AAMAC
Tue Aug 4, 2020, 12:31 PM
Time: 2 pm (Eastern Time (ET))
Speaker: Dr Heather Leitch
Topic: Latest research on MDS
To register:
Go to https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/6977375854103833359; or
email info@aamac.ca; or
call 1-888-840-0039
THE SPEAKER:
Dr. Heather Leitch, Director Hematology/Oncology Research (SPH), Clinical Professor, St. Paul’s Hospital
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Dr. Heather Leitch completed a PhD in microbiology (leukemia stem cell research) at UBC in 1992. She graduated from medical school at UBC in 1995, trained in internal medicine at UBC, and completed a hematology fellowship at McGill University in 2000, where she also completed course requirements toward a master’s degree in epidemiology and biostatistics. She completed post-fellowship training with the Lymphoma Tumour Group at the B.C. Cancer Agency in 2002, and currently holds the position of Clinical Associate Professor at UBC. Dr. Leitch has been a member of the hematology/oncology group at St. Paul’s Hospital since 2004, and actively participates in research projects and clinical trials with a focus on hematological malignancies. Recent publications co-authored by Dr. Leitch have focused on the treatment of: iron overload in patients with myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) and other acquired bone marrow failure syndromes; HIV-associated lymphoma; monoclonal B-cell lymphocytosis; and relapsed/refractory myeloma, MDS, and lymphoma.
Speaker: Dr Heather Leitch
Topic: Latest research on MDS
To register:
Go to https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/6977375854103833359; or
email info@aamac.ca; or
call 1-888-840-0039
THE SPEAKER:
Dr. Heather Leitch, Director Hematology/Oncology Research (SPH), Clinical Professor, St. Paul’s Hospital
https://aamac.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/DSC2819-Dr-Heather-Leitch-rs-300x201.jpg
Dr. Heather Leitch completed a PhD in microbiology (leukemia stem cell research) at UBC in 1992. She graduated from medical school at UBC in 1995, trained in internal medicine at UBC, and completed a hematology fellowship at McGill University in 2000, where she also completed course requirements toward a master’s degree in epidemiology and biostatistics. She completed post-fellowship training with the Lymphoma Tumour Group at the B.C. Cancer Agency in 2002, and currently holds the position of Clinical Associate Professor at UBC. Dr. Leitch has been a member of the hematology/oncology group at St. Paul’s Hospital since 2004, and actively participates in research projects and clinical trials with a focus on hematological malignancies. Recent publications co-authored by Dr. Leitch have focused on the treatment of: iron overload in patients with myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) and other acquired bone marrow failure syndromes; HIV-associated lymphoma; monoclonal B-cell lymphocytosis; and relapsed/refractory myeloma, MDS, and lymphoma.