Justin B.L. Halls, MD

Justin Halls, MD, MPH, is a clinical pathologist at Phoenix Children's. Dr. Halls has specialized training in the fields of clinical pathology, transfusion medicine and clinical informatics. His clinical interests include benign hematology, anemia, apheresis and platelet refractoriness. Dr. Halls is also skilled in using data and technology to improve patient care and outcomes.

Dr. Halls graduated with a bachelor's degree from the University of Notre Dame in Notre Dame, Indiana, and a master's degree in public health from the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Virginia. He earned his medical degree from Tulane University School of Medicine in New Orleans before serving as a postdoctoral scholar at Stanford University in Stanford, California. Dr. Halls completed his residency training in clinical pathology at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School in Boston. In addition, he received fellowship training in clinical informatics at Massachusetts General Brigham and Harvard Medical School in Boston, and transfusion medicine at the University of Virginia, in Charlottesville, Virginia.

A committed researcher, Dr. Halls has published studies in peer-reviewed publications that include the American Journal of Transplantation, Transfusion and Scientific Reports. Dr. Halls is board certified by the American Board of Pathology in clinical pathology and clinical informatics, as well as blood banking and transfusion medicine. He is an active member of the Association for the Advancement of Blood & Biotherapies and the College of American Pathologists.

In his free time, Dr. Halls travels the world to climb mountains and spends time with his dogs. He also is an avid bird watcher and photographer.