Biographical summary
Aref Al-Kali, M.D., is a hematologist and an associate professor of medicine at Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota. He has been recognized for his clinical and educational excellence with several awards, such as the Certificate of Appreciation from the University of Damascus Medical School, the In-Training Exam Award from the American Society of Clinical Oncology, the Merit Award from the American Society of Hematology, and the Excellence in Education from Mayo Clinic.
Dr. Al-Kali is also involved in several professional memberships and societies, such as the American Association for Cancer Research, the American Society of Hematology, the European Hematology Association, and the Syrian Society of Clinical Oncology. He has published more than 60 peer-reviewed articles in the fields of myeloid malignancies, molecular and cytogenetic abnormalities, and novel therapeutic approaches.
Conditions treated
Interests
- Myelodysplastic syndromes
- Acute myeloid leukemia
- Chronic myelomonocytic leukemia
- Myeloproliferative neoplasms
- Acute lymphoblastic leukemia
Mayo Clinic locations
Education
- 2010
Fellow - Leukemia Fellowship
University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
- 2009
Fellow - Hematology/Oncology Fellowship
Oklahoma University
- 2006
Resident - Internal Medicine Resident
Program Director: John Politis, M.D. Tel: 330-884-3267Forum Health, Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine
- 2005
Fellow - Tumor Fellowship
Forum Health, Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine
- 2000
MDUniversity of Damascus Medical School
Activities and honors
Certifications
- 2009
HematologyAmerican Board of Internal Medicine
Awards and honors
- 2017
Top 30% Excellence in EducationInternal Medicine Residency Program
- 2015
Top 30% Excellence in EducationInternal Medicine Residency Program
- 2013
Top 30% Excellence in EducationInternal Medicine Residency Program
- 2012
Top 30% Excellence in EducationInternal Medicine Residency Program
- 2010
Kimberly Patterson Leukemia Research AwardUniversity of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
- 2009
Merit AwardAmerican Society of Hematology
- 2008
In-Training Exam >98%American Society of Clinical Oncology
- 2004
Internal Medicine Exam 97%American Board of Internal Medicine
- 2000
Certificate of AppreciationUniversity of Damascus Medical School
Professional memberships
- 2022 - present
Research ChairMayo Clinic Cancer Center ALMN Disease Group
- 2022 - present
Active MemberDivision of Hematology Executive Committee
- 2021
WriterAmerican Board of Internal Medicine
- 2020 - present
MemberNCI Experimental Therapeutics Clinical Trial Network (ETCTN)
- 2020 - present
MemberPOA Workgroup, Division of Hematology; POA Workgroup
- 2019 - present
MemberNational Institutes of Health
- 2019
Liaison PhysicianProject Gazelle, Mayo Clinic Projects
- 2019 - present
MemberHematology Outpatient Clinical Practice Committee, Division of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine
- 2019 - present
MemberAmerican Society of Hematology
- 2018 - 2021
Member and ExpertEducation Committee, American Society of Clinical Oncology
- 2018 - present
Co-ChairHematology Absence Request Team
- 2016 - 2017
member`Data Safety Monitoring Committee
- 2016 - present
Section ChairDivision of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine
- 2016 - 2017
MemberMayo Clinic Cancer Center - Rochester, Mayo Clinic Cancer Center
- 2016 - present
ChairMDS/CMML Focus Group
- 2015 - 2020
Program DirectorMyeloid Advanced Fellowship Program, Division of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic Rochester
- 2014 - present
Committee MemberMyelodysplastic Syndromes Committee ,National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN)
- 2011 - 2023
Committee MemberMayo Clinic Scientific Review Committee - A
- 2011 - present
Committee MemberHematology Inpatient Service Committee, Division of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic Rochester
- 2010 - present
AssociateEuropean Hematology Association
- 2010 - present
AssociateAmerican Association for Cancer Research
- 2007 - present
AssociateSyrian Society of Clinical Oncology
- 2006 - 2009
AssociateAmerican Society of Bone Marrow Transplant
- 2006 - present
AssociateAmerican Society of Hematology
- 2006 - present
AssociateAmerican Society of Clinical Oncology
- 2004 - 2006
LiaisonAmerican College of Physicians
- 2004 - 2006
MemberResident Council, Ohio Chapter, American College of Physicians
- 2003 - 2006
AssociateAmerican College of Physicians
- 2003 - present
AssociateAmerican Medical Association
Publications
Research activities