ASH News Daily 2016 - Issue 1 - A-12


ASH News Daily

Page A-12

Saturday, December 3, 2016

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Meet the 2016 ASH Editorial Board
James Blachly, MD
Assistant Professor of Internal
Medicine, Division of Hematology,
Department of Internal Medicine,
The Ohio State University;
Leukemia Research Program,
The Ohio State University
Comprehensive Cancer Center
Clinical/Research Interests:
Leukemia, computational biology,
genomics
Alma Mater: The University of
Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Hometown: Grew up in Janesboro,
AK; now living in Upper Arlington,
OH
Fun Fact: "Hitchhiking is a totally
viable and underrated mode of
transportation. I have hitchhiked all
throughout Yosemite National Park
as well as to Colorado and back for
a three- (okay four-) day weekend."
R. Frank Cornell, MD, MS
Assistant Professor of Medicine
and Clinical Director, Plasma
Cell Disorders - Division of
Hematology/Oncology, Vanderbilt
University Medical Center
Clinical/Research Interests:
Multiple myeloma, AL amyloidosis,
and plasma cell disorders

Hometowns: Chicago; Texas; New
York
Fun Fact: "I was a member of
an acapella group called the
'Aneurhythms' in medical school."

The ASH News Daily Editorial Board wastes no time when it comes
to critical team-building activities, like taking selfies. L-R back: Drs. R.
Frank Cornell, Aaron Gerds, James Blachly, and Naveen Pemmaraju;
L-R front: Drs. Rakhi Naik and Leslie Skeith.

Alma Mater: Saint Louis University;
Trinity College in Dublin, Ireland,
for Medical School
Hometown: Louisville, KY
Fun Fact: "I ran three half
marathons in six weeks and learned
how to play 'Christmas Don't Be
Late' on the violin last year."

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American Society of Hematology

Aaron Gerds, MD, MS
2016 ASH News Daily Editor
Assistant Professor of Medicine,
Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of
Medicine
Clinical/Research Interests: Leukemia, computational biology,
genomics
Alma Mater: Hope College in Holland, MI; Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine
Fun Fact: " Compared to everyone else, I'm kinda boring. In med
school I was the bass player for a
cover band. We gigged in bars and
practiced in the anatomy lab. Either
way we didn't get any complaints."
Rakhi Naik, MD, MHS
Assistant Professor of Medicine,
Division of Hematology, Johns
Hopkins Medicine
Clinical/Research Interests: All
things nonmalignant hematology
in clinical practice,
including
hemoglobinopathies,
immune cytopenias,
thrombotic/
bleeding disorders,
myeloproliferative
disorders, and bone
marrow failure. My
primary research
involves the genetic
epidomiology of
sickle hemoglobin
disorders, including
sickle cell trait, with
the goal of informing
genetic counseling,
screening, and
treatment guidelines.
Alma Mater: Duke
University; Cornell
Medical School; Johns
Hopkins Bloomberg
School of Public
Health

Naveen Pemmaraju, MD
Assistant Professor of Leukemia,
MD Anderson Cancer Center
Clinical/Research Interests:
Development of novel therapies and
assessment of outcomes in patients
with MPNs, BPDCN, AML, and
CML; leadership in social media in
hematology
Alma Mater: Tulane University;
University of Arkansas for Medical
Sciences; Johns Hopkins Osler
Internal Medicine Program (Barker
Firm); MDACC Hematology/
Oncology
Hometown: Hot Springs, AR
Fun Fact: "Back in the day, I was
a high school tennis champion
(Arkansas, high school tennis,
singles)."
Leslie Skeith, MD
Chair, Elect, Fellows Network,
Hemostasis and Thrombosis
Research Society
Clinical/Research Interests:
Hematologic disorders of
pregnancy, particularly in
prevention of pregnancy
complications in women with
antiphospholipid syndrome
Alma Mater: Queen's University,
Kingston, Canada; Western
University in London, Canada
Hometown: Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Fun Fact: "I have a black labrador
named Jasper, who is named after
Jasper National Park in Alberta. I
get out of the city every weekend to
ride horses. A nice break away from
the busyness of medicine."
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