Ilene Ceil Weitz

Ilene Ceil Weitz is Professor of Clinical Medicine (Part-Time) at USC's Keck School of Medicine, board-certified in Internal Medicine and Hematology. She completed medical training at Medical College of Pennsylvania, residency at Cedars-Sinai, and fellowship at Scripps Clinic.

Her clinical research focuses on rare hematologic disorders including paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH), cold agglutinin disease, and refractory immune thrombocytopenia. Recent investigations evaluate complement inhibitors (sutimlimab, eculizumab) and their long-term therapeutic outcomes.

Honors include recognition for humanism in medicine and excellence in medical education. She maintains active membership in ASH, ASCO, and medical women's associations. Clinical practice spans LAC+USC Medical Center, Keck Hospital, and USC Norris Cancer Hospital.

Selected leadership roles:

• Expert consensus panels on PNH management
• Clinical trial design for complement-mediated disorders
• Multicenter studies of thrombotic microangiopathy