Medical Director, Transfusion Services and HPC Processing/Apheresis Collection
Research interests include:
- Transfusion and coagulation support for cardiac surgery patients
- Promotion of blood management and appropriate utilization
- Evaluation and management of perinatal issue in transfusion practice, including hemolytic disease of the fetus and newborn
- Evaluation and transfusion support for the alloimmunized patient
- Direction of centralized transfusion services
Education And Training
- 1975-1979 B.S. in Medical Technology, University of Detroit-Mercy, Detroit, MI
- 1985-1986 SBB Program, Lutheran General Hospital, Park Ridge, IL
- 1992-1996 M.D., Southern Illinois University, Springfield, IL
Post-Graduate Training and Fellowship Appointment:
- 1996-1997 Intern, Family Practice, The Toledo Hospital, Toledo, Ohio
- 1997-2001 Resident, Pathology, Ball Memorial Hospital, Muncie, IN
- 2001-2002 Fellow – Blood Banking/Transfusion Medicine,
The Institute for Transfusion Medicine/University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
