Dr. Leonard A. Valentino, MD
Dr Valentino is a Professor of Pediatrics at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, Illinois, USA. His professional goal is to improve the health and well-being of people with bleeding disorders globally through research, advocacy, and education. To advance this goal, he serves as President of the World Federation of Hemophilia USA to advance the global mission of the World Federation of Hemophilia (WFH) in the United States and as an Entrepreneur in Residence for the National Bleeding Disorders Foundation (NBDF) venture philanthropy program, Pathway to Cures, to drive transformation in the diagnosis and treatment of blood disorders globally. His vision for a new paradigm for collaborative research in bleeding disorders has resulted in NBDF’s Bleeding Disorders Research Collaborative (BDRC), for which he serves as the Interim Executive Director.
He is co-leader of the Paladin Consortium, dedicated to transforming the pace of medicine development through optimizing patient advocacy group–industry collaborations. Dr Valentino is editor of Expert Review of Hematology and a regular reviewer for numerous scientific journals, including Journal of Thrombosis and Hemostasis, Research Practice in Thrombosis and Hemostasis, Hemophilia, and Blood. His research has focused on the molecular mechanisms leading to joint disease in people with hemophilia, and he has published extensively in this area. He is a regular participant in international humanitarian aid programs with WFH to advance the standard of care for people with hemophilia in low- and middle-income countries.
