Dr. Alice S. Mims is a Head of Acute Leukemia/Myeloid Malignancies and Professor of Internal Medicine in the Division of Hematology at the Ohio State University. She is a hematologist who specializes in treating patients suffering from acute and chronic myeloid diseases, particularly acute myeloid leukemia (AML). She was named to the Castle Connolly list of “Regional Top Doctors” in 2019, as well as being rated in the top 10 percent of physicians in the nation for patient satisfaction in 2017.

She earned her medical degree and Master of Science in Clinical Research (MSCR) from the Medical University of South Carolina. Her research focuses on studying the effectiveness of novel therapeutics on patients with AML and other myeloid neoplasms including MDS. She is currently the lead principal investigator (PI) on a multi-center study investigating novel treatment in elder AML patients. Her presentation will include an update on her research and that of other promising treatments in the pipeline.