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Mikkael A. Sekeres, Candidate for Secretary of ASH
Mikkael A. Sekeres, Chair of Committee on Communications at American Society of Hematology (ASH) is a candidate for the position of Secretary at ASH.
Mikkael A. Sekeres, MD, MS is the Chief of the Division of Hematology at the Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center.
He is chair of the medical advisory board of the Aplastic Anemia and Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS) International Foundation.
He formerly chaired the Oncologic Drugs Advisory Committee of the F.D.A, and the MDS Research Fund of the Dresner Foundation.
He also chaired the Cleveland Clinic Enterprise Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee, where he was also Vice-chair for Clinical Research of the cancer center.
Dr. Sekeres is a member of American Society of Clinical Oncology, and the Southwest Oncology Group—Leukemia Committee.
He is the author or co-author of over 450 manuscripts and 650 abstracts published in leading journals such as NEJM, Blood, Journal of Clinical Oncology, Nature Genetics, Cancer Cell, Journal of the National Cancer Institute, Journal of Clinical Investigation, PLoS One, and Leukemia.
Education
Mikkael A. Sekeres earned a medical degree and a master’s degree in clinical epidemiology from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine.
He completed his postgraduate training at Harvard University, finishing an internal medicine residency at Massachusetts General Hospital and a fellowship in hematology-oncology at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston.
Honors and Awards
- Leadership in Science Award by AAMDS.
- American Society of Healthcare Publication Editors Award.
- Lifetime Achievement in Science.
Interviews with Mikkael A. Sekeres
In an interview with ASH News Daily, Mikkael A. Sekeres said – “I have been most proud being editor-in-chief of ASH Clinical News or chair of the ASH Committee on Communications.”
Books by Mikkael A. Sekeres
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When Blood Breaks Down: Life Lessons from Leukaemia.
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On the Edge of Life: Diary of A Medical Intensive Care Unit.
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Clinical Malignant Hematology.
Quotes by Mikkael A. Sekeres
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ASCO Annual Meeting
May 30 - June 4, 2024
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Yvonne Award 2024
May 31, 2024
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OncoThon 2024, Online
Feb. 15, 2024
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Global Summit on War & Cancer 2023, Online
Dec. 14-16, 2023