqae091. PMID: 39037433.: 2025
Obiorah I, McCall CM, Balmaceda A, Salansky S, Agarwal A, Pozdnyakova O. An 18-Year Review of Hemoglobinopathy Proficiency Testing: Recommendations From the College of American Pathologists Hematology and Clinical Microscopy Committee. , Arch Pathol Lab Med. 2025 Jan 13. doi: 10.5858/arpa.2024-0386-CP. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 39799968.: 2025