Martina Murphy, MD

Assistant professor of medicine and assistant director of the Hematology/Oncology Fellowship program at the University of Florida College of Medicine in Gainesville; co-director of the UF Obstetric Hematology Clinic

#SHEmatology and #WOMANcology: Encouraging Women to Explore Careers and Leadership in Hematology and Oncology Saturday, December 1st, 2018
Over the past 50 years, women in medicine have gained greater representation, with each generation of trainees moving closer to gender parity. The number of female medical school applicants, new enrollees, and graduates has increased steadily, to the point of near-gender equality at the medical-student level: In 2017, more women than men enrolled in U.S. [...]

Anticoagulation During Pregnancy Friday, December 1st, 2017
Because of physiologic changes during pregnancy, the risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE) is approximately five to 10 times higher than during non-pregnancy, and the postpartum risk is 15 to 20 times higher. Safely and effectively balancing the risks and benefits of anticoagulation in pregnant women is challenging, both because of the dosing complexities of the [...]