Hatem Salem

Professor Hatem Salem is an Emeritus Professor at Monash University. Prior to this, Professor Salem was the Head of the Academic Department of Clinical Haematology at Monash University and the Head of Clinical Haematology at the Alfred Hospital. He served as President of the Asia Pacific Society of Thrombosis and Haemostasis and past President and Executive Director of the Australasian Society of Thrombosis and Hemostasis. He is a senior Counsellor of the International Society of Thrombosis and Haemostasis. In 2005, his vision and ability to develop leading clinical and research programs was recognised by the Victorian Government’s Public Healthcare Award, where he was the recipient of the Health Minister’s Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement. In 2010, Professor Salem was awarded a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) for service to medicine in the fi eld of haematology as a clinician, educator and researcher and also through the establishment of the Australian Centre for Blood Diseases.