Bona named director of Benign Hematology at Smilow Cancer Hospital

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Robert Bona was named professor of medicine (hematology) and inaugural director of the Benign Hematology Program at Smilow Cancer Hospital. He will also join as Medical Director of the Hemophilia Treatment Center for the Pediatric Hematology & Oncology Program at Smilow Cancer Hospital.

Bona will begin in his roles July 1.

Bona has been serving as a part-time member of the hematology department at Yale Cancer Center for the last three years.

Bona joins Yale from Quinnipiac University where he is a founding faculty member and professor of medical sciences at the Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine. Bona has led several research studies, clinical trials, and care innovations to advance the treatment of blood diseases.

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