List of Media Experts

The following experts are official ASH spokespeople who can comment on trends and studies to be presented at the ASH annual meeting. Spokespeople are organized by area of expertise. To arrange an interview, contact ASH Communications Specialist Claire Whetzel at [email protected] and ASH Communications Manager Melissa McGue at [email protected].

2024 ASH Leadership

President: Mohandas Narla, DSc
President-Elect: Belinda Avalos, MD
Vice President: Robert Negrin, MD
Secretary: Cynthia E. Dunbar, MD
Treasurer: Joseph R. Mikhael, MD, MEd

Classical Hematology

Anemia
Janis Abkowitz, MD
Nancy Berliner, MD

Bleeding and Clotting Disorders
Charles Abrams, MD
Nathan Connell, MD, MPH
Mark Crowther, MD

Blood Supply/Red Cell Physiology
Mohandas Narla, DSc

Duffy-Null Associated Neutrophil Count
Lauren Merz, MD, MSc

Hemophilia
Adam Cuker, MD
Margaret Ragni, MD

Hematopoiesis
Cynthia Dunbar, MD

Classical Hematology in Adults (General)
Keith McCrae, MD

Sickle Cell Disease
Chancellor Donald, MD
Titilope Fasipe, MD
Ifeyinwa (Ify) Osunkwo, MD, MPH
Alexis Thompson, MD, MPH

Venous Thromboembolism
Roy Silverstein, MD
Alisa Wolberg, PhD

Malignant Hematology

Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (Adult)
Richard Larson, MD
Wendy Stock, MD
Martin Tallman, MD

Acute Myeloid Leukemia (Adult)
Peter Emanuel, MD
Aaron Gerds, MD, MS
Richard Larson, MD
Mikkael Sekeres, MD
David Steensma, MD
Martin Tallman, MD

Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
Kanti Rai, MD

Chronic Myeloid Leukemia
Laura Michaelis, MD
Mikkael Sekeres, MD, MS

Hematologic Maligancies in Adults
Richard Larson, MD 
Jonathan Licht, MD

Hematologic Maligancies in Children
Catherine Bollard, MD
Kirsten Williams, MD

Lymphoma
Juan Alderuccio, MD
Catherine Diefenbach, MD
Christopher Flowers, MD, MS
Jonathan W. Friedberg, MD
Brad Kahl, MD
Jane Winter, MD

Myelodysplastic Syndromes
Peter Emanuel, MD 
Aaron Gerds, MD, MS 
Ruben Mesa, MD
Mikkael Sekeres, MD
David Steensma, MD

Multiple Myeloma and Plasma Cell Disorders
Irene Ghobrial, MD 
Joseph Mikhael, MD 
Surbhi Sidana, MD 

Myeloproliferative Neoplasms
Ruben Mesa, MD
Aaron Gerds, MD, MS
David Steensma, MD

Transplantation
Robert Brodsky, MD
Aaron Gerds, MD, MS
Stephanie J. Lee, MD, MPH
Robert Negrin, MD
Gary Schiller, MD

Special Topics

CAR T-Cell Therapies
Kirsten Williams, MD

Cell & Gene Therapy
Catherine Bollard, MD
Catherine Diefenbach, MD
Jonathan Hoggatt, PhD
Gary Schiller, MD
Alexis Thompson, MD, MPH

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI)
Belinda Avalos, MD
Alison Walker, MD, MPH, MBA

Genomic Testing
Charles Mullighan, MBBS (Hons), MSc, MD

Government Affairs and Policy
Jennifer Holter-Chakrabarty, MD
Ariela Marshall, MD

Hematology Training and Recruitment
Rakhi Naik, MD

Quality Improvement
Adam Cuker, MD
Lisa Hicks, MD

Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine
Jonathan Hoggatt, MD
Armand Keating, MD

Women's Health
Ariela Marshall, MD
Sarah O'Brien, MD