Dr. Sheenam Thakkar

AREA(S) OF INTEREST:

Advanced Serological techniques in Red Cell Serology Laboratory, Leucodepletion and Irradiation of Blood Components, Apheresis Procedures( Plateletpheresis, Plamapheresis, Therapeutic plasma Exchange, Leukapheresis, Peripheral Blood Stem Cell (PBSC) collection., Granulocyte harvests) ,Quality Management in Blood bank and HLA typing.

PROCEDURES PERFORMED:

Phlebotomy, Blood Grouping and Cross matching, Antibody Screening and Identification, Plateletpheresis, Plasmapheresis, Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Collection, Granulocyte Harvest, Therapeutic Plasma Exchange,Red Cell Exchange, Leucoreduction , Irradiation ,Platelet Cross matching.

NAME OF INSTITUTE(S):

• Dr. D.Y. Patil Medical College and Hospital, Kolhapur
• Kolilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital, Mumbai
• Seth G S Medical college and KEM hospital, Mumbai
• Grant Medical college and J.J. Hospital, Mumbai
• RCSM Government Hospital, Kolhapur

She has worked in a blood center in every kind of medical establishment across the spectrum of the Indian medical system including medical colleges (Seth G S Medical College and Grant Medical College), standalone blood banks, government hospitals and corporate hospitals.

She has a total work experience of 8 years in the field of blood transfusion.

KDAH EXPERIENCE

She has worked in Department of Transfusion Medicine at Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital from 2016 to 2019.

Posters and papers presented

• ‘Blood usage in standalone blood bank – a retrospective study’ poster presented at Transcon 2015, New Delhi.
• ‘Hepatitis E associated autoimmune hemolytic anemia’ poster presented at Transcon 2015, New Delhi.
• ‘Study of Seroprevalence of Hepatitis B & C, HIV, Syphilis and Malaria in Pre-transfusion Blood’ poster presented at 2nd Conclave of Total Quality Management & Recent Trends In Transfusion Medicine 2016 held at Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital and Medical Research Institute, Mumbai.
• ‘Variability of the hemoglobin content in 336 In-line filtered leucocyte depleted PRBC units: A retrospective analysis’ paper presentation at Transmedcon 2017 – 6th Annual Conference of ISTM held at Lucknow in November 2017.
• “Variability of the hemoglobin content in 336 In-line filtered leucocyte depleted PRBC units: A retrospective analysis”- Oral Presentation in 42nd Annual Conference of Mumbai Hematology Group (MHG)
• “Can Platelets With Platelet Additive Solution (PAS) (SSP+) Be Considered Safe For Transfusion To Recipient Of Any Blood Group?”- Oral Presentation in Thane Hematology Group in 2019.
• Case presentation on Efficacy and Safety of Therapeutic Erythrocytapheresis Procedure in Patients with Sickle Cell Disease: A Case Series- CME conducted by Fresinius Kabi.
• Transfusion therapy for patients with Auto immune hemolytic anemia: Efficacy and safety of partial phenotype matched, least blood transfusions.- oral presentation in Advanced Immunohematology wet workshop in Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital and Medical Research Institute, Mumbai.

Publications

• ‘Hepatitis E Associated Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia – A Rare Case Presentation’ published in Indian Journal of Applied Research (IJAR), volume 6, issue 6, June 2016, ISSN – 2249-555X.
• ‘Antihuman globulin test reactivity in SARS-CoV-2 infection –positive patients’ published in Asian Journal of Transfusion medicine (AJTS), volume 16, issue 1, January-June 2022, as Letter to Editor, DOI:10.4103/ajts.ajts_168_21.