Book description
Expertly edited and endorsed by the International Society for
Laboratory Hematology, this is the newest international textbook on all
aspects of laboratory hematology. Covering both traditional and
cutting-edge hematology laboratory technology this book emphasizes
international recommendations for testing practices. Illustrative case
studies on how technology can be used in patient diagnosis are included.
Laboratory Hematology Practice
is an invaluable resource for all those working in the field. Dr
Kandice Kottke-Marchant
, MD PhD, Section Head, Hemostasis and Thrombosis, Department of
Clinical Pathology, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio,
USA and President, International Society of Laboratory Hematology. She
is also a Professor of Pathology at the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College
of Medicine and an Adjunct Professor of Biomedical Engineering at Case
Western Reserve University. She has published over 100 peer-reviewed
publications in the field of haemostasis, is an international expert on
platelet testing and aspirin resistance, and has served on review panels
from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), College of American
Pathologists (CAP), ISO/TC212 and North American Specialized Coagulation
Laboratory Association (NASCOLA). She has been a driving force to
increase the international visibility and impact of the ISLH. She has
been responsible for running the ISLH annual Symposia since 2002. Due to
her involvement in haemostasis and the ISLH, Dr. Kottke-Marchant will be
uniquely positioned to serve as one of the co-Editors of the Textbook of
Laboratory Hematology.
Elkin Simson, MD, PCAP, FACSP is the Medical Director of the
Center for Clinical Laboratories and Hematology Laboratory at the
Mount Sinai Hospital. He is also Associate Professor and Vice Chairman
of the Department of Pathology at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine,
New York, NY, USA. Dr. Simson was formerly the Vice-President for
Medical and Scientific Affairs at Technicon Instruments Corporation,
where he participated in the development of the first automated
haematology analyzers to combine the CBC and WBC differential into a
single instrument. Dr Simson is the Past President of the ISLH and is
Vice-President of the International Council for Standardization in
Hematology (ICSH). He has been Chairman of the Hematology Area
Committee of NCCLS (now CLSI), a member of Council of the National
Reference System for the Clinical Laboratory (NRSCL) and the
Hematology and Quality Improvement Subcommittees of the NCCCLS. He was
a member of the Hematology and Pathology Advisory Panel of the Food
and Drug Administration (FDA). Due to his long-time involvement in
haematology automation and standards organizations, Dr. Simson is an
idea co-editor.
The proposed section editors are chosen from international experts in
their respective fields; most have also been long-time ISLH members
who have been faculty at one or more ISLH Symposia and who have been
repeatedly recognized as outstanding speakers and contributors by the
participants. Dr Bruce Davis is one of the co-founders of the
ISLH and has a long history of involvement in developing automated
cellular and flow cytometric technologies. Professor Alberto Orfao
from Spain is one of the world's foremost experts on flow cytometry.
Professor Samuel Machin is currently President of the British Society
of Haematology and is an international authority on haemostasis
testing. Stefanie McFadden is a medical technologist who is sought
after as a consultant for laboratory management and informatics
issues.
