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 Kira Sampson at [email protected] and ASH Communications Manager Melissa McGue at [email protected].

2023 ASH Leadership

President: Robert A. Brodsky, MD
President-Elect: Mohandas Narla, DSc
Vice President: Belinda Avalos, 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
Mark Crowther, MD
Cynthia Dunbar, MD
Roy Silverstein, MD
Alisa Wolberg, PhD

Blood Supply
Nathan Connell, MD, MPH
Cynthia Dunbar, MD
Mohandas Narla, DSc

Hemophilia
Margaret Ragni, MD

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

Malignant Hematology

Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (Adult)
Richard Larson, MD
Charles Mullighan, MBBS, MSc, MD
Wendy Stock, MD

Acute Myeloid Leukemia (Adult)
Peter Emanuel, MD
Aaron Gerds, MD, MS
Richard Larson, MD
Charles Mullighan, MBBS, MSc, 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 Children
Catherine Bollard, MD
Kirsten Williams, MD
Sarah O’Brien, MD

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

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

Multiple Myeloma and Plasma Cell Disorders
Juan Alderuccio, MD
Irene Ghobrial, MD
Joseph Mikhael, MD

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

Transplantation
Robert Brodsky, MD
Aaron Gerds, MD, MS
Stephanie J. Lee, MD, MPH
Gary Schiller, MD
Allison Walker, MD, MPH, MBA

Special Topics

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

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI)
Christopher Flowers, MD

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

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

Practice
Chancellor Donald, MD

Quality
Lisa Hicks, MD

Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine
Armand Keating, MD

Women's Health
Sarah O'Brien, MD

Women in Hematology
Ariela Marshall, MD