Name: Sarah H. O’Brien, MD
Country: U.S.A
Positions: Associate Professor, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology and Director of Experimental Therapeutics, Section of Hematology/Oncology/Bone Marrow Transplantation (BMT), Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Columbus, U.S.A
WFH 2020 Congress speaker topic: Screening, practical aspects of identification
Bio:
Sarah H. O’Brien’s clinical and research interests include pediatric thrombosis and thromboprophylaxis, the evaluation and diagnosis of mild bleeding disorders, and the intersections between hematology and women’s health. She also leads a multidisciplinary hematology and adolescent gynecology clinic at Nationwide Children’s. As a health services researcher, O’Brien has a particular interest in the use of large administrative databases, decision analysis and cost effectiveness analysis to further care. She attended the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and received her residency and fellowship training from the Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC). O’Brien has been voted as a “Best Doctor in America”.