Hematopoiesis: An ASH Trainee Council Production

Choosing Your Ideal Mentor

American Society of Hematology — Wed, 25 Feb 2026 04:00:00 -0500

Join us as seasoned mentors, Hetty Carraway, MD, MBA, and Alfred Lee, MD, PhD, share their insights on how to choose the ideal mentor with Nick Lee, MD and Claire Drysdale of the ASH Trainee Council, in collaboration with Ronak Mistry, DO, and Vivek Patel, MD of The Fellow on Call.

Hematopoiesis is sponsored by the ASH Trainee Council. Want to learn more about how to get involved with the ASH Trainee Council? Check out: https://www.hematology.org/education/trainees/fellows/trainee-council

Celebrating Pride Month with Career Development Advice for LGBTQ+ Hematology Trainees

American Society of Hematology — Fri, 10 May 2024 12:14:44 -0400

In this Pride Month-themed episode of Hematopoiesis, Drs. Emily Liang, Ajay Major, Michael Hochman, and Shail Maingi discuss career development, community building, and navigating the workforce for LGBTQ+ trainees in hematology.

Caring for Older Adults with Blood Disorders: An Introduction to Geriatric Hematology

American Society of Hematology — Tue, 25 Jul 2023 13:48:52 -0400

Tune in to the Hematopoiesis podcast to hear a conversation about the increasingly relevant topic of geriatric hematology. Many blood disorders and hematologic malignancies are diseases of older adults, and in this introduction to geriatric hematology, Drs. Maya Abdallah and Ajay Major talk about “staging the aging.”

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Choosing Your Target as a Physician-Scientist

American Society of Hematology — Fri, 09 Jun 2023 10:21:06 -0400

Join physician-scientist and Nobel laureate Bill Kaelin, MD, and Eric Vick, MD, of the ASH Trainee Council as they discuss choosing a target as a physician-scientist.

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Tips for Trainees for a Career in Publishing with Drs. Nancy Berliner and Andrew Roberts

American Society of Hematology — Mon, 15 May 2023 09:42:01 -0400

In this episode, Trainee Council Chairs, Drs. Becky Zon and Ajay Major, interview Dr. Nancy Berliner, Blood Editor-in Chief and Dr. Andrew Roberts, Blood Deputy Editor, on their careers in academic editing and publishing, including career development tips for trainees who are interested in a career in publishing.

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Bench to Bedside Pt. 2: Financial Toxicity in Patients With Hematologic Malignancies

American Society of Hematology — Fri, 02 Dec 2022 14:57:20 -0500

In the second episode of this Hematopoiesis Bench to Bedside series, Dr. Manuel Espinoza-Gutarra has conversations with Dr. Aaron Mitchell, Dr. Yousuf Zafar (@yzafar), Dr. Aju Mathew, and Dr. Nandita Khera (@khera_nandita), experts in the field of financial toxicity in cancer patients, who offer different perspectives regarding the impact of the financial costs of modern anticancer treatment puts on patients, how should we adequately measure it and how to tackle it.

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The Era of Gene Therapy in Clinical Hematology, From Bench to Bedside!

American Society of Hematology — Thu, 04 Aug 2022 08:00:00 -0400

In this episode of Hematopoiesis, Dr. Alexis Caulier has exciting conversations with three experts in the field about how early bench work on the genetic regulation of fetal hemoglobin led to the development of bedside gene therapies. Dr. David Nathan revisits the beneficial role of fetal hemoglobin to improve the clinical manifestations of hemoglobinopathies. Dr. Vijay Sankaran (@bloodgenes) highlights the great impact of studying gene regulatory networks in developing innovative gene therapies, and Dr. Courtney Fitzhugh (@CourtneyFitzhu1) emphasizes the importance and the specificities of clinical trials for innovative therapies.
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Women in Hematology Part 3: An Inspirational Force, From International to Intersectionality, With Dr. Nada Hamad

American Society of Hematology — Fri, 08 Jul 2022 08:00:00 -0400

In the third episode of this Hematopoiesis Women in Hematology three-part series, Dr. Becky Zon (@beckyzon) has a conversation with Director of the Haematology Clinical Trials Unit at St. Vincent’s Hospital in Australia Dr. Nada Hamad (@nadahamad). Dr. Hamad shares her experiences as a lymphoma/bone marrow transplant/cellular therapies clinician, President of the ANZTCT, an intersectional feminist, and Vogue magazine star.
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Women in Hematology Part 2: Fearless Leadership — From Thrombosis to Infertility, With Dr. Ariela Marshall

American Society of Hematology — Wed, 25 May 2022 08:00:00 -0400

In the second episode of this Hematopoiesis Women in Hematology three-part series, Dr. Becky Zon (@beckyzon) has a conversation with Director of Women’s Thrombosis and Hemostasis Program at Penn Medicine Dr. Ariela Marshall (@AMarshallMD) who shares her experiences, including starting a new center to care for female patients, leading the Women in Hematology group at ASH, and advocating for those who struggle with infertility.
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Women in Hematology Part 1: A Changing Paradigm for Women in Medicine, With Dr. Nancy Berliner

American Society of Hematology — Tue, 24 May 2022 08:00:00 -0400

In the first episode of a three-part series for Hematopoiesis on women in hematology, Dr. Nina Balanchivadze (@NinaOncMD) has a conversation with Blood Editor Dr. Nancy Berliner. From first female chief resident to chief of hematology, Dr. Berliner shares her career path and provides invaluable advice on mentorship and career advancement for women in hematology. Dr. Berliner is the H. Franklin Bunn Professor of Medicine and Chief of Hematology at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School, and is a past ASH president.
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"The Health System as The Patient" — Creating a Career as a Systems-Based Hematologist

American Society of Hematology — Fri, 28 Jan 2022 08:00:00 -0500

In the latest episode of Hematopoiesis, Dr. Ajay Major explores the field of systems-based hematology, in which clinicians not only take care of patients with hematologic diseases, but also optimize the care of hematology patients throughout an entire health care system. In this episode, Dr. Major interviews three hematologists, Dr. Nathan Connell, Dr. Ming Lim, and Dr. Jori May, about how they got involved in systems-based hematology, why systems-based hematologists are vital to health care systems, and their advice for trainees who are interested in a career in this increasingly important field.
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Blood Transfusion From Mythical Fascination to Life-Saving Practice (Part 3): Blood Politics and Modern Practice

American Society of Hematology — Tue, 19 Oct 2021 11:00:00 -0400

In the third installment of the Hematopoiesis podcast, Dr. Lachelle Dawn Weeks concludes her entertaining historical review of blood transfusion. In this three-part series of conversation with experts and patients, Dr. Weeks takes us on a trip through time that touches on ancient mythology, transfusions involving sheep, and modern-day use of blood transfusion in resuscitation efforts. In this episode, Dr. Weeks and her guests, author of Blood: An Epic History of Medicine and Commerce Professor Douglas Starr, an American Red Cross executive medical officer Dr. Yvette Marie Miller, divisional Chief Medical officer for the American Red Cross Blood Services Ross Herron, Mr. Brian Johnston – a patient with hemophilia, and a recruitment program manager for the Kraft Family Donor Center – Maureen Zuzevich, who is also a recipient of donor plasma, highlight the sociopolitical controversy that taints this fascinating historical record.
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Blood Transfusion From Mythical Fascination to Life-Saving Practice (Part 2): Life Saving Practice in Times of War

American Society of Hematology — Tue, 21 Sep 2021 11:00:00 -0400

In the second installment of the Hematopoiesis podcast, Dr. Lachelle Dawn Weeks continues her entertaining historical review of blood transfusion. In this three-part series of conversation with experts and patients, Dr. Weeks takes us on a trip through time that touches on ancient mythology, transfusions involving sheep, and modern day use of blood transfusion in resuscitation efforts. In this episode, Dr. Weeks and her guests, author of Blood: An Epic History of Medicine and Commerce Professor Douglas Starr, transfusion medicine specialist Dr. Sunny Dzik of Massachusetts General Hospital, and an American Red Cross executive medical officer Dr. Yvette Miller highlight the use of blood transfusion during times of war.
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Blood Transfusion From Mythical Fascination to Life-Saving Practice (Part 1): Mystical Vitality

American Society of Hematology — Tue, 17 Aug 2021 15:00:00 -0400

In the first installment of the Hematopoiesis podcast, Dr. Lachelle Dawn Weeks provides an entertaining historical review of blood transfusion. In this three-part series of conversation with experts and patients, Dr. Weeks takes us on a trip through time that touches on ancient mythology, transfusions involving sheep, and modern day use of blood transfusion in resuscitation efforts. In this episode, Dr. Weeks and her guests, author of Blood: An Epic History of Medicine and Commerce Professor Douglas Starr and transfusion medicine specialist Dr. Sunny Dzik of Massachusetts General Hospital highlight the early history of blood transfusion.
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Coming Soon: Hematopoiesis, a podcast by trainees, for trainees

American Society of Hematology — Mon, 09 Aug 2021 10:30:00 -0400

Hematopoiesis, a new podcast by the American Society of Hematology Trainee Council, by and for hematology trainees, will bring exciting educational and career-focused hematology content to the community of hematology trainees around the globe. The first episode is entitled Blood Transfusions: From Mythical Fascination to Life-Saving Practice; it is part of a three-episode series that will provide an entertaining historical review of blood transfusion through conversations with experts and patients.