Thomas Platé IV, M.D. Hematology/Oncology Fellow Jackson Memorial Hospital and University of Miami, Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center

Dr. Thomas Platé is originally from Orlando, Florida. He attended New College of Florida in Sarasota, Florida and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Biochemistry in 2014 where he completed an undergraduate honor’s thesis titled “Probing Proteomes with Alternative Proteases: Lys-N & Arg-C”. He subsequently attended medical school at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, where he obtained his Medical Degree in 2018. He completed his residency training in Internal Medicine at Jackson Memorial Hospital/University of Miami in 2021 and is currently in his final year of Hematology/Oncology fellowship at the same institution. Dr. Platé has published and presented research in a wide variety of topics in hematology including Cancer Associated Thrombosis, Thrombosis in COVID19, Richter’s syndrome, Genomics in ATLL, Erdheim Chester Disease, and PTCy in MMUD transplant recipients. Currently, his focus is in Cancer Associated Thrombosis with Dr. Gerald Soff and plans to pursue a career in classical hematology with a particular interest in malignant and inflammatory conditions affecting thrombosis and hemostasis.

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Objectives:

1.Examine the existing science for cancer-associated thrombosis and interaction with immunotherapy.
2.Assess the current data on thrombosis in patients with cancer, including at our own institution
3.Propose a prospective study to demonstrate efficacy of factor Xa inhibitors in preventing venous thromboembolism and extending progression-free survival in patients receiving systemic therapy for lung cancer

FACULTY DISCLOSURES:

Dr. Plate has indicated that he has no relevant financial relationship with commercial interests.

Dr. Lekakis has indicated that he has no relevant financial relationships with commercial interests.

All the relevant financial relationships for these individuals have been mitigated.

TARGET AUDIENCE:
Faculty, Primary Care Physicians, APRNs, PharmD

ACCREDITATION:
The University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

CREDIT DESIGNATION:
The University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 1.0 MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.