Director, Cancer and Blood Disorders Institute
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Cassandra Josephson, M.D.: Director of the Cancer and Blood Disorders Institute (CBDI), Clinical Division Director for Hematology/Oncology, Medical Director of Transfusion Medicine, at the Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital in St. Petersburg, Florida starting July 1, 2022. She is in the Departments of Oncology and Pediatrics at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine.
Dr. Josephson’s research career focuses on pediatric transfusion medicine and, more specifically, transfusion therapy in neonates, sickle cell anemia, thalassemia, and massive transfusion in children with hemorrhage. She currently and previously garnered grants from National Institutes of Health, CDC, industry and private foundations where she is or has been the Principal Investigator.
Dr. Josephson is actively involved in teaching medical students, residency, and fellowship trainees in pathology and pediatrics. She has authored or co-authored > 180 publications in peer-reviewed journals, 17 review articles, and > 15 book chapters. She is one of the Co-Chairs for the REDS IV-Pediatrics Program evaluating Recipient Epidemiology and Donor Evaluation of Blood Products and Transfusion in the US and Brazil focused on Children. She also services as an Associate Editor for Transfusion, the journal of the American Association of Blood Banks (AABB).
Wednesday, September 27, 2023
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM PT
