Dr. Elisabeth Battinelli holds an undergraduate degree from Harvard University, a MSc from Oxford University and an MD/PhD from Boston University School of Medicine. She completed a residency in Internal Medicine at Boston Medical Center and was a Chief Medical Resident. She pursued a Hematology/Oncology Fellowship at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. She is currently an Associate Professor at Brigham and Women’s Hospital/Harvard Medical School. Since joining the Division of Hematology at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, she has focused on both clinical care and research with expertise in thrombosis/hemostasis and platelet disorders. Her clinical responsibilities are centered within the Division of Hematology and the Hemostasis and Thrombosis Clinic. She also is the Associate Director of the Special Coagulation Laboratory at BWH in conjunction with the Pathology Department and Associate Chief of Hematology Research Division. In addition to her clinical responsibilities, Dr. Battinelli also has a research laboratory that focuses on Platelet Biology. She is interested in understanding the essential role of platelets in malignancy and aims to understand the interaction of platelets and tumor cells. Dr. Battinelli is an active member of the American Society of Hematology and was the Co-Chair for the 2019 Educational Meeting and currently serves as a member of the Committee for Scientific Affairs. In addition, she serves on the Northeastern Board of the American Cancer Society and Co-Chaired the 2020 and 2021 ResearcHERS Campaign.