MEDICAL SERVICES

Our Chief Medical Officer and Medical Director are available to serve as part of the patient care team by consulting with physicians and other health-care providers to facilitate appropriate patient care. They have a broad range of experience in transfusion medicine and can offer advice and support regarding blood products and therapies.

Our physicians and Reference Laboratory staff are available for consultation when patients experience unusual or less than desired responses to transfusion therapy. This team is also experienced in a variety of transfusion procedures that can help to lessen disease symptoms.

Our spectrum of activity and expertise allows us to provide guidance in a broad range of transfusion-related problems and issues including:

• Interpretation of immunohematology tests and recommendations regarding appropriate transfusion therapy
• Management and evaluation of neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia (NAT), including collection of maternal platelets
• Evaluation and management of transfusion complications such as transfusion related acute lung injury (TRALI), delayed hemolytic reactions, allergic reactions and transfusion-transmitted diseases.
• Transfusion Therapy/Component Selection
• Blood Administration - Routine and Complex
• Participate in Transfusion Review Committee Evaluation

To learn more or to consult with our Medical Director, please call 713-791-6656.