of Anesthesiology at the University and University Hospital of Lausanne, Switzerland.

Dr. Spahn’s primary research areas include concepts to minimize the use of perioperative blood products and the management of massive bleeding. He is one of the founders of patient blood management. He has published more than 300 scientific articles, 13 books and over 40 chapters. These publications include numerous original papers and review articles on the transfusion of blood products, including the European guidelines for the management of bleeding following major trauma. He served on the editorial board for various anesthesia journals, and has participated in numerous committees and scientific advisory boards.

OKSANA VOLOD, MD

Dr. Oksana Volod is a pathologist in West Hollywood, California, and is affiliated with Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. She has been in practice for more than20 years, and she specializes in coagulation and hematopathology. Her clinical and research interests include thromboelastograph (TEG) utilization for diagnosis and personalized treatment of complex coagulopathies, development of optimal anticoagulation for patients on mechanical circulatory support devices, analysis of the effect of high body mass index on hemostasis in various clinical settings, and defining early trauma induced coagulopathy using TEG.

Dr. Volod is member of the Coagulation Resource Committee with the College of American Pathologists and on the Board of Directors for the California Association to Aid Ukraine. She is also Chairman and Organizer of Coagulation Educational Symposium at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.

She received her medical degree from the Faculty of Medicine at Uzhhorod National University.

JONATHAN WATERS, MD

Professor, Departments of Anesthesiology and Bioengineering, University of Pittsburgh
Chief, Division of Anesthesiology, Magee-Womens