Giuseppe Rescigno Email and Phone Number

I am a hematologist focusing on disorders of thrombosis (clotting) and hemostasis (bleeding). I am the head of the Hemostasis and Thrombosis Center where i see patients with a variety of both congenital (inherited) and acquired bleeding and clotting disorders. I spend a good amount of my time on the inpatient consultation service and also spend time seeing patients in our outpatient coagulation clinic and in the coagulation lab, where I interpret results of complex coagulation testing. Here are just a few reasons I love being a thrombosis/hemostasis expert:1)Fast-paced decision makingBeing a specialist in thrombosis and hemostasis, I get to subspecialize in a specific area of hematology and I also get to help make evidence-informed recommendations in critical settings. For example, I consult on patients with serious bleeding disorders who need surgery and, on the other end of the spectrum, patients with extremely risky clotting disorders and histories of multiple blood clots who need interruption of anticoagulation for procedures or because of bleeding. These types of consults are always high-intensity, fast-paced, and exciting. I love having the opportunity to help make some tricky decisions in difficult settings.2)Decisions are patient-centered, and there is not always “one right answer”.While we always do our best as physicians to make evidence-based treatment recommendations, in my specialty there is not always a “right answer.” I always listen to my patients and see what is important to them before making a specific recommendation, and I always tell them that there may not be a right answer, just the answer that is best for them.3)I interact with physicians in a variety of other specialtiesThrombosis and hemostasis is a field that is highly specialized yet extremely broad. By that, I mean that disorders of clotting and bleeding affect patients with a wide variety of medical conditions, with a wide variety of risk factors, and in many different settings. I talk to physicians of all types, and often work in large teams to discuss complex cases that require input from many specialties. I love the multidisciplinary and collaborative nature of my work.4)Medical education and advocacy are large and meaningful parts of my career I was privileged to be chosen as regional referent of national societies SISET and FCSA and involved in multiple local and national workgroupsFor all of these reasons, and many others, thrombosis/hemostasis has been a wonderful fit for my personality and career goals.