It is with great pleasure that I announce Dr. Beth Shaz joining our Department as Professor in Pathology and becoming the Deputy Director of the Marcus Center for Cellular Cures.
Dr. Shaz received her BS from Cornell University in Chemical Engineering and then completed her MD at University of Michigan. Subsequently, she completed a Surgical Internship at Georgetown University followed by training in Anatomic and Clinical Pathology and Transfusion Medicine at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center/ Harvard Medical School. Dr. Shaz then remained at BIDMC as Associate Medical of the Transfusion Services and Medical Director of the Transfusion/Pheresis Unit. In 2006, she relocated to Grady Memorial Hospital/ Emory University as Director, Transfusion Services and Associate Professor. Most recently, she served as Chief Medical and Scientific Officer, Executive Vice President of New York Blood Center. In addition, Dr. Shaz is the president of AABB Board of Directors, a scientific member of Biomedical Excellence for Safer Transfusion, and an Associate Editor of TRANSFUSION.
Please join me in welcoming Dr. Shaz.
Jiaoti Huang, MD PhD
Chairman