Larner College of Medicine

Neil Zakai

Professor of Medicine, Hematology/Oncology Division, Department of Medicine

Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Director, Clinical Informatics Data Science, UVM Cancer Center

Co-Director of the Molecular Epidemiology and Biostatistics Core for the Vermont Center for Cardiovascular and Brain Health

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Alma mater(s)
  • MD, University of Virginia School of Medicine
  • MSc, Epidemiology, Harvard University School of Public Health
  • BA, Biology and French, Johns Hopkins University
Affiliated Department(s)

Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology and Oncology 

Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

UVM Cancer Center

Vermont Center for Cardiovascular and Brain Health

Dr. Zakai's UVM Health Provider Page

Areas of expertise

care of patients with venous thrombosis and its complications, evaluation of patients for inherited and acquired hyper-coagulable syndromes, evaluation and management of patients with premature arterial vascular disease and the role of  novel risk factors, evaluation and management of non-malignant disorders of red cells, white cells, and platelets, the epidemiology and risk factors for arterial and venous thrombosis with an emphasis on the roles of novel risk factors such as inflammation and coagulation biomarkers, defining clinical risk factors for and impact of venous thrombosis in hospitalized patients with an emphasis on improved risk stratification tools and delivery of appropriate anticoagulation, epidemiology of the causes and consequences of anemia especially in the elderly and diverse racial groups

BIO

Dr. Zakai's postdoctoral training

Residency in Internal Medicine, University of Vermont/Fletcher Allen Health Care

Chief Medical Resident, University of Vermont/Fletcher Allen Health Care

Fellowship in Hematology and Oncology, Brown University

Dr. Zakai maintains memberships in the following professional societies

ASH American Society of Hematology

ASCO American Society of Clinical Oncology

American Heart Association

International Society of Thrombosis and Hemostasis

Courses

PCR: Professionalism, Communication, and Reflection

Publications

Dr. Neil Zakai's Publications

Bio

Dr. Zakai's postdoctoral training

Residency in Internal Medicine, University of Vermont/Fletcher Allen Health Care

Chief Medical Resident, University of Vermont/Fletcher Allen Health Care

Fellowship in Hematology and Oncology, Brown University

Dr. Zakai maintains memberships in the following professional societies

ASH American Society of Hematology

ASCO American Society of Clinical Oncology

American Heart Association

International Society of Thrombosis and Hemostasis

Courses

PCR: Professionalism, Communication, and Reflection