Visitor Training Program Award Recipients
The following individuals participated in the ASH Visitor Training Program.
2026
| Participant and Training Topic | Host Mentor and Institution |
|---|---|
| Kashif Ali, MPhil, PharmD, RPh (Pakistan) Chemotherapy and Transplant Protocol Development | Uroosa Ibrahim, MD Mount Sinai Hospital, USA |
| Alex Arebah, MD (Kenya) Developing a hemophilia care center and transition program to bridge pediatric and adult SCD services | Sanjay Ahuja, MD Indiana Hemophilia and Thrombosis Center, USA |
| Sukanya Banerjee Nair, FRCPath, MBBS (Malaysia) Histopathological analysis of morphology and immunochemistry in the diagnosis of cancers | Yasodha Natkunam, MD Stanford University, USA |
| Dalila Cysne, MD (Brazil) Multiple myeloma treatment pathway | Adriana Rossi, MD, MSc Mount Sinai Hospital, USA |
| Ruchi Gupta, MD (India) NGS for evaluation of inherited anemias and other hematological disorders | Archana Agarwal, MD University of Utah, USA |
| Ganesh Kasinathan, FRCP, FRCPath, MBBS, MRCP (Malaysia) NGS for bioinformatics analysis and data interpretation | Torsten Haferlach, MD, PhD Munich Leukemia Laboratory, Germany |
| Nabeela Khan, FCPS, MBBS (Pakistan) Flow cytometry-based diagnostic services and interpretation | Aamir Ehsan, MD CorePath Laboratories, USA |
| Leticia Marani, MSc (Brazil) Spectral flow cytometry and semi-automated/computational MRD analysis in AML | Sylvie Freeman, DPhil, MBChB, MRCP, FRCPath University of Birmingham, UK |
| Ann Ogbenna, FMCPath, MBBS, MSc (Nigeria) Advanced flow cytometry applications for hematologic malignancies and stem cell processing | John Astle, MD, PhD PhenoPath Laboratories, USA |
| Lucrecia Oses, MD (Argentina) CAR-T | Carlos Fernandez de Larrea, MD Hospital Clinic Barcelona, Spain |
| Fernanda Seguro, MD, PhD (Brazil) Advancing molecular diagnostics and precision medicine approaches in multiple myeloma | Karthik Ramasamy, MD, PhD Oxford University, UK |
| Nisha Sharma, MBBS, MD (Nepal) Flow cytometry for hematologic malignancies | German Pihan, MD Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, USA |
| Abraham Tadele, MD (Ethiopia) Blood banking and transfusion medicine | Jacob Pendergrast, MD, FRCPC University of Toronto, Canada |
| Maharshi Trivedi, DM, MD (India) SCT for autologous and halogenic transplant | Hemalatha Rangarajan, MD Nationwide Children’s Hospital, USA |
| Sushant Vinarkar, MD (India) NGS-based genomics and its applications in MRD monitoring and Ig/TCR clonality assessment | Torsten Haferlach, MD, PhD Munich Leukemia Laboratory, Germany |
| Muhammad Zohaib, BS, PhD (Pakistan) Expanding blood bank service to perform molecular RHD typing, variant characterization, and non-invasive prenatal testing | Aline Floch, MD, PhD Institut Mondor de Recherche Biomédicale, France |
2025
| VTP Participant and Training Topic | Host Mentor and Institution |
|---|---|
| Gilbert Bin Wilfred, MD, MBBS (Malaysia) Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation for malignant and non-malignant hematological discorders, with a focus in aplastic anemia | Takafumi Yokota, MD, PhD Osaka University, Japan |
| Samuel Kinde Birru, MSc (Ethiopia) Hematologic diagnostic techniques for detecting mutation and fusion genes | Jerald Radich, MD Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, USA |
| Phaneedra Datari, MD, MBBS (India) Sequencing-based diagnostics and treatment monitoring MRD for blood cancer | Eric Duncavage, MD Washington University St. Louis, USA |
| Dina Desouky, MBBChir, MSc (Egypt) Cytogenetics and FISH for integrated diagnostic services | Christopher Park, MD, PhD NYU Langone Hospital, USA |
| Siyaram Didel, MD (India) Allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation for SCD | Lakshmanan Krishnamurti, MD Emory University, USA |
| Fernando Gibran-Nunes, MD (Brazil) Evaluation, management, and post-treatment monitoring of patients receiving CAR-T and other advanced cellular therapies | Robin Sanderson, PhD, FRCPath King’s College Hospital, UK |
| Aditya Gupta, MD, MNAMS (India) Novel cellular immunotherapies (CAR-T and NK) | Christopher Graham, MD University of Minnesota, USA |
| Farida Ibrahim, MT (Nigeria) Molecular biology, PCR, and designing primers | Johnny Mahlangu, MD University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa |
| Chamindi Jayasundara, MD, MBBS (Sri Lanka) Myeloid NGS for AML | Austin Kulasekararaj, MD, FRCPath, MBBS, MRCP King’s College Hospital, UK |
| Samira Mahfudh, MD (Tanzania) Diagnosis, treatment, and management of lymphoma patients | Eliza Hawkes, MBBS, MD Olivia Newton-John Cancer Wellness and Research Centre at Austin Health, Australia |
| Neelum Mansoor, MBBS, FCPS (Pakistan) NGS for hematologic malignancies | Jeffrey Klco, MD, PhD St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, USA |
| Mohanad Nada, MD, PhD (Iraq) Development of high-quality HLA typing services for stem cell and solid organ transplantation | Monique Minnema, MD University Medical Center Utrecht, Netherlands |
| Mary Nannungi, MSc (Uganda) HSCT for SCD | Vikram Mathews, MD Christian Medical College, India |
| Muhammad Wasi Nayyar, MBBS, FCPS (Pakistan) Diagnosis and treatment of hemoglobinopathies, namely thalassemia | Asim Ahmad, MD University of Missouri-Columbia, USA |
| Dolly Noun, MD (Lebanon) HSCT and cellular therapy | Leslie Lehmann, MD Dana Farber Cancer Institute, USA |
| Mujahida Rahman, FCPS (Bangladesh) MRD analysis in flow cytometry | Anne Tierens, MD University Health Network, Canada |
| Sofia Rivarola, MD (Argentina) Developing a lymphoma surivival clinic | Luis Malpica Castillo, MD MD Anderson Cancer Center, USA |
| Muhammad Sarwar, FCPS, MBBS (Pakistan) Haploidentical HSCT | Muhammad Umair Mushtaq, MD University of Wisconsin, USA |
| Jule Vasquez, MD (Peru) Haploidentical HSCT | Luis Malpica Castillo, MD MD Anderson Cancer Center, USA |
2024
| VTP Participant and Training Topic | Host Mentor and Institution |
|---|---|
| Eman Abass, MSc, BSc (Sudan) Flow cytometry for hematologic malignancies | Maria-Victoria Mateos, MD, PhD University Hospital of Salamanca, Spain |
| Maria Castro, MD (Argentina) Training in acute leukemia and CAR T therapy for ALL | Pere Barba, MD University of Vic, Spain |
| Wellington Da Silva, MD, PhD (Brazil) Pediatric protocols for ALL and lab exposure for baseline genetic stratification | Wendy Stock, MD University of Chicago, USA |
| Denisse Di Tore Sallustro, MSc (Paraguay) NGS techniques and interpretation | Peter Valk, PhD Erasmus MC Cancer Center, Netherlands |
| Muhammad Drweshsaeed, MSc (Iraq) Prevention, diagnostics, and management of GvHD | Tsiporah Shore, MD New York Presbyterian Weill Cornell Medical Center, USA |
| Juan Galindo, MSc (Chile) Training in diagnostic and translational applications of NGS | Peter Valk, PhD Erasmus MC Cancer Center, Netherlands |
| Alexandra Ghiaur, MD (Romania) Learn how to establish a dedicated AYA acute leukemia program | Nicolas Boissel, MD, PhD Hôpital Saint Louis, France |
| Mane Gizhlaryan, MD (Armenia) Learn how to establish a transplant unit for allo-HSCT | Leslie Lehmann, MD Dana Farber Cancer Institute, USA |
| Garima Goel, MD, MBBS (India) Flow cytometry analysis and interpretation | Sandeep Gurbuxani, MBBS, PhD University of Chicago, USA |
| Sidra Hareem, MBBS, FCPS (Pakistan) Establishment of coagulation and platelet disorder service | Abdul Mannan, MBBS, FCPS North Wales Cancer Treatment Centre, UK |
| Sandra Havyarimana, MB BChir (Rwanda) Flow cytometry for diagnosis of leukemias and hematological malignancies | Anne Tierens, MD University Health Network, Canada |
| Masresha Kahsay Seyoum, MSc, BSc (Ethiopia) Coagulation disorders | Flora Peyvandi, MD, PhD University of Milan, Italy |
| Uday Kulkarni, MD, MBBS, DM (India) Implementation of CAR-T cell program | Marcos de Lima, MD The Ohio State University, USA |
| Sharon McLean-Salmon, MBBS, BSc, DM (Jamaica) Establish hemostasis treatment center for pediatric patient management | Amy Dunn, MD Nationwide Children’s Hospital, USA |
| Ammar Saad, FCPS (Pakistan) Diagnostics for venous thromboembolism | Abdul Mannan, MBBS, FCPS North Wales Cancer Treatment Centre, UK |
| Eunice Shija, MD (Tanzania) Hematopathology, flow cytometry for bone marrow interpretation | Jared Block, MD Atrium Health Carolinas Medical Center, USA |
2023
| VTP Participant and Training Topic | Host Mentor and Institution |
|---|---|
| Konul Bagirova, MD (Azerbaijan) Diagnosis and training in pediatric hematologic malignancies | Deepa Bhojwani, MD The Children's Hospital Los Angeles, USA |
| Rita De Cassia Medeiros, PhD (Brazil) NGS for AML | Peter Valk, PhD Erasmus MC Cancer Institute, Netherlands |
| Abigail Dio, BSc (Nigeria) Transfusion medicine | Johnny Mahlangu, MD University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa |
| Reem Eshra, MBBS, MSc (Egypt) Bone marrow transplantation | Betty Hamilton, MD Cleveland Clinic, USA |
| Oninye Eze, MBBS (Nigeria) Transfusion medicine | Sandhya Panch, MD Fred Hutch, USA |
| Vineeta Gupta, MD (India) Stem cell transplantation for SCD | Lakshmanan Krishnamurti, MD Yale School of Medicine, USA |
| Asif Iqbal, MD, DM (India) Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation | Uday Popat, MD, PhD MD Anderson Cancer Center, USA |
| Halima Ismail, MBBS (Nigeria) Transfusion medicine / advanced RBC typing | Andreas Greinacher, MD Institut Fur Immunologie Und Transfusionmedizin, Germany |
| Manu Jamwal, PhD (India) NGS for non-invasive prenatal diagnosis of hemoglobinopathies | Ashutosh Lal, MD UCSF, USA |
| Pulkit Rastogi, MD, MBBS, DM (India) NGS testing in myeloid malignancies | Torsten Haferlach, MD MLL Munich Leukemia Lab, Germany |
| Macarena Roa, MD (Chile) MRD flow analysis | Noemi Puig, MD, PhD University Hospital of Salamanca, Spain |
| Priyanka Samal, MD, DM, MBBS (India) Haploidentical stem cell transplantation | Auro Viswabandya, MD Princess Margaret Cancer Foundation, Canada |
| Edgar Shilika, MD (Zambia) Hematopathology and morphology techniques | Fiona Dignan, MD Manchester Royal Infirmary, UK |
| Sreejesh Sreedharanunni, MD (India) NGS analysis and interpretation | Keyur Patel, MBBS, PhD MD Anderson Cancer Center, USA |
| Norma Tantalean Bazan, BS (Peru) NGS for AML | Peter Valk, PhD Erasmus MC Cancer Institute, Netherlands |
| Saima Toor, FCPS, MBBS (Pakistan) Stem cell transplantation for AML and MDS | Qaiser Bashir, MBBS MD Anderson Cancer Center, USA |
| Abebaw Wodajo, MD (Ethiopia) Flow cytometry | Lorena Lobo de Figueiredo Pontes, MD, PhD Hemocentro de Ribeirão Preto, Brazil |
2020
| VTP Participant and Training Topic | Host Mentor and Institution |
|---|---|
| Mohammed Abdul Aleem, MD, MBBS (India) Cytogenetic techniques, including FISH, for leukemia and lymphoid malignancies | Murty Vundavalli, PhD Columbia University Medical Center New York, New York |
| Jamilu Faruk Abdullahi, MBBS, MPH (Nigeria) Trans-cranial doppler scan for pediatric sickle cell anemia | Baba Inusa, MD, MBBS Guy & St. Thomas Hospital London, UK |
| Asmaa Ahmed, MS (Egypt) Immunophenotyping of hematologic malignancies by flow cytometry | Paul Wallace, MS, PhD Roswell Park Cancer Institute Buffalo, NY |
| Adebukola Ali Orulu, MBBS, FMCPath (Nigeria) Blood banking and transfusion services | Alok Srivastava, MD Christian Medical College Vellore, India |
| Carolina Behrens, MSc (Chile) Next-Generation Sequencing for HLA high resolution typing | Ramon Garcia-Sanz, MD, PhD University Hospital of Salamanca Salamanca, Spain |
| Maria Elizondo, MD (Uruguay) Next-Generation Sequencing for AML | Peter Valk, PhD Erasmus MC Cancer Institute Rotterdam, Netherlands |
| Lamiaa Fathalla (Egypt) Bone marrow transplantation for thalassemia patients | Adam Bagg, MD University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA |
| Luciana Herriot, MD, MSc (Brazil) Flow cytometry and NGS for clinical care of hematologic malignancies | Erin Reid, MD, MS UCSD San Diego, CA |
| Kun Huang, PhD, BA (China) Population pharmacokinetics to evaluation PK profiles | Alfonso Iorio, MD, PhD McMaster University Hamilton, ON |
| Neelesh Jain, MD (India) SCD crisis management | Sophie Lanzkron, MD Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD |
| Aisha Jamal, FCPS, MBBS (Pakistan) HSCT for malignant hematology | Mehdi Hamadani, MD, Medical College of Wisconsin Milwaukee, WI |
| Rafia Mahmood, FCPS, MBBS (Pakistan) Molecular cytogenetics and FISH techniques | Ghulam Mufti, DM, FRCP, FRCPath King's College Hospital London, UK |
| Lawrence Osei-Tutu, MD (Ghana) Diagnosis and management of nonmalignant tropical hematologic diseases | Andrew Campbell, MD Children's Research Institute Washington, DC |
| Tze Shin Leong, MBBS, MRCP, MSc (Malaysia) Clinical management of AYA ALL patients, including haploidentical HSCT | Wendy Stock, MD University of Chicago Chicago, IL |
| Ana Silvia Yamada, PhD (Brazil) Next-Generation Sequencing for genetic testing for AML | Peter Valk, PhD Erasmus MC Cancer Institute Rotterdam, Netherlands |
| Gilbert Uwizeyumana, MBBS (Rwanda) Pathologic diagnosis of hematologic diseases | Jared Block, MD Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte, NC |
2019
| VTP Participant and Training Topic | Host Mentor and Institution |
|---|---|
| Trixy Chu, MD, BSMedTech (Philippines) Hemoglobinopathies | Madeleine Verhovsek, MD, FRCPC St. Joseph’s Hospital Hamilton, Canada |
| Silvia Davila Paico, BSc (Peru) Next-Generation Sequencing | Peter Valk, PhD Erasmus MC Cancer Institute Rotterdam, the Netherlands |
| Joy Ann De Castro, MD (Philippines) Transfusion medicine | Andreas Greinacher, MD Institut Für Immunologie Und Transfusionsmedizin Abteilung Greifswald, Germany |
| Hanaa Donia, MD (Egypt) Flow cytometry & molecular biology | Rashmi Kanagal-Shamanna, MD MD Anderson Cancer Center Houston, TX |
| Chilota Efobi, MBBS (Nigeria) Blood banking & transfusion | Meghan Delaney, DO Children’s National Medical Center Washington, DC |
| Deonne Thaddeus Gauiran, MD (Philippines) Diagnosis & management of immune-medicated hematologic disorders | Luke Chen, MD, MEd The University of British Columbia Vancouver, Canada |
| Aye Gyi, MBBS, DM, FRCP, MMSc, MRCP (Myanmar) Flow cytometry | Neal Young, MD National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Bethesda, MD |
| Ruxandra Irimia, MD (Romania) Developing a clinically annotated biorepository | Gabriel Ghiaur, MD, PhD Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD |
| Ou Kakada, MD (Cambodia) BMT, management of leukemia, lymphoma, & bleeding disorders | Robert Negrin, MD Stanford University Medical Center Stanford, CA |
| Falilatou Agbeille Mohamed, MD (Benin) Hemoglobinopathies, SCD | Yves Pastore, MD CHU Sainte Justine Montreal, Canada |
| Fredrick Okinyi, MD (Kenya) Diagnosis & treatment of lymphomas | Ryotaro Nakamura, MD City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center Duarte, CA |
| Olusola Olowoselu, MBBS, FRCPath (Nigeria) Hematopoietic SCT | Lakshmanan Krishnamurti, MD Emory University Atlanta, GA |
| Sitalakshmi Subramanian, PhD, MBBS, MNAMS (India) HLA typing through DNA technology & flow cytometry | Daniel Weisdorf, MD University of Minnesota Minneapolis, MN |
| Mesfin Tola, MD (Ethiopia) Flow cytometry | Alden Chesney, MD Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, VA |
2018
| VTP Participant and Training Topic | Host Mentor and Institution |
|---|---|
| Kay Thwe Aung (Myanmar) Diagnosis, management, and treatment of thalassemia | Suradej Hongeng Mahidol University Bangkok, Thailand |
| M. Patricia Da Silva (Mozambique) Diagnosis and management of patients with hemophilia, Von Willebrand disease, and other rare bleeding disorders | Annette Von Drygalski University of California – San Diego La Jolla, CA |
| Eman Farrag (Egypt) Diagnosis and management of bleeding and clotting disorders | Annette Von Drygalski University of California – San Diego La Jolla, CA |
| Shalini Goel (India) Diagnosis of myelodysplastic syndromes and training in flow cytometry and immunohistochemistry | Robert Hasserjian Massachusetts General Hospital Boston, MA |
| Jawad Hassan (Pakistan) Training in cytogenetics for diagnosis and evaluation of hematologic diseases | Murty Vundavalli Columbia University Medical Center New York, NY |
| Fady Hennawy (Egypt) Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation | Sairah Ahmed MD Anderson Cancer Center Houston, TX |
| Mahesh Kumar (Pakistan) Training in conventional karyotyping | Vesna Najfeld Icahn School of Medicine Mount Sinai, NY |
| Mohammed Mabed (Egypt) Allogenic HSCT (hematopoietic stem cell transplantation) | Amir Steinberg Mount Sinai Hospital New York, NY |
| Mujittaba Mashi (Nigeria) Centrifuge training | Johnny Mahlangu University of Witwatersrand Johannesburg, South Africa |
| Nouran Momen (Egypt) Flow cytometry in hematological malignancies | Philip McCarthy Roswell Park Cancer Institute Buffalo, NY |
| Shano Naseem (India) Sanger Sequencing and Next-Generation Sequencing in AML | Arnold Ganser Hannover Medical School Hannover, Germany |
| Esther Obi (Nigeria) Training in bleeding and coagulation disorders | Ravindra Sarode UT Southwestern Medical Center Dallas, TX |
| Nishadya Ranasinghe (Sri Lanka) Processing and staining techniques of trephine biopsies | Christina Brown Royal Prince Alfred Hospital Camperdown, Australia |
| Ranjit Sahoo (India) Haploidentical hematopoietic stem cell transplantation | Xiao Jun Huang Peking University Inst. of Hematology Peking, China |
| Niharika Shah (Nepal) Flow cytometry | Vishala Neppalli Roswell Park Cancer Institute Buffalo, NY |
| MD Salahuddin Shah (Bangladesh) Flow cytometry | Suparna Nanua St. Luke's Hospital Kansas City, MO |
| Muhammad Shariq Shaikh (Pakistan) Diagnosis and analysis of acute leukemia using multiparameter flow cytometry | Anne Tierens UHN University of Toronto Toronto, ON, Canada |
| Talal Abu Shawfah (Libya) Training in blood film examination related to hemoglobinopathies | Mariane de Montalembert Hôpital Universitaire Necker – Enfants Malades Paris, France |
| Shinto Thekkudan (India) Training in alternate donor stem cell transplantation | Marcos De Lima Univ. Hospitals Seidman Cancer Center Cleveland, OH |
| Umar Zahur (Pakistan) Training in stem cell transplantation and management of post-transplant complications | Fiona Dignan Manchester Royal Infirmary Manchester, UK |
2017
| VTP Participant and Training Topic | Host Mentor and Institution |
|---|---|
| Gunay Aliyeva, BS, MSc (Azerbaijan) Molecular assays in hemoglobinopathy and thalassemia diagnosis | Carolyn C. Hoppe, MD UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland, CA |
| Daniela Barbieri (Argentina) Next Generation Sequencing for genetic panels for epigenetic markers and mutational profiling | Maria Figueroa, MD University of Miami Miller School of Medicine Miami, FL |
| Livingstone Dogara, MBBS (Nigeria) Coagulation tests for hemophilia, thrombosis, and hemostasis | Johnny Mahlangu, MD Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Hospital South Africa |
| Nermeen Eldabah, MBCHB, MSc, MD (Egypt) Cytogenetic analysis for hematological disorders and malignancies | George Deeb, MD Emory University Atlanta, GA |
| Tushar Idhate, MD (India) Management of sickle cell and thalassemia | Baba Inusa, MD, MRCP Guy’s & St. Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust London, UK |
| Raheel Iftikhar, MBBS (Pakistan) Allogenic HSCT (hematopoietic stem cell transplantation) | Ghulam J. Mufti, DM King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust London, UK |
| Mohammad Islam, MBBS, BCS (Bangladesh) Management of allogenic BMT (bone marrow transplantation) in transfusion dependent thalassemia patients | Vikram Mathews, MD Christian Medical College Vellore, India |
| Olufunto Kalejaiye, MB, ChB (Nigeria) Morphology and interpretation of immunochemistry, blood film, and bone marrow aspiration slides | Alok Srivastava, MD Christian Medical College Vellore, India |
| Levani Makhaldiani, MD (Georgia) Autologous bone marrow transplantation for multiple myeloma | Daniel Weisdorf, MD University of Minnesota Minneapolis, MN |
| Anali Mora-Alferez, MD (Peru) Diagnosis and management of hereditary hematological neoplasia | Lucy Godley, MD, PhD The University of Chicago Chicago, IL |
| Ogechukwu Obi, BSc, MBBS (Nigeria) Management of thrombosis and hemostasis/blood clotting | Adam Cuker, MD University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA |
| Veerendra Patil, MD (India) Diagnosis and treatment of pediatric primary immunodeficiency disorders (PIDs) | Rakesh Goyal, MD Children’s Mercy Hospital Kansas City, MO |
| Mauricio Postigo MacDowall, MD (Peru) Peripheral blood/marrow morphology | Michael Linden, MD, PhD University of Minnesota Minneapolis, MN |
| Khaliqur Rahman, MBBS, MD (India) Complete laboratory workup of lymphoma | Vishala Neppalli, MD Roswell Park Cancer Institute Buffalo, NY |
| Syed Raza, PhD (India) Molecular genetic testing and diagnosis of AML, CML, MRD, and Thalassemia | Te-Chih Liu, MBBS National University Hospital Singapore |
| Anam Sadiq, PharmD (Pakistan) Developing protocols and standard operating procedures for clinical pharmacy practice in hematology, hem-oncology, and hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (SCT) | Charles Craddock Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, United Kingdom |
| Yee Loong Tang, MD (Malaysia) Flow cytometry and clinical data interpretation | George Deeb, MD Emory University Atlanta, GA |
| Selami Toprak, MD (Turkey) Hematopoietic SCT and management of transplant patients | Koen Van Besien, MD, PhD Weill Cornell University New York, NY |
| Christiana Udo, MBBCH (Nigeria) Diagnosis and management of bleeding disorders (Hemophilia A & B, and Von Willebrand disease) | Ravindra Sarode, MD UT Southwestern Medical Center Dallas, TX |
| Angela Ugwu, MBBS (Nigeria) Creation and management of an efficient hospital-based blood transfusion system | Andreas Greinacher, MD Institute for Immunology and Transfusion Medicine Greifswald, Germany |
| Dulanie Wijesekara, MBBS (Sri Lanka) Allogenic and autologous SCT donor recruitment, selection, optimization, conditioning and management of associated complications | Alessandro Rambaldi, MD University of Milan Milan, Italy |
| Ei Phyo Win, MBBS, MSc (Myanmar) Flow cytometry | Joseph Khoury, MD The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center Houston, TX |
| Ayman Youssef, MBBCh (Egypt) Bone marrow transplantation | Ahmed Galal, MD Duke Cancer Center Durham, NC |
| MD Abdullah Zubayer Khan, MBBS (Bangladesh) Allogenic stem cell transplantation | Thomas Spitzer, MD Massachusetts General Hospital Boston, MA |
2016
| VTP Participant and Training Topic | Host Mentor and Institution |
|---|---|
| Bewketu Abebe Alemu, MD (Ethiopia) Training in interpretation of bone marrow aspirates and trephine biopsies | Brigitte Cantinieaux, MD, PhD CHU St. Pierre & Institute Bordet |
| Popa Codruta, MD, PhD (Romania) Flow cytometry for detection of MRD in patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) | Michael Borowitz, MD, PhD Johns Hopkins |
| Chinedu Ezekekwu, MBBS (Nigeria) Therapeutic apheresis in the management of sickle cell disease (SCD) | Marilyn Telen, MD Duke University |
| Marcelo Luide Goncalves, MD, MSc (Brazil) Coagulation tests for thrombosis and hemostasis | Flora Peyvandi, MD, PhD Angelo Bianchi Bonomi Hematology & Thrombosis Center |
| Rodney Itaki, MBBS, BSc.Med (Papua New Guinea) Interpretation of peripheral smears, bone marrow aspirates, flow cytometry | German Pihan, MD Beth Israel Medical Center |
| Anu Korula, MBBS, MD, DM (India) Genetic diagnosis, allogeneic transplantation for immunodeficienies | Parinda Mehta, MD Cincinnati Children's Hospital |
| Misganaw Mengesha, MSc (Ethiopia) Flow cytometry for diagnosis & classification of leukemias | Sung Choi, MD, MS University of Michigan |
| Dereen Mohammed, MD (Iraq) Training in the CD34 assay for stem cell monitoring; molecular biology for diagnosis of malignant hematology diseases | Angelo Palmas, MD Ospedale San Francesco |
| Zola Musimar, MD (Botswana) Diagnosis and treatment of lymphoma subtypes | Jeremy Abramson, MD, MMSc Massachusetts General Hospital |
| Adebola Olu-Taiwo, MBBS, MPH (Nigeria) Diagnosis & management of SCD | Abdullah Kutlar, MD GRU Medical College of Georgia |
| Anand Prakash, MD, FNB (India) Diagnosis and treatment of pediatric hematolymphoid malignancy | Carlos Alvarado, MD Emory University Children's Center |
| Don Rohan Pullaperuma, MBBS, MD (Sri Lanka) Management of patients with hemaglobinopathies, especially SCD | Enrico Novelli, MD, MS University of Pittsburgh Medical Center |
| Tatiana Saldarriaga, MD (Peru) Bone marrow transplantation (BMT) for malignant & non-malignant hematologic disorders | Monica Thakar, MD Children's Hospital of Wisconsin |
| Christine Sekaggya-Wiltshire, MBChB, MMed (Uganda) Interpretation of peripheral films, bone marrow aspirates & biopsies | Julianne Qualtieri, MD University of Cincinnati |
| Buddhika Somawardana, MBBS, MD (Sri Lanka) Clinical applications of flow cytometry for the management of hematological malignancies | Michael Andreeff,MD MD Anderson Cancer Center |
| Jennifer Thame, BSc, MBBS, DMM (Jamaica) Immunophenotyping using flow cytometry for diagnosis of leukemias & lymphomas; adult and pediatric | Michael Linden, MD, PhD University of Minnesota |
| Chi-kadibia Ukoma, MBBS (Nigeria) Diagnosis of SCD using High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) for newborn screening program | Julie Makani, MD, PhD Muhimbili University of Health & Allied Sciences |
| Yasar Yousafzai, MBBS, PhD (Pakistan) Diagnosis of hematological malignancies using flow cytometry | Mhairi Copland, BSc, MBChB, PhD University of Glasgow |
2015
| VTP Participant and Training Topic | Host Mentor and Institution |
|---|---|
| Ademola Adewoyin, MBBS (Nigeria) Transfusion medicine, specifically blood component preparation, aphaeresis, and compatibility testing | Gowthami Arepally, MD Duke University Medical Center Durham, NC |
| Faiq Ahmed, MBBS, MD (India) Diagnosis and classification of lymphoproliferative disorders | Vishala Neppalli, MD Roswell Park Cancer Institute Buffalo, NY |
| Mafruha Akter, MBBS, FCPS (Bangladesh) Allogeneic stem cell transplantation | Gary Schiller, MD University of California – Los Angeles School of Medicine Los Angeles, CA |
| Samir Bele, MBBS, MD (India) Sickle cell disease patient management | Alex George, MD, PhD Texas Children’s Hospital; Baylor College of Medicine Houston, TX |
| Halima Bello-Manga, MBBS, MPH (Nigeria) Sickle cell disease patient management | Adetola Kassim, MD, MS Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville, TN |
| Daniel Coriu, MD, PhD (Romania) Bone marrow transplantation for treatment of acute myeloid leukemia patients | Mark Levis, MD, PhD The Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD |
| Sharat Damodar, MD, DM (India) Haplo-identical and matched unrelated stem cell transplantation | Daniel Weisdorf, MD University of Minnesota Minneapolis, MN |
| Silvia Fernández Martínez, MD (Paraguay) FISH and cytogenetics | Fabiola Traina, MD, PhD University of São Paulo Ribeirão Preto, Brazil |
| Ana Glembotsky, PhD (Argentina) Molecular diagnosis of patients with inherited platelet disorders | Nicole Casadevall, MD Institut Gustave Roussy Villejuif, France |
| Obinna Iheanacho, MBBS (Nigeria) Donor and therapeutic apheresis | Bruce Sachais, MD, PhD New York Blood Center New York, NY |
| Mehreen Khan, MBBS, MCPS, FCPS (Pakistan) Haplo-identical bone marrow transplantation | Qaiser Bashir, MD The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center Houston, TX |
| Lan Luo, MD (China) Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia assay | Demin Wang, PhD Blood Research Institute and Blood Center of Wisconsin Milwaukee, WI |
| Flordeluna Mesina, MD (Philippines) Development of disease registry for hematologic malignancies | Jorge Cortes, MD The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center Houston, TX |
| Chizoba Nwankwo, MBBS (Nigeria) Preparation of blood components/products with emphasis on apheresis | Aleksander Mijovic, MBBS, PhD King’s College Hospital London, UK |
| Matilda Ongóndi, MD (Kenya) Performance and interpretation of peripheral smears, iron studies, and electrophoresis | Anand Karnad, MD University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio, TX |
| Allan Pernudy, MD (Nicaragua) MRD detection by flow cytometry | Martin A. Horstmann, MD Children’s Cancer Center Hamburg, Germany |
| Victor Salinas, MD (Paraguay) Allogeneic stem cell transplantation | David Gomez, MD Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León Monterrey, México |
| Jangbhadur Singh Sarna, MBBS, MD (India) Flow cytometry | Vishala Neppalli, MD Roswell Park Cancer Institute Buffalo, NY |
| Cyprien Shyirambere, MD (Rwanda) Diagnosis of acute myeloid leukemia, peripheral blood smear interpretation, and bone marrow biopsy interpretation | Leslie E. Lehmann, MD Dana-Farber/Boston Children’s Cancer and Blood Disorders Center Baltimore, MD |
2014
| VTP Participant and Training Topic | Host Mentor and Institution |
|---|---|
| Renate Asare, BSc (Ghana) Immunohistochemistry and flow cytometry for diagnosis of hematological malignancies | Alok Srivastava, MD Christian Medical College Vellore, India |
| Adriana Bello, MD (Venezuela) Autologous stem cell transplantation for the treatment of lymphoma | Sergio Giralt, MD Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center New York, NY |
| Jorge Luis Contreras Saavedra, MD (Peru) Optimal care of children undergoing human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-matched related and unrelated donor stem cell transplantation | Monica Thakar, MD Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin Milwaukee, WI |
| Reynaldo Angelo De Castro, BSc (Philippines) Accurate diagnosis of newborn screening for thalassemias and hemoglobinopathy | Carolyn C. Hoppe, MD Children’s Hospital and Research Center Oakland, CA |
| Ahmet Emre Eskazan, MD (Turkey) Management of patients with patients with chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) | Jorge Cortes, MD The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center Houston, TX |
| Pamela Fajardo, MD (Philippines) Diagnosis and management of aplastic anemia/bone marrow failure in children | David Williams, MD Boston Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School Boston, MA |
| Toman Tua Julian, MD (Indonesia) Clinical and laboratory skills regarding hematologic stem cell transplantation especially autologous stem cell transplantation in myeloma | Wee Joo Chng, MD National University Cancer Institute Singapore |
| Sehar Khaliq, MBBS, FCPS (Pakistan) Prenatal diagnosis of hemoglobin disorders | Suthat Fucharoen, MD Mahidol University Bangkok, Thailand |
| Pedro Lovato, MD (Peru) Management of lymphoma patients, diagnostic and clinical aspects | Rizwan Romee, MD Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis St. Louis, MO |
| Aime Mbaya, MD (Democratic Republic of the Congo) Performance and interpretation of smear and bone aspirates | Lekidelu Taddesse-Heath, MD Howard University Hospital Washington, DC |
| Magdalene Namuwonge, Nursing Officer Diploma (Uganda) Blood bank management, how to improve transfusion safety on the hospital wards and how to prevent, recognize and manage transfusion reactions. | Jeannie Callum, MD Sunnybrook Health and Sciences Centre and University Health Network Toronto, Canada |
| Onsongo Simon Nyangena, MMed (Kenya) Development of sickle cell patient registry; management of sickle cell patients | Nigel Key, MB, ChB University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, NC |
| Sunday Ocheni, MBBS, FMCPath (Nigeria) Human leukocyte antigen (Hla) typing | Ayman Saad, MD Evelina London Children’s Hospital (Guy’s and St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust) London, United Kingdom |
| Emmanuel Okakpu, MBBS (Nigeria) Laboratory and clinical aspects of Philadelphia chromosome-negative myeloproliferative neoplasms (Ph-negative MPNs) | Jean-Jacques Kiladjan, MD, PhD Saint-Louis Centre D-Investigations Clinique Paris, France |
| Ekarat Rattarittamrong, MD (Thailand) Laboratory and clinical aspects of Philadelphia chromosome-negative myeloproliferative neoplasms (Ph-negative MPNs) | Jean-Jacques Kiladjian, MD, PhD Saint-Louis Centre D’Investigations Clinique Paris, France |
| Eloísa Riva, MD (Uruguay) Diagnosis and typing of amyloidosis with a focus on how to process samples for typing | Giampaolo Merlini, MD Amyloidosis Research and Treatment Center at the University of Pavia Pavia, Italy |
| Ninoska Rojas Soto, MD (Peru) Bone marrow transplantation specifically with haploidentical donors | Heather Symons, MD The Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD |
| Yuliya Shestovska, MD (Ukraine) Allogeneic stem cell transplantation | Sergio Giralt, MD, and Miguel-Angel Perales, MD Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center New York, NY |
| Zsofia Varady, MD, PhD (Romania) Patient care during myeloablative and non-myeloablative haplo-identical bone marrow transplant | Richard Jones, MD Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center Baltimore, MD |
| Tamunomieibi Wakama, MBBS, FMCPath (Nigeria) Flow cytometry and immunohistochemistry immunophenotyping of hematologic neoplasms | Vishalla Neppalli, MD Roswell Park Cancer Institute Buffalo, NY |