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Department of Transfusion Medicine

Welcome to the Department of Transfusion Medicine

The Department of Transfusion Medicine provides clinical services to support NIH patients in need of blood component therapy, cellular therapy, therapeutic apheresis, and specialized laboratory diagnostics. In addition, it collects and prepares the blood components and cellular therapy products used in patient care at NIH, maintains an accredited Immunohematology Reference Lab, offers a fellowship program in Transfusion Medicine, and runs a training program for Specialists in Blood Banking.

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Transfusion Medicine Highlights

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Dedicated to providing high quality donor and patient transfusion services

Our Mission, Our Vision, Our Values

The mission of the Department of Transfusion Medicine is to provide high-quality patient care and hospital services in support of NIH clinical research programs, to pursue research that contributes to our knowledge and practice of transfusion medicine and related technologies, and to provide advanced training in transfusion medicine.

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Enabling leading edge research and development

Our Research

Our goals include advancing the practice of transfusion medicine and cellular therapies, improving blood safety and advancing the science and technology of transfusion medicine and cellular therapy. Learn more about the research programs being conducted within DTM by our Laboratory Services Section, Blood Services Section, Cell Processing Section and Infectious Diseases Section.

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Providing a culture of empathetic patient care

Our Services

We provide high quality donor and patient transfusion services, and blood and cellular therapy products in support of NIH clinical research programs.

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Our Staff

Meet the staff of the Department of Transfusion Medicine.

Education Opportunities with Us

The Department of Transfusion Medicine offers several educational opportunities/programs.

Our Accreditations

Check out our accreditations.

Annual Symposium

This year's symposium is September 19! Learn more.

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MAILING ADDRESS

Department of Transfusion Medicine
10 Center Drive-MSC 1184
Building 10, Room 1C711
Bethesda, MD 20892-1184

PHONE

(301) 496-4506