NAAC Board Members
President
Aryeh Shander, MD, FCCM, FCCP
Vice President/President Elect
William B. Ershler, MD
Immediate Past President
Richard K. Spence, MD
Secretary/Treasurer
Andrew Artz, MD, MS
At-Large Members
Arnold J. Friedman, MD
Sherri Ozawa, RN
Members
Inder Anand, MD, FRCP, DPHIL
Lodovico Balducci, MD
Jeffrey S. Berns, MD
Richard D. Brasington, Jr., MD
Paul W. Crawford, MD
Daniel E. Furst, MD
Janet B. McGill, MD
Allen R. Nissenson, MD, FACP
Ileana Piña, MD
Lloyd P. Van Winkle, MD
Bradley A. Warady, MD
Roslyn Yomtovian, MD
Andrew Artz, MD, MS
Secretary/Treasurer
Assistant Professor
Pritzker School of Medicine
University of Chicago
Specialty: Hematology
Andrew S. Artz is Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Section of Hematology and Oncology at the University of Chicago. Dr. Artz received his medical degree from West Virginia University, completed residency and internship at Georgetown University and a Hematology/Oncology fellowship at the University of Chicago.
Dr. Artz's main interest is geriatric hematology. He conducts research and has established a Geriatric Anemia Clinic at the University of Chicago to evaluate and treat anemia in elderly. He regularly lectures on anemia in older adults and is widely published in the area. Dr. Artz is the co-Principal Investigator on an NIH sponsored consortium to develop clinical trials for anemia in the elderly.
Dr. Artz also engages in research evaluating the risks and benefits of allogeneic hematopoietic transplantation for older adults. In addition, he has written textbook chapters on anemia in the elderly, and stem cell transplant in the elderly. He is a member of the Ad Hoc American Society of Hematology Committee on Aging and the American Society of Clinical Oncology Health Outcomes Committee. Dr Artz also belongs to numerous associations including the American Society of Clinical Oncology, American Society of Hematology, American Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation, American College of Physicians-American Society of Internal Medicine, and American Medical Association. He is the secretary/treasurer for the National Anemia Action Council.
Last Updated: January 26, 2009
