Mohammad Qasim Khan, MBBS, FRCPC
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Department of Internal Medicine
University of Western Ontario – London Health Sciences Centre
Dr. Siraj Mithoowani MD, MHPE, FRCPC
Assistant Professor, Division of Hematology & Thromboembolism, McMaster University
Saturday, January 21, 2023
3:05 pm – 3:35 pm
DEBATE: Portal Vein Thrombosis: To anticoagulate or not?
Presentation Overview
In this debate, Dr. Mithoowani will take the position that MOST patients with portal vein thrombosis should receive anticoagulant therapy. He will review the natural history of the disease, evidence supporting the use of anticoagulant therapy, and recently published clinical practice guideline recommendations.
Dr. Khan will be presenting arguments favoring anticoagulation in patients with portal vein thrombosis. He looks forward to seeing you there and answering your questions!
Dr. Khan is an Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Division of Gastroenterology at the University of Western Ontario, specializing in Transplant Hepatology. He is also an Associate Scientist at the Lawson Health Research Institute.
He completed his medical training at the King Edward Medical University in Lahore, Pakistan. He subsequently pursued Internal Medicine residency and Gastroenterology fellowship at the University of Chicago. This was followed by advanced training in Transplant Hepatology at the prestigious Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN.
His areas of research interest include:
(1) Optimization and Management of Pre- and Post-liver transplant cardiometabolic conditions;
(2) Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease; and
(3) Portal Hypertension.
He is a Steering Committee member of the Clinical Practice Special Interest Group of the AASLD and an active member of CASL and EASL.
Dr. Siraj Mithoowani obtained his MD degree from McMaster University, and completed Internal Medicine and Hematology residency at McMaster University, and then completed a clinical and research fellowship in Benign Hematology and Thromboembolism at McMaster. He is dual-certified in Internal Medicine and Hematology by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada and the American Board of Internal Medicine. He is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Medicine, McMaster University and works as a clinical hematologist at St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton where his practice is focused on non-malignant and thrombotic blood disorders. His research interests are in venous thromboembolism, immune thrombocytopenia, and medical education.