ABOUT

Gerald A Soff MD, is the Director of the Classical Hematology Service at the University of Miami Health System/Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center.

He has devoted his career to hematology. He has published over 100 peer reviewed papers in the basic sciences and clinical research in hematology, with a particular focus on interaction of the coagulation system and cancer.

He has a particular passion for education as well as clinical medicine, being a past recipient of the Paul Sherlock Housestaff Teaching Award and Willett F. Whitmore Award for Clinical Excellence (Physician Of The Year) from Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and recurring listing on Castle Connolly Top Doctors.

He has been directing a weekly course for hematology fellows in benign hematology since 2009. Initially this was an in-person course, but since 2020 the course has been web-based allowing for the sharing of content to a broader group of medical trainees and other learners. The ongoing goal is to provide the highest level of scholarship in hematology content and make this material free to all.

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Awards & Honors

Castle Connolly: New York Magazine Top Doctors (2013-2020)

Sassine Ghanem MD, is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University and is a Clinician Educator in the division of Hematology and Medical Oncology. His main interests are in Classical Hematology and Plasma Cell Disorders.

His Journey with Hematology Education Online started out as a fellow benefiting from the Classical Hematology course directed by Dr. Soff and this later evolved into helping build this platform and expand it.

He has a special interest in education and enjoys working with trainees. He has multiple publications in peer reviewed journals and is building his career at the Lifespan Cancer Institute of Rhode Island. He hopes that this course will help trainees, advanced care practitioners, and practicing healthcare professionals build a lasting interest, and a strong foundation in the field of Hematology.