NAAC Board Members
President
Richard K. Spence, MD
Vice President/President Elect
Aryeh Shander, MD, FCCM, FCCP
Immediate Past President
Lodovico Balducci, MD
Secretary/Treasurer
Andrew Artz, MD, MS
At-Large Members
William B. Ershler, MD
Allen R. Nissenson, MD, FACP
Members
Inder Anand, MD, FRCP, DPHIL
Jeffrey S. Berns, MD
Richard D. Brasington, Jr., MD
Paul W. Crawford, MD
Arnold J. Friedman, MD
Daniel E. Furst, MD
Janet B. McGill, MD
Sherri Ozawa, RN
Ileana Piña, MD
Jerry L. Spivak, 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. Dr. Artz also engages in research evaluating the risks and benefits of allogeneic hematopoietic transplantation for older adults. He regularly lectures on anemia in older adults.
Dr. Artz is widely published in the area of anemia in older adults. In addition, he has written textbook chapters on anemia in the elderly, and stem cell transplant in the elderly. Dr. Artz also serves as Medical Director of the Hematopoietic Progenitor Collection Facility and as a member of the Clinical Research Oversight Committee at the University of Chicago. 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. He is also on the editorial board of Clinical Oncology Alerts, a monthly publication providing field developments and expert commentary giving readers a unique perspective into oncology. 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.
Last Updated: January 26, 2009
