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.
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