Hematologist
Medical Director, Hemostatic Antithrombotic Stewardship
Medical Director, Anticoagulation Management Services
Director, Clinical Research
Hematology Division
Brigham and Women’s Hospital / Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Jean M. Connors, MD is a hematology attending at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute; the Medical Director of the Anticoagulation Management Services, and the Hemostatic Antithrombotic Stewardship Program; Director of Clinical Research of the Hematology Division; and Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School.
She received a medical degree from The Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, completed her residency in internal medicine at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center - East Campus in Boston, as well as fellowships in transfusion medicine and hematology & oncology from Brigham and Women’s Hospital.
Dr. Connors is an Associate Editor for the Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis and the Journal of the American College of Cardiology: Basic to Translational Science. She is a member of or holds a leadership role in many professional societies, including ASH and ISTH, AC Forum, and Foundation for Women & Girls with Blood Disorders. She has participated in numerous clinical trials for patients with venous thrombosis in cancer, and anticoagulation questions in general.
Episode 2 - Medical experts discuss the controversies around thrombophilia testing, review the current ASH guidelines and share their views on best practice