Author
Olga Kozyreva, MD Attending Physician, Division of Hematology-Oncology, St Elizabeth's Medical Center; Assistant Professor, Tufts University School of Medicine
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.
Coauthor(s)
Samer A Bleibel, MD Staff Physician, Department of Internal Medicine, Wayne State University School of Medicine, St John's Hospital and Medical Centers
Samer A Bleibel, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American College of Physicians
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.
Sarah K May, MD Consulting Staff, Department of Hematology-Oncology, Caritas Carney Hospital, Commonwealth Hematology-Oncology PC
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.
Rajalaxmi McKenna, MD, FACP Southwest Medical Consultants, SC, Department of Medicine, Good Samaritan Hospital, Advocate Health Systems
Rajalaxmi McKenna, MD, FACP is a member of the following medical societies: American Society of Clinical Oncology, American Society of Hematology, International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.
Jeanine M Walenga, PhD, MT(ASCP), FACA Professor, Departments of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery and Pathology, Cardiovascular Institute, Loyola University Medical Center
Jeanine M Walenga, PhD, MT(ASCP), FACA is a member of the following medical societies: Academy of Clinical and Applied Thrombosis/Hemostasis, American Association for Clinical Chemistry, American College of Angiology, American Heart Association, American Medical Technologists, American Society for Clinical Pathology, American Society of Hematology, European and Mediterranean League Against Thrombotic Diseases, International Society for Applied Cardiovascular Biology, International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis, New York Academy of Sciences, Society for Thrombosis and Haemostasis Research
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.
Specialty Editor Board
Francisco Talavera, PharmD, PhD Adjunct Assistant Professor, University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Pharmacy; Editor-in-Chief, Medscape Drug Reference
Disclosure: Received salary from Medscape for employment. for: Medscape.
Marcel E Conrad, MD Distinguished Professor of Medicine (Retired), University of South Alabama College of Medicine
Marcel E Conrad, MD is a member of the following medical societies: Alpha Omega Alpha, American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Association of Blood Banks, American Chemical Society, American College of Physicians, American Physiological Society, American Society for Clinical Investigation, American Society of Hematology, Association of American Physicians, Association of Military Surgeons of the US, International Society of Hematology, Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine, SWOG
Disclosure: Partner received none from No financial interests for none.
Chief Editor
Perumal Thiagarajan, MD Professor, Department of Pathology and Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine; Director, Transfusion Medicine and Hematology Laboratory, Michael E DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Perumal Thiagarajan, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American College of Physicians, American Heart Association, American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, American Society for Clinical Investigation, American Society of Hematology, Association of American Physicians, Royal College of Physicians
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.
Additional Contributors
S Gerald Sandler, MD, FCAP, FACP Professor Emeritus of Medicine and Pathology, Georgetown University School of Medicine
S Gerald Sandler, MD, FCAP, FACP is a member of the following medical societies: American Association of Blood Banks, College of American Pathologists, International Society of Blood Transfusion
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.