Neil Zakai
Professor of Medicine and Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
Director, Clinical Informatics Data Science, UVM Cancer Center
Co-Director, Molecular Epidemiology and Biostatistics Core, Vermont Center for Cardiovascular and Brain Health
PRONOUNS he/him
- M.D., University of Virginia School of Medicine
- MSc., Epidemiology, Harvard University School of Public Health
- B.A., Biology and French, Johns Hopkins University
Department of Medicine
Division of Hematology and Oncology
Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
UVM Cancer Center
Vermont Center for Cardiovascular and Brain Health
Areas of expertise
venous thromboembolism, thrombosis, hemostasis, bleeding disorders, classical hematology, cardiovascular epidemiology, clinical informatics, electronic health records, risk prediction, clonal hematopoiesis, translational epidemiology, data science.
BIO
Neil A. Zakai, MD, MSc, is Professor of Medicine and Pathology & Laboratory Medicine at the University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine and a hematologist at the University of Vermont Medical Center. His clinical practice focuses on thrombosis, bleeding disorders, and classical hematology. Dr. Zakai’s research integrates epidemiology, clinical informatics, and hematology to improve the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of thrombotic and bleeding disorders. He leads federally funded research examining venous thromboembolism, hospital-acquired bleeding and thrombosis, clonal hematopoiesis, aging, and cardiovascular disease, with a particular emphasis on the use of electronic health records and large population-based cohorts. He serves as Cancer Program Director of Informatics Data Science and co-directs the Study Design and Molecular Epidemiology Core of the Vermont Center for Cardiovascular and Brain Health. Dr. Zakai is committed to mentoring trainees and junior faculty and has held numerous leadership roles within national hematology and thrombosis organizations.
Courses
- PCR: Professionalism, Communication, and Reflection
Publications
Awards and Achievements
Professional Society Memberships
- ASH American Society of Hematology
- ASCO American Society of Clinical Oncology
- American Heart Association
- International Society of Thrombosis and Hemostasis
Bio
Neil A. Zakai, MD, MSc, is Professor of Medicine and Pathology & Laboratory Medicine at the University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine and a hematologist at the University of Vermont Medical Center. His clinical practice focuses on thrombosis, bleeding disorders, and classical hematology. Dr. Zakai’s research integrates epidemiology, clinical informatics, and hematology to improve the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of thrombotic and bleeding disorders. He leads federally funded research examining venous thromboembolism, hospital-acquired bleeding and thrombosis, clonal hematopoiesis, aging, and cardiovascular disease, with a particular emphasis on the use of electronic health records and large population-based cohorts. He serves as Cancer Program Director of Informatics Data Science and co-directs the Study Design and Molecular Epidemiology Core of the Vermont Center for Cardiovascular and Brain Health. Dr. Zakai is committed to mentoring trainees and junior faculty and has held numerous leadership roles within national hematology and thrombosis organizations.
Courses
- PCR: Professionalism, Communication, and Reflection
Publications
Awards and Achievements
Professional Society Memberships
- ASH American Society of Hematology
- ASCO American Society of Clinical Oncology
- American Heart Association
- International Society of Thrombosis and Hemostasis