2.6 million Black Americans are diagnosed with “neutropenia,” perpetuating systemic racism in healthcare Lauren Merz teaches us at #ASH23

Heme queen extraordinaire, Lauren Merz and mentor Maureen Achebe on the largest stage at #ASH23 discussing the importance of thinking critically about existing “normal” neutrophil ranges!! 👸👑

Great education session re DANC & resulting healthcare disparities (ie, delivery of cancer therapy & more). We need new ANC ref ranges, CTCAE ANC grading, dose adjustment guidance & clinical trials eligibility. J Mark Sloan Lauren Merz total stars #ASH23

Similarly endlessly impressed by Ronak H. Mistry, DO. The future is bright for hematology! #ASH23 #ASHtrainee

So grateful for the Heme Queens of ⁦⁦Brigham and Women’s Hematology⁩ who continue to challenge and inspire me! ⁦Lauren Merz⁩ #ASH23 #shematology ⁦Johns Hopkins Hematology⁩

Come join us tomorrow afternoon for #ASH23 DEI poster walk! I’ll be talking on re-evaluating hemoglobin reference ranges and the vicious cycle between unaddressed iron deficiency and “normal” hemoglobin for women. Michelle Sholzberg Shematologist, MD Alexander Chaitoff Michael Fralick

An absolute joy to create this piece with these brilliant women and this incredible journal. Thank you all for reading and sharing!!

Cheers to ⁦Brigham and Women's Medicine Residents⁩ ⁦BWH Allergy/Immunology Fellowship⁩ ⁦Dana-Farber⁩ ⁦Corey Cutler⁩ for successful development and implementation of a pipeline to address drug allergies before HSCT! Systems hematology and quality improvement at its best. 🩸 secure-web.cisco.com/1B16kGkym8NpAd…

An absolute dream to rage against systemic racism in hemophilia care with Shematologist, MD and RPTH. 🩸 We have made some progress, but we have so much left to do. Read the commentary and associated article here! 👉sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Thanks to Miriam Agyakomah Osei, MD Charlotte Story Kelly Schuering Maureen Achebe Brigham and Women’s Hematology Brigham and Women’s D & I Brigham and Women's Hospital and many others for helping us develop and sustain the heme team as a tangible way to address healthcare inequities!

A true labor of love developing the heme team with the support of Miriam Agyakomah Osei, MD Kelly Schuering Charlotte Story Maureen Achebe Brigham and Women’s Hematology Brigham and Women’s D & I Brigham and Women's Medicine Residents ❤️

WOW this project is everything I hoped and worked for since medical school. I am so excited!! Huge thanks to Doris Duke Foundation ASH and all 24 health systems for trusting me as your leader!

I never thought I’d be so proud to be part of something so DANC Look forward to this paradigm shifting work to provide evidence that will further eliminate race-based medicine

Fascinating story in ASH Clinical News on the importance of accurate reference ranges! Thanks to Doris Duke Foundation and ASH we are already making strides in this space. 🩸💪🧬 ashpublications.org/ashclinicalnew…

Check out our piece on anticoagulation and antiplatelet agent use among patients with VWD and cardiac disease featured in Blood Advances! Huge thanks to Nathan Connell, MD, MPH and Brigham and Women’s Hematology for the help answering this critical question! ashpublications.org/bloodadvances/…

Such a pleasure writing this NEJM interactive case with an all-star team where we discuss a patient with sickle cell disease I saw on the Brigham and Women’s Hematology Brigham and Women's Hospital heme team. Check it out! 👉 nejm.org/doi/abs/10.105…

Make Duffy antigen testing easy to order. Make interpretation simple. Identify Duffy-null Associated Neutrophil Counts (#DANC) to facilitate appropriate medication dosing, avoid unnecessary work up and minimize systemic bias. Lauren Merz Boston Medical Center Jean francis

Congratulations to Drs. Lauren Merz and Robert Stern for receiving teaching awards from the Brigham and Women's Medicine Residents program at yesterday’s residency graduation ceremony! Lauren Merz Brigham and Women's Hospital Harvard Medical School

So excited to talk about the Duffy null phenotype and how to talk about race and racism in medicine. Come join us! ASH Doris Duke Foundation #HJ24 #MedEd

ASH CRTI where experts ➡️ mentors, twitter connections ➡️ human, Phase III RCTs ➡️ cohort studies, & likeminded colleagues ➡️ lifelong friends Heme friends hoping to improve care through research (peds, adult, classical, malignant), consider it! #ASHCRTI ASH