Sad day for BRLI

Our thoughts and prayers are with the family of Dr. Yale Arkel:

Its sad that the company hasn't even told their reps about his passing over 30 days ago.


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Yale S. Arkel, M.D., 76, died Oct. 15, 2011, from acute myelogenous leukemia. Services will be private. Arrangements are by Gray Funeral Directors, Westfield, N.J. Over the last year of his life, Dr. Arkel, a hematologist who specialized in hemostasis and thrombosis, saw his son marry, celebrated his 50th wedding anniversary, saw his grandsons enter grammar school, enjoyed vacations in Colorado and Maine, and presided over numerous family gatherings. In May, he was recognized at a symposium honoring the late Dr. Ted Spaet, who trained Dr. Arkel during his hematology fellowship at Montefiore Medical Center. Dr. Arkel was honored for his contributions to the discipline of blood coagulation disorders, to the care of patients with bleeding and thrombotic disorders, and to the postgraduate education of physicians and laboratorians. Dr. Arkel also remained actively engaged in his work as medical director of the hemostasis and thrombosis laboratory at Bio-Reference Laboratories in Elmwood Park, N.J. Born in 1935 in Brooklyn, N.Y., Dr. Arkel graduated from Chicago Medical School in 1961. After his hematology fellowship, he went on to found the first major state-funded hemophilia center in New Jersey, led hematology departments and hemostasis centers in New Jersey, and served as the founding president of the North American Specialized Coagulation Laboratories Association. Dr. Arkel was the co-inventor of a test for Factor V Leiden, a trait that can lead to abnormal blood clots, and held academic and faculty positions at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Columbia University College of Medicine, New York University Medical Center, Yale University School of Medicine, and Albert Einstein Medical School in New York City. Outside of work, Dr. Arkel's interests were family, friends, fitness, and reading history. His idea of heaven was enjoying them all in his beloved Maine. He was a devoted, cherished husband to Anne; father to Adam, Louise, Jane, and Jessica; father-in-law to Jack Hannon, Jack Mason, and Simin Ho, and grandfather to Owen and Eamon Arkel Mason. Dr. Arkel was, and his family remains, profoundly grateful to New York-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center for the care he received throughout his illness. It vindicated his conviction that the best medical care is advanced by science, not by profit, practiced with compassion, and should be accessible to all. In gratitude, his family requests, in lieu of flowers, donations in his name to Leukemia Fighters/New York-Presbyterian, c/o Gail J. Roboz, 520 E. 70th St., Starr 340A, New York, N.Y. 10021.

Originally Posted by Anonymous

Our thoughts and prayers are with the family of Dr. Yale Arkel:

Its sad that the company hasn't even told their reps about his passing over 30 days ago.


Dr. Yale S. Arkel | Visit Guest Book

Yale S. Arkel, M.D., 76, died Oct. 15, 2011, from acute myelogenous leukemia. Services will be private. Arrangements are by Gray Funeral Directors, Westfield, N.J. Over the last year of his life, Dr. Arkel, a hematologist who specialized in hemostasis and thrombosis, saw his son marry, celebrated his 50th wedding anniversary, saw his grandsons enter grammar school, enjoyed vacations in Colorado and Maine, and presided over numerous family gatherings. In May, he was recognized at a symposium honoring the late Dr. Ted Spaet, who trained Dr. Arkel during his hematology fellowship at Montefiore Medical Center. Dr. Arkel was honored for his contributions to the discipline of blood coagulation disorders, to the care of patients with bleeding and thrombotic disorders, and to the postgraduate education of physicians and laboratorians. Dr. Arkel also remained actively engaged in his work as medical director of the hemostasis and thrombosis laboratory at Bio-Reference Laboratories in Elmwood Park, N.J. Born in 1935 in Brooklyn, N.Y., Dr. Arkel graduated from Chicago Medical School in 1961. After his hematology fellowship, he went on to found the first major state-funded hemophilia center in New Jersey, led hematology departments and hemostasis centers in New Jersey, and served as the founding president of the North American Specialized Coagulation Laboratories Association. Dr. Arkel was the co-inventor of a test for Factor V Leiden, a trait that can lead to abnormal blood clots, and held academic and faculty positions at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Columbia University College of Medicine, New York University Medical Center, Yale University School of Medicine, and Albert Einstein Medical School in New York City. Outside of work, Dr. Arkel's interests were family, friends, fitness, and reading history. His idea of heaven was enjoying them all in his beloved Maine. He was a devoted, cherished husband to Anne; father to Adam, Louise, Jane, and Jessica; father-in-law to Jack Hannon, Jack Mason, and Simin Ho, and grandfather to Owen and Eamon Arkel Mason. Dr. Arkel was, and his family remains, profoundly grateful to New York-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center for the care he received throughout his illness. It vindicated his conviction that the best medical care is advanced by science, not by profit, practiced with compassion, and should be accessible to all. In gratitude, his family requests, in lieu of flowers, donations in his name to Leukemia Fighters/New York-Presbyterian, c/o Gail J. Roboz, 520 E. 70th St., Starr 340A, New York, N.Y. 10021.

This line is why a place like BRLI can not truly honor the man. His ethics were opposite of theirs:
" It vindicated his conviction that the best medical care is advanced by science, not by profit, practiced with compassion, and should be accessible to all. "

For people considering work at BRLI, this should tell you alot about the character of Marc Grodman and Chuck Todd; they announce the passing of employees, relatives etc on a daily basis via group email, the stock price hits a two year low and they call an emergency conference call for all field sales reps; but the founder of the Coag program at BRLI succumbs to cancer and they do not say one word to the field staff for fear of losing their competitive edge. I found out by calling client service on behalf of a client and was told by the staff that Dr. Arkel had passed away. Its a shame that the leadership is so focused on stock price and not on the people that contribute so much.