Pär I. Johansson, MD, DSc, MBA is Director of Transfusion Medicine and Head of the Haemostasis Research Laboratory at the Capital Region Blood Bank, Rigshospitalet, the National University Hospital in Copenhagen, Denmark. He is by training a specialist in Anesthesiology, Clinical Immunology and Transfusion Medicine and his research is focusing on the interplay between the haemostatic, inflammatory and innate immune systems in critical illness and trauma. A particular research interest concerns exploring the clinical utility of whole blood functional haemostatic assays in patients with critical illness including critical hemorrhage. He has published more than 60 peer reviewed scientific manuscripts and he is a member of several international research collaborations. He is Chairman of the International Symposium on Critical Bleeding (www.iscb2011.dk) and he has served as an invited speaker at more than 50 international scientific meetings concerning critical bleeding, hemostasis and resuscitation strategies in trauma and major surgery.
Linda Shore-Lesserson, MD is Professor of Anesthesiology and director of Cardiovascular Anesthesiology at Montefiore Medical Center in New York. She is a diplomate of the National Board of Medical Examiners, American Board of Anesthesiology, and National Board of Echocardiography. She has served as Chair of the Program committee for the Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists, and is now on the Board of Directors of the SCA. She is also a member of the Committee on Blood Management of the American Society of Anesthesiologists, and sits on the scientific program committee for the New York State Society of Anesthesiologists PGA Annual Meeting.Her research interests lie in the field of hemostasis and thrombosis as it relates to cardiovascular disease. The results of her research have been published in high impact peer reviewed journals. She lectures frequently at national and international scientific meetings having accomplished more than 100 visiting professorships and invited lectures. Dr Shore-Lesserson received her medical degree from the University of Pennsylvania.
David Glass, MD was Chair of Anesthesiology at the Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center (DHMC) until 2008. While serving as Chair of Anesthesiology, he continued to be an active member of the Critical Care staff. Dr. Glass was elected a Director of the American Board of Anesthesiology in 1985, served as President of the Board in 1996, and served as Chair of the Examination and Credentials Committee for certification in Critical Care Medicine. He served as a representative to the American Board of Medicine Specialties (ABMS). His research interests included the effects of critical illness on bleeding and coagulation and the role of the stress response in surgical outcomes. Dr. Glass graduated from West Virginia University School of Medicine and trained in surgery and anesthesiology at the University of Pittsburgh, University of West Virginia and at Massachusetts General Hospital.
Maureane Hoffman, MD, PhD is Professor of Pathology at Duke University and and Director of the Hematology, Transfusion Service and Clinical Chemistry Laboratories at the affiliated Durham VA Medical Center. In this capacity she has strong interests and experience in component therapy for bleeding disorders, and mechanisms for monitoring anticoagulants and transfusion therapy. Dr. Hoffman’s research focuses on the role of cellular features in controlling hemostasis and thrombosis. Her collaboration with Drs. Mac Monroe and Harold Roberts has led to the development of an in vitro cell-based model that mimics many aspects of hemostasis in vivo. This work has produced an improved conceptual model of how the hemostatic process functions in vivo. She has authored or co-authored over 115 journal articles and 15 book chapters, and has lectured extensively in the US and Europe on basic and clinical laboratory aspects of coagulation. Dr. Hoffman obtained her MD and PhD (Pharmacology/Toxicology) degrees from the University of Iowa. She completed residency training in Anatomic and Clinical Pathology.
