Steven Frank
Professor
Haematology
Haemonetics
Sweden
Biography
Dr. Steven Frank has more than 30 years of experience as an anesthesiologist. His recent work relates to clinical studies in the area of blood utilization, with a special focus on the collection and analysis of transfusion data from electronic medical records and methods for using such data to improve practice. He is involved in ongoing studies to determine mechanisms of the red blood cell storage lesion. Dr. Frank is the Director of the Blood Management Program at the Johns Hopkins Hospital and is also the Medical Director of the Center for Bloodless Medicine and Surgery at Johns Hopkins. He has published more than 120 peer-reviewed articles, and over 20 reviews and book chapters. He is currently on the editorial board of the journal Transfusion, and he has been a reviewer for 20 different peer-reviewed journals. He has served on the Board of Directors for the Society for Advancement of Blood Management (SABM) and as Director of SABM’s research committee. Dr. Frank is currently serving his second term on the AABB Board of Directors.
Research Interest
Haematology
