Platelets

2002 Best New Book in Medical Science - Professional/Scholarly Publishing Division of the Association of American Publishers

Platelets is a comprehensive new textbook of 61 chapters and 1,100 pages (approx.) written by over 100 world leaders in the field. Platelets is a single definitive source of state-of-the-art knowledge about platelets. There has been no textbook that specifically and fully covers the entire field of platelet biology and clinical medicine. Platelets now fills this need. Platelets encompasses: platelet biology; platelet function testing; the role of platelets in disease; inherited and acquired disorders of platelet number and function; pharmacology of antiplatelet agents; pharmacology of agents to increase platelet numbers and/or function; platelet transfusion medicine; and gene therapy. The intended audience for Platelets includes hematologists, cardiologists, stroke physicians, blood bankers, pathologists, and researchers in thrombosis and hemostasis - as well as students and fellows in these fields.

* A single comprehensive source of state-of-the-art knowledge about platelets
* Over 100 contributing authors from 13 countries
* The authors of each chapter are world leaders in their fields
* The definitive resource with 61 chapters, 1,100 pages (approx.), 12,000 references (approx.), 70 full color figures, 140 black and white figures, and 95 tables

Dr. Alan D. Michelson is Director of the Center for Platelet Function Studies, Professor of Pediatrics, Medicine and Pathology, and Vice Chair for Academic Affairs in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Massachusetts Medical School in Worcester, Massachusetts, U.S.A. He received his medical degree from the University of Adelaide, Australia in 1973. Dr. Michelson continued his medical training on a Fulbright Scholarship at Harvard Medical School, Brigham and Women's Hospital, and Children's Hospital, all in Boston, Massachusetts. He has published over 300 original research articles, original research abstracts, and invited reviews. He has been the principal investigator on over 70 grants. Dr. Michelson has been an invited speaker at over 100 major medical conferences worldwide. He is Chairman of the Platelet Physiology Scientific Subcommittee of the Scientific and Standardization Committee (SSC), International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis (ISTH). Dr. Michelson has been an invited participant at 13 international consensus conferences and workshops, including the Antithrombotic and Thrombolytic Therapy: ACCP Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guidelines (1995 - present). Dr. Michelson is the inventor of 2 U.S. patents.