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Transfusion Medicine<\/h2>\n
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Introduction<\/u><\/strong><\/h3>\n

Transfusion Medicine is a multidisciplinary area concerned with use of blood and blood components in the treatment of human diseases. Blood transfusion constitutes an important part of various treatment protocols. It is a life saving treatment in cases of massive blood loss, patients undergoing major surgeries, aplastic anemia, and leukemia undergoing chemotherapy and also in genetic conditions like thalassaemia major which are transfusion dependent. It is one of the most important emergency service departments which also plays important role in disaster management.<\/p>\n

History<\/u><\/h3>\n

The Department of Transfusion Medicine ( originally The Bombay Municipal Blood Centre \u2013 Shantilal Mathuradas Blood Centre) of Seth G.S. Medical College and K.E.M. Hospital came into existence on 1st January 2009, ( First Medical College to start\u00a0 Department of Transfusion Medicine\u00a0 in the State, among all the Medical Colleges under DMER, Maharashtra )<\/strong> with the main objective of starting Postgraduate course in Transfusion Medicine, and also providing quality medical care to patients by dispensing safe blood and blood components , performing therapeutic procedures, advanced apheresis procedures , keeping pace with the recent developments and advances in Transfusion Medicine and discharging its responsibility to voluntary blood donors. The postgraduate course (M.D. Transfusion Medicine) started in the year 2010. \u00a0This is the First Medical College\u00a0 among all the State Government\u00a0 and Corporation Medical Colleges in Maharashtra to start MD Transfusion Medicine Course with an annual intake of 2 students per year since\u00a0 July 2010. It is MCI\/NMC Recognized Course. \u00a0<\/strong>At the time of establishment of the department following were the faculty :<\/p>\n

Dr<\/strong> \u00a0Jayashree Sharma: Professor and Head<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dr Charusmita Dr Modi: Associate Professor<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dr. Swarupa Bhagwat: \u00a0Assistant Professor<\/strong><\/p>\n

Then 2 more Faculty joined in the year 2016 and 2023<\/p>\n

So now the Faculty position is :<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dr Jayashree Sharma : Professor and Head<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dr Charusmita Modi : Associate Professor<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dr Swarupa Bhagwat : Associate Professor<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dr Parag Fulzele : Assistant Professor<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dr Darshan Adulkar : Assistant Professor<\/strong><\/p>\n

This has widened the horizons of \u201cblood banking\u201d from a mere support service to an academic department keeping pace with the ever-expanding field of transfusion medicine.<\/p>\n

Our blood bank is the largest blood bank in Mumbai and one of the largest blood centres in Asia. More than 36,000 units of blood are collected annually and separated into components: Red Cell Concentrates, Plasma, Platelet Concentrates and Cryoprecipitate. It is associated with the National Plasma Fractionation Centre (NPFC), an autonomous institute located in K.E.M. Hospital, which manufactures plasma products like albumin, immunoglobulins and coagulation factor concentrates.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Faculty<\/u><\/strong><\/h3>\n

Dr. Jayashree Sharma : Professor and Head<\/p>\n

Dr. Charusmita Modi : Associate Professor<\/p>\n

Dr. Swarupa Bhagwat : Associate Professor<\/p>\n

Dr Darshan Adulkar :\u00a0 Assistant Professor<\/p>\n

Dr Parag Fulzele\u00a0 :\u00a0 Assistant Professor<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Vision<\/u><\/strong><\/h3>\n

Striving to be exemplary in the field of Transfusion Medicine by:-<\/p>\n