Oxford Handbook of Clinical and Laboratory Investigation

Drew Provan is a haematologist and academic with a career in medical education and research. He trained in London and completed his MD at Harvard Medical School focusing on autoimmune haematological disorders. Dr Provan has held senior academic positions at Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, contributing extensively to undergraduate and postgraduate teaching. He has published widely on immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) and other blood disorders and is co-author of the Oxford Handbook of Clinical and Laboratory Investigation, Molecular Hematology and The ABC of Clinical Haematology. A respected speaker and editor, he has authored over 60 books spanning medicine, public speaking, and scientific art. Priya Sriskandarajah achieved her medical degree at Kings College London in 2007. She then embarked on haematology training as a National Institute for Health and Care Research Academic Clinical Fellow in South West London with posts at the Royal Marsden Hospital as well as Epsom and St Helier. In 2019, she obtained her PhD at the Institute of Cancer Research, examining molecular targets in RAS-mutant multiple myeloma. During her PhD, she was also a Clinical Fellow at the Institute of Cancer Research involved in Phase I trials as well as a sub-investigator on Phase III studies. In 2020, she transferred her training to Guy's and St Thomas' trust as a Clinical Fellow in Systemic Mastocytosis. Following this she completed her haematology training in February 2023 and commenced her current role as a consultant haematologist in March 2023.