Hematologists from Developing Countries Participate in 2018 ASH Visitor Training Program
(WASHINGTON, November 27, 2018) – The American Society of Hematology (ASH) today announced the names of 22 hematologists and medical professionals from developing countries selected to participate in the 2018 ASH Visitor Training Program (VTP).
Participants will receive up to 12 weeks of specialized hematology training at host institutions in many different parts of the world. After the program, participants will return home to implement their newly acquired skills and knowledge to address a specific need, helping to build hematology capacity and expertise at their respective institutions.
This year’s program includes participants from 10 countries who are training at top institutions in North America, Africa, Europe, and Asia. Their areas of study range from bone marrow transplantation to hematologic malignancies and the management of sickle cell disease. VTP participants will carry out their training in the clinic or laboratory of an ASH member mentor.
The 2018 Visitor Training Program Participants are:
| Recipients | Training Topic |
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Kay Thwe Aung, MMSc |
Diagnosis, management, screening and prevention of thalassemia |
|
M. Patricia Da Silva, MD |
Laboratory diagnosis and management of patients with bleeding and thrombotic disorders |
|
Eman Farrag, MSc, MBBS, MBA |
Diagnosis and management of bleeding and clotting disorders |
|
Shalini Goel, MD, MBBS |
Training in MDS diagnoses and management of MDS patients |
|
Jawad Hassan, FCPS, MBBS |
Clinical cytogenetics and hematologic malignancies training |
|
Fady Hennawy, MBBChir, MSc |
Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation |
|
Tanzeel Imran, MBBS |
Hemoglobinopathies (thalassemia and sickle cell anemia) |
|
Md Minul Islam, BSc |
Flow cytometry and molecular biology |
|
Mahesh Kumar, FCPS, MBBS |
Training in conventional karyotyping |
|
Mohammed Mabed, MD, PhD |
Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation |
|
Mujittaba Mashi, MBBS |
Training in proper blood screening using refrigerated centrifuge |
|
Nouran Momen, MD |
Diagnosis and monitoring of MRDs |
|
Shano Naseem, MD, MBBS |
Training in performance and interpretation of Sanger Sequencing and NGS tests for AML |
|
Esther Obi, MBBS |
Training in bleeding and coagulation disorders |
|
Nishadya Ranasinghe, FRCPA |
Processing and staining techniques of trephine biopsies with H&E stains, and reporting on immunohistochemistry |
|
Ranjit Sahoo, MD, DM, MBBS |
Haploidentical hematopoietic stem cell transplantation |
|
Niharika Shah, MD |
Flow cytometry |
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Md Salahuddin Shah, FCPS |
Flow cytometry |
|
Muhammad Shariq Shaikh, FCPS, MBBS |
Flow cytometry |
|
Talal Abu Shawfah, MBBChir |
Training on diagnostic techniques and hemoglobinopathies |
|
Shinto Thekkudan, MD, DM |
Stem cell transplantation and managing alternate donor transplant patients |
|
Umar Zahur, FCPS, MBBS |
Stem cell transplantation, focusing on post-transplant complications including infections, VOD, and GvHD |
The American Society of Hematology (www.hematology.org) is the world’s largest professional society of hematologists dedicated to furthering the understanding, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disorders affecting the blood. For more than 50 years, the Society has led the development of hematology as a discipline by promoting research, patient care, education, training, and advocacy in hematology. ASH publishes Blood (www.bloodjournal.org), the most cited peer-reviewed publication in the field, which is available weekly in print and online. In 2016, ASH launched Blood Advances (www.bloodadvances.org), an online, peer-reviewed open-access journal.
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