Emmanuel J Favaloro

Emmanuel J Favaloro, PhD, is a Professor and Senior Scientist in charge of the hemostasis laboratories at the Institute of Clinical Pathology and Medical Research (ICPMR) at Westmead Hospital, part of the Sydney West Area Health Service. He has co-authored over 200 papers and is Editor in Chief for for Seminars in Thrombosis and Hemostasis. Professor Favaloro is also a Co-Chairman of the International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis (ISTH) Scientific Standardisation Committee (SSC) on von Willebrand factor (VWF), a member of the ISTH Working Party on coagulation standards, an Advisor to the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI) Area Committee on Hematology and an advisory member of the Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia (RCPA) Haematology Quality Assurance Program (QAP) hemostasis committee. Professor Favaloro’s primary interest is the diagnosis of bleeding and thrombotic disorders, particularly in von Willebrand disease and in developing and evaluating new or improved diagnostic processes.