How to Prepare and Analyze your Lab Samples for Timely Clinical Decisions

Ziad Peerwani, MD, Medical Director, Cleveland Clinic Laboratories

Ziad Peerwani, MD is the Medical Director of Cleveland Clinic Laboratories. He is triple board certified by the American Board of Pathology in anatomic pathology, clinical pathology and hematopathology.

Dr. Peerwani specializes in hematopathology and oversees Cleveland Clinic Laboratories, the outreach and reference laboratory services division of the Pathology & Laboratory Medicine Institute at Cleveland Clinic. He has an extensive history of hospital and laboratory leadership having served as Chairman at Tawam Hospital and Chief Executive Officer of Union 71, both in the United Arab Emirates. Additionally, Dr. Peerwani sits on several industry committees with the College of American Pathologists (CAP) and is the active Scientific Director for MEDLAB 2024 in Dubai. He is a co-author of many industry publications and abstracts in hematopathology, leukemia and lymphoma.

Hilmar Wisplinghoff, MD, Head of Microbiology, Labor Dr. Wisplinghoff

Hilmar Wisplinghoff is Professor of Microbiology at Witten/Herdecke University and head of Microbiology at Labor Dr. Wisplinghoff, one of the largest private diagnostic laboratories in Germany. He also works as an assessor for the German Accreditation Body (DAkkS), curator of the A. baumannii MLST database and Head of Microbiology for FungiScope. Clinically, he has trained and worked in medical microbiology, infection control and infectious diseases at the University of Cologne, Germany and Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, VA.

Hilmar Wisplinghoff has co-authored over 100 peer-reviewed publications. His current research interests include molecular epidemiology, NGS, AI and antimicrobial resistance.

Cindy Markham, Chief Commercial Officer, LabConnect

Cindy Markham has more than 25 years of leadership experience in public and private full-service CROs where she has led the global expansion of Phase II-IV business, along with business support functions, resulting in substantial organizational growth. She brings a deep understanding of customer challenges in drug development and is known for driving transformation. Cindy’s customer-centric approach is derived from experience in operations and commercial. She is passionate about serving customers and creating high-performing teams that do the same. Most recently, Cindy served as SVP, Commercial for PPD, a large and global CRO. She earned a master’s in public health from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.