Editor
Prof. (Dr.) Jayashree Sharma
Professor and Head, Dept. of Transfusion Medicine,
Seth G.S Medical College and KEM Hospital, Parel,
Mumbai-12, India.
Associate Editors
Prof. (Dr.) Ratti Ram Sharma
Professor, Dept. of Transfusion Medicine,
Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and
Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, India
Dr. Dheeraj Khetan
Associate Professor, Dept. of Transfusion
Medicine, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute
of Medical Sciences (SGPGIMS),
Lucknow - 14, India
Assistant Editors
Dr. Swarupa Bhagwat
Associate Professor, Dept. of Transfusion
Medicine, Seth G.S. Medical College & KEM
Hospital, Parel, Mumbai - 12, India
Dr. Darshan Adulkar
Assistant Professor, Dept. of Transfusion
Medicine, Seth G.S. Medical College & KEM
Hospital, Parel, Mumbai-12, India
National Advisory Board
Dr. Yudhbir Singh
President ISBTI, Former Divisional
Commissioner, Hissar, India
Prof. (Dr.) M. D. Gajjar
Professor & Head, Dept. of Transfusion Medicine,
BJ Medical College, Ahmedabad, India
Prof. (Dr.) S. Sitalaxmi
Professor and Head, Dept. of Transfusion Medicine,
St. John Medical College Hospital,
Bangalore, India
Dr. Sangeeta Pathak
Secretary General, ISBTI,
Senior Consultant and Head of Blood Bank,
Max Super speciality Hospital,
New Delhi, India
Prof. (Dr.) Dolly Daniel
Professor, Dept. of Transfusion Medicine,
CMC Vellore, India
Prof. (Dr.) Neelam Marwaha
Professor & Head,
Dept. of Transfusion Medicine PGIMER,
Chandigarh, India
Prof. (Dr.) Debasish Gupta
Professor & Head,
Dept. of Transfusion Medicine,
Sri Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences,
Trivandrum, India
Prof. (Dr.) Manisha Shrivastava
Secretary ISTM, Professor,
Dept. of Transfusion Medicine,
Bhopal Memorial Hospital & Research Centre,
Bhopal, India
Prof. (Dr.) R. K. Chaudhary
Professor and Head,
Dept. of Transfusion Medicine,
SGPGIMS, Lucknow, India
Dr. Veena Doda
Former - Head,
Blood Transfusion Services,
Dr. RML Hospital, New Delhi, India
Dr. M. L. Kaushal
Head, Dept. of Blood Transfusion,
IG Medical College,
Shimla, India
Dr. R. N. Makroo
President ISTM,
Former-Consultant Transfusion Medicine,
Indraprastha Apollo Hospital,
New Delhi, India
Prof. (Dr.) K. C. Usha
Former-Professor & Head,
Dept. of Transfusion Medicine,
Govt. Medical College,
Trivandrum, India
Dr. Kulbir Kaur
Director Principal,
Punjab Institute of Medical Sciences,
Jalandhar, India
Dr. Kabita Chatterjee
Former-Head,
Dept. of Transfusion Medicine,
AIIMS, New Delhi, India
Dr. Susheela Kamath
Former - Senior Consultant,
Dept. of Transfusion Medicine,
Fortis Health Care, Chennai, India
Dr. T. R. Raina
Deputy President, ISBT,
Programme Manager, Blood Transfusion and Lab Services,
J&K State, India
Dr. Sabita Basu
Senior Consultant & Head,
Dept. of Transfusion Medicine,
Tata Medical Centre, Kolkatta, India
Founder Editor
Dr. Nabajyoti Choudhury
Additional Director and Head,
Dept. of Transfusion Medicine,
Fortis Memorial Research Institute,
Gurgaon, India
Past Editor
Prof. (Dr.) Ravneet Kaur
Professor and Head,
Dept. of Transfusion Medicine,
Block D, Level II, Government Medical College & Hospital,
Sector 32, Chandigarh - 160 030, India
International Advisory Board
Dr. Ananda Gunasekera
Deputy Director General of Medical Services & President,
South Asian Assoc. of Transfusion Medicine,
Ministry of Health, Colombo, Sri Lanka
Dr. Marukh Getshen
Head, National Blood Center,
JNWNH, National Referral Hospital,
Thimphu, Bhutan
Prof. (Dr.) Jean Pierre Allain
Principal Investigator & Head,
Dept. of Transfusion Medicine,
University Chair, Corpus Christi College,
Cambridge
Dr. Ravi Reddy
Chief Operation Officer,
South African National Blood services,
Johannesberg, South Africa
Dr. Salwa Ibrahim
Director, Blood Transfusion Services,
King Abdalaziz University,
ISBT Eastern Mediterranean Regional Director,
President of Saudi Society of Transfusion Medicine
Dr. Ravi Sarode
Director, Transfusion Medicine & Hemostasis Reference Lab,
UT Southwestern Medical Center,
Dallas,Texas, USA
Dr. Neelam Dhingra
Co-ordinator, Blood Transfusion Safety,
World Health Organization,
Geneva, Switzerland
Dr. Silvano Wendel
Medical Director, Blood Bank,
Hospital Sirio Libanês, So Paulo, Brasil
Dr. Yasmin Ayob
National Blood Center,
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Dr. Manita Rajkarnikar
Chief, Nepal Red Cross Blood Transfusion Services,
Kathmandu, Nepal
Dr. Diana Teo
Group Director, Blood Services,
Singapore
Section Editors
Organization & Management of Blood Transfusion Services:
Dr. Kabita Chatterjee, Head of Department,
AIIMS, New Delhi, India
Blood donor recruitment and retention:
Dr. Veena Doda, Head, Blood Transfusion Services,
Dr. RML Hospital, New Delhi, India
Blood Component:
Dr. Prashant Agarwal, Additional Professor,
Department of Transfusion Medicine, SGPGIMS, Lucknow, India
Apheresis:
Dr. R. R. Sharma, Additional Professor,
Department of Transfusion Medicine, PGIMER, Chandigarh, India
Immunohaematology:
Prof. (Dr.) S. Sitalaxmi, Professor & Head,
Department of Clinical Pathology,
St. John’s Medical College Hospital, Bangalore, India
Transfusion transmitted Infections:
Dr. Prasun Bhattarcharya, Assistant Professor & Head,
Department of Immunohematology & Blood Transfusion,
Medical College, Kolkata, India
Transfusion Medicine in Clinical Practice:
Dr. Manisha Shrivastava, Associate Professor & Incharge,
Blood Transfusion Service, Department of Transfusion Medicine,
Bhopal Memorial Hospital & Research Centre, Bhopal, India
Editorial Office:
Prof. (Dr.) Jayashree Sharma
Asian Journal of Transfusion Science,
Professor and Head,
Department of Transfusion Medicine,
Seth G.S Medical College and KEM Hospital,
Parel, Mumbai - 12, Maharashtra, INDIA
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://www.ajts.org
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