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Scientific Advisors to Immunetics |
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James P. AuBuchon, MD
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Dr. AuBuchon attended the University of Michigan for undergraduate work in cellular biology (1970-73) and medical training (1974-78) before entering the field of pathology. He completed an anatomic and clinical pathology residency at the University of Wisconsin and was a Senior Staff Fellow in the Department of Transfusion Medicine at the National Institutes of Health for two years where he initiated work on the effects of plasticizers on red cell storage. Following his fellowship, Dr. AuBuchon served as the director of several regional blood centers and the national headquarters of the American Red Cross for 6 years. Dr. AuBuchon came to Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center as the Medical Director of the Blood Bank and Transfusion Service in 1990. He has pursued several lines of research, continuing his work on component storage system improvement and extending his interest in practical improvements in blood safety through defining the cost-effectiveness of a variety of proposed interventions. He has worked closely with clinicians to promote improved transfusion practices through the Transfusion Committee and implemented innovative approaches to reduce the two greatest risks of transfusion, bacterial contamination and mistransfusion. Dr. AuBuchon served as the Pathology Residency Program Director for seven years before being asked to serve as the acting chair of the department in October, 2000. He was named the chair of the Department of Pathology in February, 2002 . He served as a member of the Blood Safety and Availability Advisory Committee of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (1997-2000). He served the American Association of Blood Banks as chair of the Scientific Section Coordinating Committee (1998-2002) and a district director (2003 – present) on the Board of Directors. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh in 1999. |
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Roslyn Yomtovian, M.D. |
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Roslyn Yomtovian, M.D. is Director of the Blood Bank-Transfusion Medicine Service and Acting Director of Clinical Pathology at the University Hospitals of Cleveland, Cleveland, Ohio. She is a faculty member at the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine where she is a Professor in the Department of Pathology. She has served as past President of the Minnesota Association of Blood Banks, past Chairperson of the Autologous Transfusion Committee of the American Association of Blood Banks (AABB) and past two-term member of the of the Transfusion Medicine Council of the American Society of Clinical Pathologists (ASCP). She chaired the ASCP Patient Safety Initiative Task Force – Workgroup on Transfusion Medicine and serves on the ASCP Teleconference Committee. She is a member of the AABB Clinical Transfusion Medicine Committee and is actively involved in developing educational programs for the AABB and ASCP. She serves on the editorial board of the journal Transfusion. Dr. Yomtovian received her Doctor of Medicine degree from the Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri and completed her Pathology Residency and Blood Bank Fellowship training at the University of Minnesota Hospitals, Minneapolis, Minnesota. She has written and lectured widely on issues related to blood transfusion safety focusing on bacterial contamination of blood components, autologous transfusion therapy, and the optimization of transfusion therapy. Her current clinical research focuses primarily on the evaluation of ways to reduce platelet bacterial contamination. She is the recipient of an Honorary Paul Harris Fellow award from Rotary International Foundation for her work in community AIDS awareness. She has received the University Hospitals of Cleveland Department of Pathology Excellence in Teaching Award. Most recently, she received the Vernie A. Stembridge Lectureship Award from the Texas Society of Pathologists and is a recipient of the Commission on Continuing Education Distinguished Service Award from the American Society of Clinical Pathologists honoring Dr. George F. Stevenson.
Immunetics, Inc. |
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