Treating iron deficiency anaemia with blood transfusion is no longer the standard of care. Dr Michael Auerbach discusses the new paradigm of iron therapy in the 4th BMSS Aryeh Shander Lecture.
Dr Auerbach is Clinical Professor of Medicine at Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington DC, USA. He is board-certified in internal medicine and in the subspecialties of hematology and medical oncology. Dr Auerbach has authored or coauthored over 180 journal articles, books, chapters and meeting abstracts, most recently focusing on intravenous iron supplementation in pregnancy and in patients with RLS. He is an author of the Treatment of Iron Deficiency in Adults, Anemia in Pregnancy, and Diagnosis and Causes of Iron Deficiency for UpToDate. He is a member of numerous professional organizations, a Fellow of the American College of Physicians, and Honorary Emeritus member of the American Society of Hematology. He currently serves on the scientific board of the Network for Advancement of Transfusion Alternatives, advises the Society for the Advancement of Blood Management and is on the Editorial Boards of the American Journal of Hematology, Blood Transfusion and Expert Review of Hematology.
