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About the Conference

Dear friends and colleagues, It is with immense pleasure that we welcome you, to "Practice Changing Updates in Hematology (Updates from ASH® 2022, EHA 2023, ASCO® 2023)" . The scientific programme offers a selection of the latest advances in hematology and cutting-edge educational sessions with world experts. It will also provide a unique opportunity to share local data , real world experiences and challenges of developing countries. The event is organized by Armed Forces Bone Marrow Transplant Centre /National Institute of Blood and Marrow Transplant (AFBMTC /NIBMT), located in Rawalpindi, Pakistan. Established in 2001, AFBMTC/NIBMT is the only dedicated transplant centre of the country performing over 150 allogeneic transplants per year. AFBMTC/NIBMT is also the only centre of Pakistan to have a cellular therapy programme and an in house mesenchymal stem cell culture facility since 2015. We are delighted to welcome our friends and participants from all over the world to "Practice Changing Updates in Hematology (Updates from ASH® 2022, EHA 2023, ASCO® 2023)". We hope that this event will increase knowledge, skill, networking with new friends and colleagues and, last but not the least, to enjoy the Pakistani culture.

OUR SPEAKERS/ PANELISTS

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Abdul MannanSpeaker

Consultant Hematologist & Director Haemophilia Centre Glan Clwyd Hospital, Bodelwyddan - UK

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Amer ZeidanSpeaker, Panelist

Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine (Hematology) Yale Cancer Center, CT - USA

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Amy Elizbeth DezernSpeaker

Assoc. Prof. of Oncology and Medicine The John Hopkins University School of Medicine, MD - USA

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Andrea BacigalupoSpeaker, Panelist

Head of the Division of Hematology and Stem Cell Transplants Ospedale San Martino, Genova - Italy

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Ayalew TefferiSpeaker

Professor & Medical Director Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Sciences, Rochester, MN - USA

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Ayesha JunaidPanelist

Professory of Hematology & Consultant Shifa International Hospital, Islamabad - PK

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Ayesha KhurshidSpeaker, Panelist

Consultant Hematologist AFIP, Rawalpindi - PK

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Bushra AhsanModerator

Consultant Clinical Hematologist SKMCH & RC, Lahore - PK

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Bushra MoizSpeaker, Panelist

Professor of Hematology The Aga Khan University, Karachi - PK

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Carmem BonfimSpeaker

Director, Pediatric Blood and Marrow Transplantation Program University of Parana, Brazil

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Charles CraddockSpeaker, Panelist

Professor of Haemto-oncology Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham, UK

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Claire HarrisonSpeaker, Panelist

Professor, Consultant & Lead Hematologist Guy's and St. Thomas' Hopsital, London - UK

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Damiano RondelliSpeaker, Panelist

The Michael Reese Professor of Hematology University of Illinois Hospital, Chicago, IL - USA

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Dietger NiederwieserSpeaker, Panelist

Professor of Medicine, Head of Haematology & Medical Oncology University of Leipzig, Germany

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Elias JabbourSpeaker, Panelist

Professor of Medicine in the Department of Leukemia MD Anderson Cancer Center, TX - USA

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Faiz AnwerSpeaker, Panelist

Lead Physician on Quality and Cellular Therapy Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH - USA

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Faiza NoorModerator

Consultant Hematologist University Hospital of North Midlands, UK

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Farrukh Ali KhanPanelist

Assistant Professor & Head of Department Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi - PK

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Farrukh T. Awan Speaker, Panelist

Associate Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX - USA

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Farwa RazaPanelist

Consultant Hematologist AFBMTC/NIBMT, Rawalpindi - PK

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Gilles SallesSpeaker

Chair of the Lymphoma Hub Memorial Saloan Kettering Cancer Center, NY - USA

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Hamid Saeed MalikSpeaker

Head of Hematology Department AFIP, Rawalpindi - PK

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Hamza HashmiSpeaker, Panelist

Assistant Professor MUSC Holling Cancer Center, Charleston, UC - USA

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Haris AliPanelist

Associate Professor, Division of Leukemia City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, CA -USA

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Irum KhanSpeaker, Panelist

Associate Program Director - Hematology/Oncology Fellowship Northwestern University, IL - USA

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Jasmine ZainSpeaker, Panelist

Professor of Hematology & Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, CA - USA

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Kamran RasheedPanelist

Consultant Medical Oncologist Rasheed Nursing Home & Cancer Clinic, Rawalpindi - Pk

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Khurram Bilal TariqSpeaker, Panelist

Hematologist & Medical Oncologist Selby B. Jones regional Cancer Center, Boone, NC - USA

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Lawrence FaulknerSpeaker

Pediatric Hematologist-Oncologist & BMT Specialist Cure2Children Foundation, Florence - Italy

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M Ayaz MirPanelist

Professor, Head of Hematology Deparment Shifa International Hospital, Islamabad - PK

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Manzar BozdarPanelist

Consultant Hematologist AFIP, Rawalpindi, PK

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Maryam KhanModerator

Consultant Clinical Hematologist AFBMTC/NIBMT, Rawalpindi - PK

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Mehdi HamadaniSpeaker, Panelist

Professor of Internal Medicine Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI - USA

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Mehreen Ali KhanModerator

Consultant Clinical Hematologist AFBMTC/NIBMT, Rawalpindi - PK

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Morie A. GertzSpeaker, Panelist

Professor of Medicine & Consultant Hematolgist Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Sciences, Rochester, MN - USA

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Muhammad Farhan Speaker

Consultant Hematologist Gambat Institute of Medical Sciences, Gambat, Sindh - PK

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Muhammad SaifSpeaker

Consultant Hematologist Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, UK

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Munira BorhanyPanelist

Consultant Haematologist National Institute of Blood Diseases, Karachi - PK

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Munira Moosajee Speaker, Panelist, Moderator

Associate Professor, Department of Oncology The Aga Khan University, Karachi - PK

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Mussavir BangashPanelist

Medical Oncologist CMH, Rawalpindi - PK

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Nadeem ParachaPanelist

Professor of Medicine & Medical Oncologist CMH, Rawalpindi - PK

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Naseema GangatSpeaker, Panelist

Associate Professor of Medicine Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN - USA

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Natasha AliPanelist, Moderator

Associate Professor, Head, Section of Hematology The Aga Khan University, Islamabad - PK

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Nida AnwarPanelist

Associate Professor & Consultant Hematologist National Institute of Blood Disease & BMT, Karachi, PK

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Nighat ShahbazPanelist

Consultant Hematologist AFBMTC/NIBMT, Rawalpindi - PK

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Nuzhat MushahidSpeaker, Panelist

Professor & Director P-First Solutions, Islamabad - PK

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Parvez AhmedSpeaker, Panelist

Professor of Hematology & Director BMT Quaid-e-Azam International Hospital, PK

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Qamar Un Nisa ChaudharySpeaker, Panelist

Professor, BMT Physician & Director AFBMTC/NIBMT, Rawalpindi - PK

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Raheel IftikharModerator

Consultant Clinical Hematologist AFBMTC/NIBMT, Rawalpindi - PK

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Richard DillonSpeaker, Panelist

Clinical Senior Lecturer in Cancer Genetics King's College Hospital, England - UK

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Saad Usmani Speaker, Panelist

Chief of Myeloma Service Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, NY - USA

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Saba JamalSpeaker, Panelist

Director, Blood Center & Clinical Laboratory The Indus Hospital, Karachi - PK

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Saima Humayun ToorModerator

Consultant Clinical Hematologist AFBMTC/NIBMT, Rawalpindi - PK

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Sairah AhmedSpeaker, Panelist

Associate Professor & Director of CART Program The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX - USA

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Saleem Ahmed KhanPanelist

President, Pakistan Society of Haematology (PSH) Professor & Pro Vice Chancellor NUMS, Rawalpindi - Pakistan

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Salman FazalSpeaker, Panelist

Director, Cell Transplantation Program Allegheny Health Network, Pittsburgh, PA - USA

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Salman Naseem AdilPanelist

Professor of Hematology & Consultant The Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi - PK

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Sebastian GaleanoSpeakers, Panelist

WBMT Education & Dissemination Committee co-chair, Hematology Department, British Hospital, Montevideo, Uruguay

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Shabeeha RanaSpeaker, Panelist

Consultant Haematologist American Hospital, Oud Metha, Dubai - UAE

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Shahrukh K. HashmiSpeaker

Consultant - Chair of Hematology & Oncology Mayo Clinic - Sheikh Shakbout Medical City, Abu Dhabi - UAE

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Shahtaj MasoodPanelist

Consultant Hematologist Hayatabad Medical Complex, Peshawar - PK

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Shahzad Nasir RajaPanelist

Consultant Hematologist Quaid-e-Azam International Hospital, Islamabad - PK

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Shawana ShahidPanelist

Consultant Shifa International Hospital, Islamabad - PK

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Stephen AnsellSpeaker

Professor of Medicine Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Sciences, Rochester, MN - USA

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Suhaib AhmedSpeaker, Panelist

Professor of Hematology & CEO Genetic Resource Center, Rawalpindi - PK

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Syed Abbas AliSpeaker, Panelist

Assistant Professor of Oncology Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD - USA

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Syed Ali AbutalibPanelist

Medical Director, Stem Cell Transplant & Cell Therapy Program Cancer Treatment Centers of America , USA

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Syed Kamran Mahmood Panelist

Consultant Hematologist PATHWEL, Rawalpindi - PK

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Syed Waqas Imam BokhariSpeaker, Panelist

Consultant Clinical Haematologist Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital & Research Center, Lahore - PK

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Talha BadarSpeaker, Panelist

Assistant Professor of Oncology Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL - USA

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Tanya SiddiqiSpeaker, Panelist

Director, Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Program City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, CA - USA

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Tariq Azam KhattakModerator

Pediatric Clinical Hematologist AFBMTC/NIBMT, Rawalpindi - PK

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Tariq GhafoorPanelist

Professor & Pediatric Hematologist AFBMTC/NIBMT, Rawalpindi, Pakistan Email:drtariqghafoor@gmail.com

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Tariq Mahmood Satti Panelist

Professor & Consultant Hematologist Shifa International Hospital, Islamabad, Pakistan

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Usman Ahmad Moderator

Consultant Clinical Hematologist SKMCH & RC, Lahore - PK

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Uzma ZaidiSpeaker, Panelist

Consultant Hematologist National Institute of Blood Disease & BMT, Karachi, PK

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Yasir AbbasModerator

Consultant Medical Specialist AFBMTC/NIBMT, Rawalpindi - PK

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Zunaira AamirPanelist

Consultant, Internal Medicine The Indus Hospital, Karachi - PK