Irmel A Ayala, MD

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Dr. Ayala is the director of the Hemophilia and Bleeding Disorders Treatment Center at Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital. She is also the hematology leader of the Young Women’s Heavy Periods and Bleeding Disorders/Menorrhagia Clinic, which focuses on a multidisciplinary approach to bleeding symptoms in girls and young women. Dr. Ayala joined the hospital in 2000. Her research experience includes multicenter national and international projects. She was the chair of the Division of Hematology/Oncology between 2013-2017 and also served as interim director for the division between 2015-2016. Dr. Ayala earned her medical degree from the University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine, in San Juan, Puerto Rico. She completed her residency training at the San Juan City Hospital in Puerto Rico. Following her residency, she pursued a Pediatric Hematology/Oncology fellowship at the Emory University School of Medicine Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology. Dr. Ayala is a member of the American Society of Hematology, the American Society of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology and the Hemophilia and Thrombosis Research Society.