The Hematologist

In this installment, The Hematologist Editor-in-Chief Dr. Laura Michaelis has a conversation with ASH Clinical News Editor-in-Chief Dr. David Steensma. They talk about the strengths of using social media, particularly Twitter, as a source of information dissemination during a global public health crisis. Find additional ASH resources available to help the hematology community be prepared and proac...

In this installment, ASH President Dr. Stephanie Lee has a conversation with ASH President-Elect Dr. Martin Tallman of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York City. They talk about his work treating patients with leukemia and blood cancers during the COVID-19 outbreak, and how ASH can be a resource for hematologists throughout the United States and globally. Find additional ASH resource...

In this installment, Editor-in-Chief Dr. Laura Michaelis has a conversation with ASH President Dr. Stephanie Lee. They talk about what it’s like for hematologists on the front lines of battling COVID-19 and how ASH leadership and members are coming together to leverage our resources and information-dissemination infrastructure. Find additional ASH resources available to help the hematology communi...

In this podcast, Contributing Editor Dr. Annette Kim has a conversation with Dr. Julian Borrow. They discuss Dr. Kim's Diffusion article from the March/April 2020 issue of The Hematologist. The article titled, "How FLT3-ITDs and NPM1 Insertions Maneuver Into AML Using the Lymphoid Enzyme TdT to Initiate Replication Slippage," discusses the prominent role of TdT in the generation of FLT3-ITD and NP...

In this installment, Dr. Gwen Nichols of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) has a conversation with Dr. Jennifer Holter-Chakrabarty of the ASH Taskforce on Immunotherapy. They talk about the collaboration between ASH and LLS to help ASH members and their patients navigate and find appropriate clinical trials, using LLS’s Clinical Trial Support Center. Learn more by visiting www.hematology.o...

In this podcast, Editor-in-Chief Dr. Laura Michaelis has a conversation with Contributing Editor Dr. Ifeyinwa Osunkwo. They discuss Dr. Osunkwo's Year's Best article from the January/February 2020 issue of The Hematologist. The article titled, "The Year's Best in Sickle Cell Disease: A Global Perspective on Pregnancy in 2019," discusses efforts in 2019 to patch the gaps in our understanding of mat...

In this podcast, The Hematologist Editor-in-Chief, Dr. Laura Michaelis has a conversation with 2019 ASH News Daily Editor-in-Chief, Dr. Ayesha Zia. They discuss responsibilities of an Editor-in-Chief, how ASH News Daily and The Hematologist serve as resources for hematologists, especially ASH News Daily for annual meeting attendees as well as those who will miss the meeting this year in Orlando, a...

In this podcast, Drs. Andrew Volk and Heather O'Leary help the PhD community navigate the upcoming 61st ASH Annual Meeting taking place December 7 to 10, in Orlando. They provide important information about events, sessions, and features that could benefit the PhD community. For more information about these resources and what to expect in Orlando, visit www.hematology.org/annual-meeting. “Jellyfis...

In this podcast, Contributing Editor Dr. Kristen O'Dwyer has a conversation with Dr. Jane Liesveld and Dr. Courtney Jones. They discuss Drs. O'Dwyer and Liesveld's Diffusion article from the November/December 2019 issue of The Hematologist. The article titled, "Outfoxing OXPHOS: Amino Acid Metabolism and the Leukemia Stem Cell," discusses how cysteine depletion targets leukemia stem cells through...

In this podcast, Drs. Robert Flaumenhaft and Jorge Di Paola help the Hemostasis and Thrombosis (H&T) community navigate the upcoming 61st ASH Annual Meeting taking place December 7 to 10, in Orlando. They provide important information about events, sessions, and features that could benefit the H&T community. For more information about these resources and what to expect in Orlando, visit ww...

In this podcast, Contributing Editor Dr. Stephan Moll has a conversation with Dr. Ashok Pai. They discuss Dr. Moll's Diffusion article from the September/October 2019 issue of The Hematologist. The article titled, "Is the Future of the Benign Hematology Consult Electronic?," discusses a virtual nonmalignant hematology consultation service, or e-consult, as a promising new approach that maximizes a...

In this podcast, ASH Trainee Council members, Drs. Marquita Nelson and Jori May help trainees navigate the upcoming 61st ASH Annual Meeting taking place December 7 to 10, in Orlando (and ASH-a-Palooza on December 6). They provide important information about events, sessions, and features that could benefit the trainee community. Dr. Nicole Cruz joins them to provide some important tips to help tra...

The Hematologist will be launching a new podcast series leading up to the 2019 ASH Annual Meeting. Members of working groups will provide invaluable information for attendees to help them make the most out of their time in Orlando for the 61st ASH Annual Meeting and Exposition in December. The series will feature three personalized podcasts directed at the trainee, PhDs, and hemostasis and thrombo...

In this podcast, Contributing Editor Dr. Steven Lane has a conversation with Dr. Anastasia Tikhonova. They discuss Dr. Lane’s Diffusion article from the July/August 2019 issue of The Hematologist. The article titled, “Piecing Together the Bone Marrow Niche,” looks at Dr. Tikhonova and colleagues’ use of single-cell and bulk mRNA sequencing to define the bone marrow microenvironment. You can find h...

In this podcast, Dr. Donna DiMichele and Dr. Keith Hoots of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), talk about NHLBI and National Institutes of Health resources and grants available to hematologists. They provide important information about the new Career Pathway to Independence in Blood Science Award for Physician Scientists, stress the significance of working with program officers...

In this podcast, Contributing Editor Dr. Kristen O'Dwyer has a conversation with Dr. Wendy Stock. They discuss Dr. O'Dwyer's Diffusion article from the May/June 2019 issue of The Hematologist. The article titled, "A Step Forward in the Treatment of Adolescent and Young Adult B-cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia," covers the CALGB 10403 study, a trial that tests the efficacy and feasibility of a ped...

In this podcast, Dr. Hassan Murad interviews Dr. John Tisdale about the clinical importance of ASH Guidelines on SCD, specifically the guideline opening April 10, 2019, for public comment, Sickle Cell Disease-Related Transplantation. To access and comment on these guidelines, visit www.hematology.org/guidelines-public-comment. The comment period will open April 10 and close May 13, 2019. Music: “J...

In this podcast, Dr. Amanda Brandow and Dr. Eddy Lang discuss the clinical importance of ASH Guidelines on SCD, specifically the guideline opening April 10, 2019, for public comment, Sickle Cell Disease-Related Pain. To access and comment on these guidelines, visit www.hematology.org/guidelines-public-comment. The comment period will open April 10 and close May 13, 2019. Music: “Jellyfish in Space...

In this podcast, ASH-SAP Senior Executive Editor Dr. Adam Cuker and ASH-SAP Associate Editor Dr. Aaron Gerds talk about the upcoming seventh edition of the ASH Self-Assessment Program (ASH-SAP). They discuss new features, including new content and an updated multimedia program featuring both illustrated and 3D animation, which together cover the latest advancements in malignant and nonmalignant di...

In this podcast, Contributing Editor Dr. Brad Kahl has a conversation with Dr. Steven Horwitz. They discuss Dr. Kahl's Diffusion article from the March/April 2019 issue of The Hematologist. The article titled, "Keeping Your ESCHELONs Straight," covers the ESCHELON-2 study, a trial that used a "repeal and replace" strategy, eliminating vincristine from the experimental regimen and substituting in b...

In this podcast, Dr. Marc Kahn and Dr. Ariela Marshall talk about their experience with the ASH Medical Educators Institute, a "boot camp" in teaching techniques, medical education scholarship, and career development for hematologists and fellows who are new to or in the early phases of medical education careers. For more information about this program and to submit your application by the deadlin...

In this Year's Best podcast, Editor-in-Chief of The Hematologist Dr. Laura Michaelis has a conversation with Contributing Editor Professor Andrew Roberts. They discuss Dr. Robert's Year's Best article, which appears in the January/February 2019 issue of The Hematologist, titled "Deciphering the Dilemmas Posed by Detection of Mutant Myeloid Clones." They discuss advancements relating to clonal hema...

In this podcast, Dr. Thomas Ortel and Dr. Ignacio Neumann discuss the clinical importance of ASH Guidelines on VTE, specifically the guideline opening November 30, 2018, for public comment, Treatment of Acute VTE. To access and comment on these guidelines, visit www.hematology.org/guidelines-public-comment. The comment period will open November 30 and close January 18, 2019. Music: “Jellyfish in S...

In this podcast, 2018 ASH News Daily Editor-in-Chief Dr. Mehdi Hamadani has a conversation with Education Program Co-chair Dr. Mikkael Sekeres and Scientific Program Co-chair Dr. Martha Sola-Visner about what to expect at the 60th ASH Annual Meeting and Exposition, taking place December 1-4, 2018, in San Diego, California. They talk about stimulating sessions to look forward to, new exciting featu...

In this podcast, Dr. Cindy Neunert and Dr. Sara Vesely discuss the clinical importance of ASH Guidelines on ITP, specifically the guideline opening November 9, 2018, for public comment, Evaluation and Management of ITP. To access and comment on these guidelines, visit www.hematology.org/guidelines-public-comment. The comment period will open November 9 and close December 10, 2018. Music: “Jellyfis...