Doctor

Dr. Ruhi Mehra

Department of Transfusion Medicine (Blood Centre)

MBBS, MD (Transfusion Medicine), FID

Overview
  • Dr. Mehra has joined the Department of Transfusion Medicine at Lilavati Hospital & Research Center since 2021.
  • She has an overall experience of nine years in the field of Transfusion Medicine.
  • Trained at premier institutes like NIIH – ICMR, TATA ACTREC, Rotary TTK Blood Bank & Indraprastha Apollo Hospital.

Area Of Interest

  • Advanced Immuno-hematology (Red cell Serology)
  • Transplant Immunology (HLA typing, cross-match & antibody studies in transplantation)
  • Apheresis (Plateletpheresis, therapeutic plasma exchange, peripheral stem cell collection, WBC-granulocyte collection)
  • Modified cellular blood products (Leukodepletion, irradiation, neonatal transfusion requirements, PRP)
  • Quality Management, Regulatory & Accreditation
Awards and Recognition
  • Gold Medalist
  • Best Student Award
  • Junior Investigator Award: Second Prize - Thane Hematology Group
  • First Prize for e-Poster Presentation at TRANSMEDCON 2019 (Cellular therapies, tissues & cells – category)
  • First Prize: Hands-on Training in HLA workshop at Indraprastha Apollo Hospital, New Delhi (EFI Accredited)
  • Third Prize: CASCADE 2021 workshop on Coagulation
  • Third Prize: Inter-college quiz competition by MMC
  • Completed Certificate Courses in – Patient Blood Management, International Summer School on Immunogenetics (ASHI) & Clinical Research Methodology
  • Member of Scientific Committee of Federation of Bombay Blood Banks
  • Member of Working Party on Blood Supply Management of International Society of Blood Transfusion
  • General Secretary & Head of Student Council
Research Publications
  • Eight Poster Presentations at various national & international conferences.
  • Eight Oral Presentations at various national & international conferences.
  • Part of Organizing Committee for CME & Workshop at national level.
  • Faculty Speaker & Panelist at various conferences/CMEs/workshops.
  • Seven original articles & Two case reports published in indexed journals.
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