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Dr. John Manis

Director of Transfusion Medicine

Boston Children's Hospital

Dr. John Manis

Director of Transfusion Medicine

Dr. John Manis completed his training in Internal Medicine, Hematology, and Oncology at Tufts Medical Center, where he studied B cell biology under Dr. Robert Schwartz. He later pursued a post-doctoral fellowship with Dr. Frederick Alt at Boston Children’s Hospital, focusing on the mechanisms controlling programmed DNA breaks in B cells. In 2004, he joined the Department of Laboratory Medicine at Boston Children’s Hospital to study DNA damage response and repair pathways in B cell development. After completing his fellowship in Transfusion Medicine in 2010, he became the Director of Transfusion Medicine at Boston Children’s Hospital. Dr. Manis is actively involved in more than a dozen cellular therapy trials, including those aimed at improving stem cell mobilization and collection in sickle cell disease. As part of the NIH’s CURE Sickle Cell Initiative, he chairs the Apheresis Research Committee and oversees national stem cell collection trials while co-investigating gene therapy studies for sickle cell anemia.

Dr. Abdullah Alswied

Consultant in Transfusion Medicine and Blood Banking

King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre

Dr. Abdullah Alswied

Consultant in Transfusion Medicine and Blood Banking

Dr. Abdullah Alswied is a Consultant in Transfusion Medicine and Blood Banking at King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre, serving as Medical Director of both Therapeutic Apheresis Services and the Stem Cell and Cellular Therapy Laboratory. He holds board certifications from the American Board of Pathology in Clinical Pathology, Anatomic Pathology, and Blood Banking/Transfusion Medicine. Dr. Alswied earned his Ph.D. from the University of Oxford and Master's from the University of Liverpool, and completed his residency at the University of Arizona and fellowship at the National Institutes of Health. He serves as a committee member for the AABB Standards for Cellular Therapy Services and is a contributing author to the AABB Biotherapies Manual. Dr. Alswied actively contributes to research in transfusion medicine optimization, cellular therapy manufacturing, and immunohematology, with publications in leading journals.

‪Dr. Paul Strengers‬‏

Consultant on Blood and Plasma Strategies

Netherlands Royal Tropical Institute

‪Dr. Paul Strengers‬‏

Consultant on Blood and Plasma Strategies

Dr. Paul Strengers, MD, joined the Central Laboratory of the Netherlands Red Cross Blood Transfusion Service (CLB) in Amsterdam in 1986. He has held several leadership positions, including Medical Director of CLB Blood Bank, Medical Director at CAF-DCF in Brussels, and Director of Medical Affairs and Product Development at Sanquin Blood Supply, Division of Plasma Products. His research focuses on clinical transfusion medicine, hemophilia and factor VIII inhibitors, coagulation and anticoagulant reversal, intravenous immunoglobulins, haemovigilance, pharmacovigilance, and the ethics and quality of transfusion medicine. Dr. Strengers has served as President of the International Haemovigilance Network, Secretary-General of ISBT, President and Executive Director of the International Plasma and Fractionation Association, and Chairman of the Netherlands Red Cross in Amsterdam. Currently, he serves as Consultant on Blood and Plasma Strategies, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of the Netherlands’ Royal Tropical Institute, and President of the Foundation for Transfusion Medicine. He has authored or co-authored over 150 scientific publications.

‪Dr. Kyle Annen‬‏

Associate Professor of Pathology

University of Colorado-Anschutz School of Medicine

‪Dr. Kyle Annen‬‏

Associate Professor of Pathology

Dr. Kyle Annen, DO, CABP, QIA (ASCP), is Associate Professor of Pathology at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus and Medical Director of Apheresis and Cellular Therapy at Children’s Hospital Colorado. She is a recognized authority in pediatric apheresis, cellular therapy, and transfusion medicine, with clinical oversight of therapeutic apheresis, stem cell processing, and donor center operations. Dr. Annen has authored over 30 peer-reviewed publications in journals including Transfusion, Journal of Clinical Apheresis, and Clinical Infectious Diseases, and contributed to key reference texts such as Therapeutic Apheresis: A Handbook and Pediatric Transfusion: A Handbook. She serves as Associate Editor for the Journal of Clinical Apheresis and holds national leadership roles, including Chair of the AABB Therapeutic Apheresis and Transfusion Practice Subcommittee and Chair of the ASFA Clinical Applications Pediatric Subcommittee.

Dr. Aqeel Kadasah

Assistant Professor

King Abdulaziz University

Dr. Aqeel Kadasah

Assistant Professor

Dr. Aqeel Faisal Kadasah, Assistant Professor of Marketing at King Abdulaziz University with a 10 year experience in teaching. Specialized in Experience Marketing and Tourism Marketing. He attained a certificate from the Higher Education Academy from the United Kingdom. He is a consultant for several institutes in Experiences and Tourism. He attained the Trainer License from the Technical and Vocational Training Corporation in The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

‪Dr. Arwa Alriyami

Senior Consultant of Hematology and Transfusion Medicine

Sultan Qaboos University Hospital - UMC

‪Dr. Arwa Alriyami

Senior Consultant of Hematology and Transfusion Medicine

Dr Arwa Al Riyami is a Senior Consultant at the Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, the University Medical City in Oman. She completed a residency in Haematological Pathology at the University of British Colombia in Canada, and a fellowship in Cellular Therapy at the University of Pennsylvania and Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia in the United States. She is a fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. Dr. Al-Riyami is a member of ISBT, AABB, ICTMG and ISCT. She served as chair of ISBT Clinical Transfusion working party and ISBT Young Professional Council. Dr. Al-Riyami is a member of the ISBT Standing Committee on Ethics, AABB Global Transfusion Forum steering committee and the WHO advisory group on Blood Regulation, Availability and Safety. Her professional interests span transfusion medicine and medical education, with numerous publications showcasing her contribution to transfusion research in Oman and the region.

Dr. Reem Alradwan

Director of Blood Transfusion Administration Services

Ministry of Health

Dr. Reem Alradwan

Director of Blood Transfusion Administration Services

Dr. Reem Ali AlRadwan is the Director of Blood Transfusion Administration Services and Medical Director of the Kuwait Central Blood Bank at the Ministry of Health. She holds a Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery (M.B.B.Ch) from Kuwait University (1987) and is a Fellow of the Royal College of Pathologists in Transfusion Medicine. She is also a certified assessor by AABB and AIHQ. With over 30 years of experience, Dr. AlRadwan has led major national projects such as RFID implementation, NAT screening, and automation of blood services. She serves on national and international boards including AABB, ISBT, and the GCC Blood Transfusion Committee. Under her leadership, Kuwait collected over 93,000 blood units in 2023 and launched campaigns like “Kuwait in My Blood.” She received the Sheikh Jaber Quality Award (2009) and the Arab Blood Transfusion Prize (2010). A recognized leader in transfusion medicine, she has achieved multiple AABB accreditations and advanced blood safety across Kuwait.

Dr. Ryan Metcalf

Section Chief and Medical Director of the Transfusion Service

University of Utah Health

Dr. Ryan Metcalf

Section Chief and Medical Director of the Transfusion Service

Dr. Ryan Metcalf is Section Chief of Transfusion Medicine, Medical Director of the Transfusion Service, Associate Professor of Pathology, and Inpatient Chief Value Officer for the Department of Pathology at the University of Utah Health and ARUP Laboratories. He completed a residency in Anatomic and Clinical Pathology and a fellowship in Transfusion Medicine at Stanford University and is board certified in these disciplines. His research interests include the use of advanced data visualization to improve understanding of patient blood management (PBM) clinical practice quality, evidence-based clinical decision making, and data-driven approaches to improve our understanding of risks associated with blood transfusion. He is co-inventor of a novel advanced data visualization tool that evaluates PBM practice. Dr. Metcalf is Chair of the Association for the Advancement of Blood and Biotherapies (AABB) Clinical Transfusion Medicine Committee. He received ARUP’s Bill Roberts Award for Excellence in Laboratory Medicine in 2023.

Dr. Shruthi Narayan

Medical Director of Serious Hazards of Transfusion

Serious Hazards of Transfusion (SHOT)

Dr. Shruthi Narayan

Medical Director of Serious Hazards of Transfusion

Dr Shruthi Narayan is the Medical Director of Serious Hazards of Transfusion (SHOT, UK). It is the independent, professionally led haemovigilance scheme covering the whole of UK. Additionally, she has a role as a Donor Consultant at NHS Blood and Transplant. Shruthi also chairs the Royal College of Pathologists Transfusion Specialty Advisory Committee, is a member of the leadership team of International Society of Blood Transfusion Haemovigilance Working Party and is the current President of the International Haemovigilance Network. Shruthi is passionate about improving transfusion safety, is actively involved in transfusion education and improvement initiatives.

The Saudi International Conference on Blood Transfusion is a prominent scientific event at the national and international level, organized by the Blood Transfusion Services Center – Health Support Services Center, MOH. The conference aims to address the latest advancements and challenges in the field of blood transfusion, while promoting quality of care and patient safety.

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Dr. John Manis

Dr. Abdullah Alswied

‪Dr. Paul Strengers‬‏

‪Dr. Kyle Annen‬‏

Dr. Aqeel Kadasah

‪Dr. Arwa Alriyami

Dr. Reem Alradwan

Dr. Ryan Metcalf

Dr. Shruthi Narayan

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