Da
Zhang
MD MSc FCAP
Associate Professor Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine University of Kansas Medical Center
Kansas City, Kansas, USA
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Hematopathology Pearls
First Edition: 2012
9789350259252
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My wife Connie
and
daughter Cecelia
for their continuous
-7Preface
I started this book when I was a junior faculty member as a note to residents outlining the most important key information in hematology. Multiple textbooks, lecture notes, as well as my own practice experience have been used in assembling this book. This book is not intended to be a textbook for pathologists. Rather, it is an overview and study guide for medical students, residents and fellows to use during their training and preparation for board examinations.
I would like to thank my mentor, Dr Ivan Damjanov, whose encouragement, guidance and support enabled me to finish this book. I would also like to thank Dr Mark Davis, Dr Jamie Boone and Dr Sarah McHugh who helped proofread this manuscript during their busy residency training and Mr Dennis Friesen who helped me prepare the illustrations.
Da Zhang