Highlights of ASH in North America

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Join the world's leading hematology experts at Highlights of ASH in North America, a two-day program offered in multiple locations that highlights the most influential research presented at the latest ASH annual meeting. Registration is now open!

New York, New York | January 10-11, 2025
Seattle, Washington | January 10-11, 2025
Chicago, Illinois | January 17-18, 2025
Washington D.C. | January 31-February 1, 2025

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About Highlights of ASH in North America

By attending Highlights of ASH, you will get a comprehensive review of significant scientific updates in clinical and translational hematologic research, learn how these updates directly affect the study and practice of hematology, and discover how new research can be translated into cutting-edge patient care.

Throughout this meeting, you will be able to:

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Access a program curated from highlights of the ASH annual meeting which covers the latest and most influential topics in hematology.

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Engage in interactive panel discussions with speakers and attend small group lunch sessions with experts in the field.

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Network with experts, exhibitors, and peers in a close-knit setting.

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Choose from several dates and locations to best meet your schedule.

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Program Schedule

The program schedule below is identical for all 2025 Highlights of ASH in North America locations. The following information is preliminary and subject to change.

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11:00 a.m.	Registration and Exhibits Open (Lunch provided)
11:45 p.m.	Welcome and Introductions
12:00 p.m.	*Inherited Disorders of Coagulation*
	Tyler Buckner, MD, MSc University of Colorado	Seattle, WA
	Patrick Ellsworth, MD University of North Carolina	New York, NY Chicago, IL
	Ayesha Zia, MD University of Texas Southwestern	Washington, DC
12:45 p.m.	*Transfusion Medicine*
	Grace Lee, MD Duke University	Chicago, IL
	Katerina Pavenski, MD, FRCPC University of Toronto	Seattle, WA Washington, DC
	Michelle Zeller, MD McMaster University	New York, NY
1:30 p.m.	*Sickle Cell Disease: Disease-Modifying and Curative Therapies*
	Maureen Okam Achebe, MD, MPH Brigham and Women's Hospital	New York, NY
	Cecelia Calhoun, MD, MPHS, MBA Yale University	Seattle, WA Chicago, IL
	Rakhi Naik, MD, MHS Johns Hopkins University	Washington, DC
2:15 p.m.	Panel Discussion
2:45 p.m.	Coffee Break and Exhibits Open
3:00 p.m.	Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
	Patrick Burke, MD University of Michigan	Seattle, WA
	Adam Duvall, MD University of Chicago	Chicago, IL
	Ryan Mattison, MD University of Wisconsin	New York, NY Washington, DC
3:45 p.m.	Myeloma, MGUS, and Plasma Cell Disorders
	Susan Bal, MD University of Alabama at Birmingham	New York, NY
	Doris Hansen, MD Moffitt Cancer Center	Chicago, IL
	Jonathan Kaufman, MD Emory University	Seattle, WA Washington, DC
4:30 p.m.	*Acute Myeloid Leukemia*
	Courtney DiNardo, MD Anderson Cancer Center	Washington, DC
	Charles Foucar, MD University of New Mexico	Chicago, IL
	Catherine Lai, MD, MPH University of Pennsylvania	Seattle, WA
	Jerald Radich, MD Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center	New York, NY
5:15 p.m.	Panel Discussion
5:45 p.m.	Highlights of ASH Day 1 Program Adjournment
6:00 p.m.	Satellite Symposia

7:00 a.m.	Registration and Exhibits Open (Breakfast provided)
7:45 a.m.	Welcome, Introductions, and Announcements
8:00 a.m.	Intersection of Women’s Health and Hematology
	Sarah H. O'Brien, MD, MSc Nationwide Children's	New York, NY Washington, DC
	Menaka Pai, MD FRCPC McMaster University	Chicago, IL
	Bethany Samuelson Bannow, MD Oregon Health and Science University Medicine	Seattle, WA
8:45 a.m.	Clinical Applications of Health Outcomes Research for Blood Cancers
	Pamela Egan, MD Maine Health	Washington, DC
	Areej El-Jawahri, MD Massachusetts General Hospital	Seattle, WA
	Thomas W. LeBlanc, MD, MS, MA Duke University	New York, NY Chicago, IL
9:30 a.m.	Consultative Hematology
	Cyrus Hsia, MD, FRCPC Western University	New York, NY
	Jacquelyn M. Powers, MD Texas Children’s Hospital	Chicago, IL
	Joseph Shatzel, MD Oregon Health and Science University Medicine	Seattle, WA Washington, DC
10:15 a.m.	Panel Discussion
10:45 a.m.	Coffee Break and Exhibits Open
11:00 a.m.	Myelodysplastic Syndromes and Clonal Hematopoiesis
	Guillermo Garcia-Manero, MD Anderson Cancer Center	Chicago, IL
	Morgan Jones, MD, PhD University of Michigan	New York, NY Washington, DC
	Afaf Osman, MD University of Utah	Seattle, WA
11:45 a.m.	Moving the Needle in the Treatment of Myeloproliferative Neoplasms and Chronic Myeloid Leukemia
	Chi-Joan How, MD Brigham and Women’s Hospital	Washington, DC
	Andrew Kuykendall, MD Moffitt Cancer Center	Seattle, WA
	Kristen Pettit, MD University of Michigan	Chicago, IL
	Douglas Tremblay, MD Mount Sinai	New York, NY
12:30 p.m.	Panel Discussion
1:00 p.m.	Lunch with the Experts (All Speakers and Attendees)
2:15 p.m.	Transplant
	Ran Reshef, MD, MSc Columbia University Irving Medical Center	New York, NY
	Bart L. Scott, MD Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center	Seattle, WA Washington, DC
	Melody Smith, MD, MS Stanford University	Chicago, IL
3:00 p.m.	*Highlights in Aggressive Lymphoma*
	Paul Barr, MD University of Rochester	Seattle, WA
	Carla Casulo, MD University of Rochester	Chicago, IL
	Manali Kamdar, MD University of Colorado	Washington, DC
	Sarah Rutherford, MD Weill Cornell Medicine	New York, NY
3:45 p.m.	*Highlights in Indolent Lymphoma and Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia*
	Alexey Danilov, MD, PhD City of Hope National Medical Center	Seattle, WA
	Jia Ruan, MD, PhD Weill Cornell Medicine	New York, NY Washington, DC
	Deborah Stephens, DO University of North Carolina	Chicago, IL
4:30 p.m.	Panel Discussion
5:00 p.m.	Closing Remarks and Adjournment

Acknowledgements

Thank you to our esteemed committee of experts dedicated to advancing the development of this meeting, and our company partners for providing educational grants in support of the 2025 Highlights of ASH in North America

Jia Ruan, MD, PhD, Chair, Weill Cornell Medicine
Tyler Buckner, MD, MSc, University of Colorado Denver
Pamela Egan, MD, Maine Health
Manali Kamdar, MD, University of Colorado
Jonathan L. Kaufman, MD, Emory University
Rakhi Naik, MD, MHS, Johns Hopkins University
Kristen Pettit, MD, University of Michigan
Eric Tse, PhD, MBBS, Hong Kong University
Michelle Zeller, MD, McMaster University

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