Test Utilization: Inherited Thrombophilia Testing: Pros and Cons



 

Originally presented on January 25, 2012, in Salt Lake City, Utah.


Lecture Presenters

George M. Rodgers III, MD, PhD

George M. Rodgers III, MD, PhD

Medical Director, Hemostasis/Thrombosis Laboratory
ARUP Laboratories
Professor of Medicine
University of Utah School of Medicine
Professor of Pathology
University of Utah School of Medicine

Dr. Rogers is the medical director of the Hemostasis and Thrombosis Laboratory at ARUP and a professor of medicine and pathology at the University of Utah School of Medicine. Dr. Rogers received his PhD in pharmacology and his MD from the Tulane University School of Medicine. He is certified in internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine and in hematology by the American Board of Pathology. Dr. Rogers is the co-editor of Wintrobe's Clinical Hematology.


Kristi J. Smock, MD

Kristi J. Smock, MD

Medical Director, Hemostasis/Thrombosis Laboratory
ARUP Laboratories
Assistant Professor of Pathology
University of Utah School of Medicine

Dr. Smock is the medical director of the Hemostasis/Thrombosis Laboratory at ARUP and an assistant professor of pathology at the University of Utah School of Medicine. She received her MD from the University of Utah and completed residency training in anatomic and clinical pathology and fellowship training in hematopathology at the University of Utah. She is board certified by the American Board of Pathology in anatomic and clinical pathology with subspecialty certification in hematology. She is a fellow of the College of American Pathologists and American Society for Clinical Pathology and is a member of several other professional organizations, including the International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis. Dr. Smock has research interests in a variety of areas related to hemostasis/thrombosis.


Sponsored by:

University of Utah School of Medicine, and ARUP Laboratories