Hematology flows from the Greek haimo-, or “blood,” and the Latin logia, or “the study of.” Since blood has been an easy target to study, several eminent figures, also called “fathers” and “mothers” of hematology, have significantly contributed to the success story of this specialty. Over the last 30 years, hematologists have witnessed miracles in multiple fields, such as transplantation that evolved from fresh blood to peripheral stem cells and now cellular or gene therapies; or chronic myeloid leukemia that has been one of the first curable cancer without chemotherapy (1). Tremendous research and development in this unique clinico-laboratory specialty has led to better understanding of multiple disorders and targeted therapies.

Curtesy: Eleni Gavriilaki
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