Department

Overview

Established in 2022, the Department of Immunohematology & Blood Transfusion (IHBT) is dedicated to advancing the science of blood transfusion and immunohematology. With a focus on excellence, our NABH Accredited Blood Centre ensures the highest standards of safety and quality in blood banking practices. The department offers a comprehensive M.D. program in IHBT, with 13 seats available for aspiring specialists. Since its inception, we have proudly welcomed 3 students into this vital field, equipping them with the knowledge and skills necessary to make significant contributions to healthcare. Our commitment to education, research, and patient care positions IHBT as a leader in blood transfusion medicine, striving to improve outcomes and enhance the well-being of patients in need.

Vision Mission

Vision:

  • To be a leader in advancing immunohematology and blood transfusion research, education, and healthcare, ensuring safe and effective blood transfusion practices and cell therapies for the betterment of patients' lives

Mission:

  • To ensure the well-being of patients by maintaining a safe, reliable, and economical supply of blood products while continuously improving and offering innovative hemotherapy and immunohematology services that contribute to their betterment
  • To promote research, education programs, innovations and global collaborations
  • To train and develop skilled professionals with latest knowledge and technological advancements
  • To foster a culture excellence, ethics, global values and lifelong learning
  • To uphold the highest standards of quality, accessibility, and operational efficiency in our daily operations

HOD

Qualifications: MBBS, MD (Pathology), Certificate Course in Flowcytometry
Working Experience: 11 years of Teaching experience
Awards:

  • Innovation award for Best Published Author
  • Recognized for her work in transfusion medicine by Inner Wheels club
  • Recognized for her achievements by Santosh Deemed to be University

Achievements:

  • 2 International Fellowships
  • Published Author – 3 Books and 21 chapters
  • NABH Assessor for Blood Centres
  • Certificate for NABH Hospital, 5th edition POI training
  • NABL & QCI certificate for Internal Auditor – ISO15189
Dr. Mayurika S Tyagi

Professor & HOD

Thrust Areas

  • Voluntary Blood Donation
  • Donor Wellness Programme 
  • Apheresis 
  • Therapeutic procedures
  • Immunohematology
  • Transfusion transmitted infections
  • Clinical transfusion therapy
  • Quality Assurance and Quality management system 
  • Haematology
  • Speciality Clinics Haematology- Paediatric and Adult
  • Molecular diagnostics
  • Information management, automation, and regulatory systems
  • Research and development

Team

Facilities

Donor Related:

  • Blood donor counselling and notification
  • Whole blood collection- In house as well as in Voluntary blood donation camps
  • Infectious markers screening (HBV, HCV, HIV, Syphilis & Malaria)
  • Autologous blood donation
  • Platelet-pheresis
  • Plasmapheresis
  • Granulocyte harvest
  • Stem Cell Harvest

Product Related:

  • Packed Red Blood Cells (PRBCs)
  • Packed Red Blood Cells- SAGM
  • Packed Red Blood Cells- Washed
  • Random Donor Platelets (RDPC)
  • Fresh Frozen Plasma (FFP)
  • Single Donor Apheresis Platelet (SDPC)
  • Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP)
  • Platelet Gel
  • Therapeutic Procedures
  • Therapeutic Plasma Exchange (TPE)
  • Therapeutic Phlebotomy for Polycythaemia/ hemochromatosis

Immuno-haematology:

  • Blood grouping and Antibody screening
  • Crossmatching
  • Direct Antiglobulin Testing (DAT)
  • Indirect Antiglobulin Testing (IAT)
  •  Allo- Antibody Identification
  • Resolution of Blood Group discrepancies
  • Prenatal Evaluation
  • Transfusion Reaction Workup
  • Resolution of ABO Typing Discrepancies
  • ABO and Rh Antibody Titration Studies
  • Autoimmune Haemolytic Anaemia (AIHA) Work up
  • Red Cell Phenotyping

Research

  • Several publications indexed in high impact peer reviewed journals
  • Three books published
  • More than 21 chapters in edited books
  • Award – Best published author in Reputed Books in Research/innovation/Academia
  • Award – covid Warrior for contributions during the pandemic
  • Assessor for NABH Blood Bank
  • Coordinator - Student Research Cell of the University and is actively involved in conducting and motivating students for research
  • Trained faculty in Medical Education Technologies
  • Trained Faculty in Basic courses in Biomedical Research
  • Members of different subcommittees of Santosh University
  • Various ongoing research projects

Events

Celebration of Days and Interdisciplinary activities: The department celebrate various commemorative days and conducts various interdisciplinary academic activities throughout the year.

  • Blood Donation Camp on 14th June 2023
  • Interdisciplinary Academic Activities
  • Training on Spectra Optia Apheresis Machine
  • Training on Gel Card Technology

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1. World Blood Donor Day – 14 June 2023 Activities:

  • Blood donation relay camp in collaboration with Student council and IMA MSN- 22 may to 14 june 23
  • Poster presentation and Blood Donation camp by BMLT Interns – 3 June 23
  • Blood Donation camp 14 june 23

2. Interdisciplinary Academic Activities:

  • World TB Day
  • World Health day
  • World Malaria day

3. Trainings:

  • Training on Apheresis 
  • Training on Gel card technology
  • Training on fully automated Immunohematology Analyzer

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