THSNA Leadership & Faculty

Experts from North America’s leading medical institutions are assembling to share their knowledge on a range of topics related to bleeding and clotting disorders. THSNA’s talented steering committee and faculty are excited to come together to make the summit a truly rewarding and educational experience for all attendees.

To view Steering Committee CLICK HERE or to view Faculty CLICK HERE.

THSNA Steering Committee

The following experts in thrombosis and hemostasis serve on the THSNA Steering Committee.

THSNA Faculty

The following experts in thrombosis and hemostasis serve as THSNA faculty members.

Jack Ansell, MD
Chairman of Medicine
Lenox Hill Hospital
New York, NY

Ken Bauer, MD
Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA

Jim Bussel, MD
Professor of Pediatrics
Weill Cornell Medical College
New York, NY

Mark Crowther, MD
Professor and Division Director
Department of Medicine, Hematology and Thromboembolism
McMaster University
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Mary Cushman, MD
Professor of Medicine and Pathology
University of Vermont
Burlington, VT

Donna DiMichele, MD
Deputy Director, Division of Blood Diseases
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NIH)
Washington, DC

Jorge DiPaola, MD
Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Genetics
University of Colorado
Aurora, CO

John Eikelboom, MD
Associate Professor, Medicine
McMaster University
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Susan Fernandes, MHP, PA-C
Boston Adult Congenital Heart Service
Children’s Hospital
Boston, MA

David Garcia, MD
Course Director
Associate Professor of Medicine
University of New Mexico School of Medicine
Albuquerque, NM

James George, MD
George Lynn Cross Research Professor
University of Oklahoma
Oklahoma City, OK

Sue Geraghty, RN
Hemophilia & Thrombosis Center
University of Colorado Denver
Denver, CO

Terry Gernsheimer, MD
Professor of Medicine, Division of Hematology
University of Washington School of Medicine
Seattle, WA

Eric Grabowski, MD, DSci
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA

David Green, MD, PhD
Professor Emeritus in Medicine
Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine
Chicago, IL

Christine Guelcher, PNP-BC
Nurse Planner
Pediatric Nurse Practioner
Children’s National Medical Center
Washington, D.C.

Cathy Hayward, MD/PhD
Professor, Pathology and Molecular Medicine
McMaster University
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

John Heit, MD
Professor of Medicine
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, MN

Elaine Hylek, MD
Course Director
Associate Professor
Boston University School of Medicine
Boston, MA

Andi James, MD
Department of Hematology
Duke University Health System
Durham, NC

Scott Kaatz, DO, MSc
Director, Anticoagulation Clinics
Henry Ford Health System
Detroit, MI

Bryce Kerlin, MD
Hematology/Oncology
Nationwide Children's Hospital
Columbus, OH

Nigel Key, MB ChB FRCP
Professor Chief of Hematology
University of North Carolina
Chapel Hill, NC

Alok Khorana, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
University of Rochester
Rochester, NY

Barbara Konkle, MD
Professor of Medicine
University of Washington School of Medicine
Seattle, WA

Peter Kouides, MD
Course Director
Medical and Research Director
Lipson Cancer and Blood Center
Rochester, NY

Cindy Leissinger, MD
Professor of Medicine
Tulane University School of Medicine
New Orleans, LA

David Lillicrap, MD
Professor, Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine
Queens University
Kingston, Ontario Canada

Laurel McKernan, RN
Nurse Coordinator
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Hemophilia Center
Lebanon, NH

Geno Merli, MD
Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Philadelphia, PA

Tracy Minichiello, MD
Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine
University of California, San Francisco
San Francisco, CA

Stephan Moll, MD
Associate Professor
University of North Carolina
Chapel Hill, NC

Dave Motto, MD
Assistant Professor
University of Iowa Health Care
Iowa City, IA

Diane Nugent, MD
Medical Director, Hematology
Children's Hospital of Orange County
Orange, CA

Edith Nutescu, PharmD
Clinical Professor Pharmacy Practice
UIC College of Pharmacy
Chicago, IL

Sarah O'Brien, MD
Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics
Division of Hematology/Oncology
The Ohio State University
Columbus, OH

Lynn Oertel, MS, ANP
Nurse Planner
Clinical Nurse Specialist
Anticoagulation Management Service
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, MA

Tom Ortel, MD
Director
Duke Clinical Coagulation and Platelet Immunology Laboratories
Durham, NC

Michael Paidas, MD
Associate Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences
Yale University School of Medicine
New Haven, CT

Steven Pipe, MD
Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics and Communicable Diseases
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI

Rajiv Pruthi, MBBS
Associate Professor of Medicine
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, MN

Ravi Sarode, MD
Professor of Medicine
Southwestern Medical School
Dallas, TX

Alex Spyropoulos, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
University of Rochester Medical Center
Rochester, NY

Len Valentino, MD
Professor of Pediatrics
Rush University
Chicago, IL

Betsy Van Cott, MD
Director of the Coagulation Laboratory
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, MA

Suresh Vedantham, MD
Associate Professor, Department of Radiology
Washington University School of Medicine
St. Louis, MO

Ted Warkentin, MD
Professor, Pathology and Molecular Medicine
Hamilton General Hospital
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Jeff Weitz, MD
Professor/Deputy Chair Research of Medicine
McMaster University
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Daniel Witt, PharmD
Sr. Manager of Research and Pharmacogenomics
Kaiser Permanente Colorado Department of Pharmacy
Auro, CO

Ann Wittkowsky, PharmD
Director Anticoagulation Services
University of Washington Medical Center
Seattle, WA

Jim Zehnder, MD
Professor
Stanford School of Medicine
Stanford, CA

Course Planning Committee

Patti-Ann Collins, MSN, MBA, RN
Lead Nurse Planner
Director, Professional Practice and Service Excellence
Leominster, MA

Elizabeth Goldstein
Project Director
Thrombosis and Hemostasis Summit of North America
Newton, MA

Adam Rose, MD, MSc
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Boston University School of Medicine
Boston, MA

Jody Walker, MS
Program Manager, Continuing Medical Education
Boston University School of Medicine
Boston, MA