Biographical summary
Aref Al-Kali, M.D., is a hematologist and an associate professor of medicine at Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota. He has been recognized for his clinical and educational excellence with several awards, such as the Certificate of Appreciation from the University of Damascus Medical School, the In-Training Exam Award from the American Society of Clinical Oncology, the Merit Award from the American Society of Hematology, and the Excellence in Education from Mayo Clinic.
Dr. Al-Kali is also involved in several professional memberships and societies, such as the American Association for Cancer Research, the American Society of Hematology, the European Hematology Association, and the Syrian Society of Clinical Oncology. He has published more than 60 peer-reviewed articles in the fields of myeloid malignancies, molecular and cytogenetic abnormalities, and novel therapeutic approaches.
        Conditions treated
        
        Interests
- Myelodysplastic syndromes
- Acute myeloid leukemia
- Chronic myelomonocytic leukemia
- Myeloproliferative neoplasms
- Acute lymphoblastic leukemia
Mayo Clinic locations
        Education
- 2010Fellow - Leukemia Fellowship
University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center 
- 2009Fellow - Hematology/Oncology Fellowship
Oklahoma University 
- 2006Resident - Internal Medicine Resident
Program Director: John Politis, M.D. Tel: 330-884-3267Forum Health, Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine 
- 2005Fellow - Tumor Fellowship
Forum Health, Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine 
- 2000MDUniversity of Damascus Medical School 
Activities and honors
Certifications
- 2009HematologyAmerican Board of Internal Medicine 
Awards and honors
- 2017Top 30% Excellence in EducationInternal Medicine Residency Program 
- 2015Top 30% Excellence in EducationInternal Medicine Residency Program 
- 2013Top 30% Excellence in EducationInternal Medicine Residency Program 
- 2012Top 30% Excellence in EducationInternal Medicine Residency Program 
- 2010Kimberly Patterson Leukemia Research AwardUniversity of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center 
- 2009Merit AwardAmerican Society of Hematology 
- 2008In-Training Exam >98%American Society of Clinical Oncology 
- 2004Internal Medicine Exam 97%American Board of Internal Medicine 
- 2000Certificate of AppreciationUniversity of Damascus Medical School 
Professional memberships
- 2022 - presentResearch ChairMayo Clinic Cancer Center ALMN Disease Group 
- 2022 - presentActive MemberDivision of Hematology Executive Committee 
- 2021WriterAmerican Board of Internal Medicine 
- 2020 - presentMemberNCI Experimental Therapeutics Clinical Trial Network (ETCTN) 
- 2020 - presentMemberPOA Workgroup, Division of Hematology; POA Workgroup 
- 2019 - presentMemberNational Institutes of Health 
- 2019Liaison PhysicianProject Gazelle, Mayo Clinic Projects 
- 2019 - presentMemberHematology Outpatient Clinical Practice Committee, Division of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine 
- 2019 - presentMemberAmerican Society of Hematology 
- 2018 - 2021Member and ExpertEducation Committee, American Society of Clinical Oncology 
- 2018 - presentCo-ChairHematology Absence Request Team 
- 2016 - 2017member`Data Safety Monitoring Committee 
- 2016 - presentSection ChairDivision of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine 
- 2016 - 2017MemberMayo Clinic Cancer Center - Rochester, Mayo Clinic Cancer Center 
- 2016 - presentChairMDS/CMML Focus Group 
- 2015 - 2020Program DirectorMyeloid Advanced Fellowship Program, Division of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic Rochester 
- 2014 - presentCommittee MemberMyelodysplastic Syndromes Committee ,National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) 
- 2011 - 2023Committee MemberMayo Clinic Scientific Review Committee - A 
- 2011 - presentCommittee MemberHematology Inpatient Service Committee, Division of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic Rochester 
- 2010 - presentAssociateEuropean Hematology Association 
- 2010 - presentAssociateAmerican Association for Cancer Research 
- 2007 - presentAssociateSyrian Society of Clinical Oncology 
- 2006 - 2009AssociateAmerican Society of Bone Marrow Transplant 
- 2006 - presentAssociateAmerican Society of Hematology 
- 2006 - presentAssociateAmerican Society of Clinical Oncology 
- 2004 - 2006LiaisonAmerican College of Physicians 
- 2004 - 2006MemberResident Council, Ohio Chapter, American College of Physicians 
- 2003 - 2006AssociateAmerican College of Physicians 
- 2003 - presentAssociateAmerican Medical Association 
Publications
Research activities