Medical Advisory Committee

Medical Advisory Committee members are researchers and educators at the top of their respective fields. Members include specialists in hematology, thrombosis, sickle cell, obstetrics/gynecology, pediatric/adolescent gynecology, dentistry, and genetic counseling.

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Obstetrics and Gynecology
Leslie Appiah, MD, FACOG
Obstetrics & Gynecology, expertise in fertility preservation
Meharry® Medical College

Maureen Baldwin, MD, MPH
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU)

Jennifer Dietrich, MD, MSc, FACOG
Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology 
Baylor College of Medicine/Texas Children’s Hospital

Chad Grotegut, MD, MBA
Maternal-Fetal Medicine Specialist, Obstetrics & Gynecology
Wake Forest University School of Medicine

A. Kinga Malinowski, MD, MSc, FRCSC
Maternal-Fetal Medicine Specialist, Obstetrics & Gynecology
McMaster University, Ontario

Luis Pacheco, MD
Maternal-Fetal Medicine Specialist, Perinatology, Obstetrics & Gynecology, Anesthesiology
UT Medical Branch Galveston    

Michael Paidas, MD
Maternal-Fetal Medicine Specialist, Obstetrics & Gynecology
Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami 

Arthur J. Vaught, MD
Maternal-Fetal Medicine Specialist, Obstetrics & Gynecology, Critical Care Medicine
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine

Hematology
Gowthami Arepally, MD
Adult Hematology, expertise in complement-mediated blood disorders
Duke University Medical Center

James Bussel, MD
Pediatric Hematology
Weill Cornell Medical College

Alice Cohen, MD, FACP
Adult Hematology, Internal Medicine
Newark Beth Israel Medical Center

Mary Cushman, MD, MSc
Adult Hematology, Thrombosis
University of Vermont

Terry Gernsheimer, MD
Adult Hematology, Transfusion Medicine, ITP
University of Washington School of Medicine

Sweta Gupta, MD
Pediatric Hematology
Indiana Hemophilia & Thrombosis Center

Kristina Haley, DO, MCR
Pediatric Hematology
Oregon Health & Science University

Paula James, MD, FRCPC
Adult Hematology, Clinician Scientist
Queen’s University, Ontario

Peter Kouides, MD
Adult Hematology
University of Rochester School of Medicine

Rebecca Kruse-Jarres, MD, MPH
Pediatric Hematology
Washington Center for Bleeding Disorders, Bloodworks Northwest

Michele Lambert, MD
Pediatric Hematology, ITP and Inherited Platelet Disorders, Coagulation Testing
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania; Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

Alice Ma, MD, FACP
Adult Hematology, Thrombocytopenia
University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill

Marilyn Manco-Johnson, MD
Pediatric Hematology, Hemophilia, and Bone Marrow Transplantation
University of Colorado School of Medicine

Diane Nugent, MD
Pediatric Hematology
Children’s Hospital of Orange County 

Claire Philipp, MD
Adult Hematology
Robert Wood Johnson University Medical Center 

Margaret Ragni, MD, MPH
Adult Hematology
University of Pittsburgh

Rachel Rosovsky, MD, MPH
Adult Hematology, Clotting Disorders, Anemia, Thrombocytopenia
Massachusetts General Hospital 

Bethany Samuelson Bannow, MD
Adult Hematology, Thrombosis
Cleveland Clinic

Michelle Sholzberg, MDCM, MSc, FRCPC
Adult Hematology, Laboratory Medicine, and Pathobiology
Unity Health Toronto/University of Toronto, Ontario

Robert Sidonio, Jr., MD, MSc
Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
Aflac Cancer and Blood Disorders Center, Children’s Healthcare Atlanta/Emory University School of Medicine

Leslie Skeith, MD
Adult Hematology
University of Calgary, Alberta

Lakshmi Srivaths, MD
Pediatric Hematology
University of Texas Health Science Center

Adrianna Vlachos, MD
Pediatric Hematology, Bone Marrow Failure Syndromes
Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital

Dentistry
James W. Curtis, Jr., DMD
Curtis Consulting

Sickle Cell Disease
Alecia Nero, MD, MSCS, FACP
Pediatric Hematology, Sickle Cell Disease
Dallas, Texas

Lydia Pecker, MD
Pediatric Hematology, Sickle Cell Disease, Reproductive Health
Johns Hopkins University

Alexis Thompson, MD, MPH
Pediatric Hematology, Sickle Cell Disease
Children’s Hospital of Pennsylvania