Madeleine Verhovsek MD, FRCPC

Madeleine Verhovsek, MD, is an Associate Professor in the Division of Hematology and Thromboembolism at McMaster University, and the Director of the Adult Hemoglobinopathy Program at the McMaster Hemoglobinopathy Clinic. She completed Internal Medicine training and Hematology Residency at McMaster University, followed by training in sickle cell disease and thalassemia at Boston Medical Centre and Boston Children's Hospital. In addition to her clinical responsibilities, Dr. Verhovsek is a Consultant Laboratory Hematologist with the Red Cell Disorders Laboratory, Hamilton Regional Laboratory Medicine Program.

Dr. Verhovsek has a passion for teaching, research, clinical care, and patient advocacy. She is on the Board of Directors of the Canadian Haemoglobinopathy Association. Dr. Verhovsek is the co-lead author of the Consensus Statement on the Care of Patients with Sickle Cell Disease in Canada, and an expert panel member for both the European RARE-Best Practices Sickle Cell Disease Guidelines and the American Society of Hematology Sickle Cell Disease Guidelines.