Transfusion Medicine Service
A Subspecialty Of Transfusion Medicine

About Transfusion Services
Stanford’s Transfusion Medicine Service offers a full range of testing and blood products to support trauma, transplant, patients with chronic anemia and other hematologic issues for operating rooms, surgery centers, and infusion treatment areas across Stanford Healthcare and Stanford Children’s Health.
Our Services
Submit a Sample
Our Faculty
Stanford’s Transfusion Medicine Service offers a full range of testing and blood products to patients at Stanford Healthcare and Stanford Children’s Health. Although many of our services are only available to Stanford patients, we do offer outside services through our human leukocyte antigen (HLA) lab and the Stanford Blood Center.
Testing Services
Stanford’s Transfusion Medicine offers a range of testing including blood typing, antibody screening, and blood product crossmatching.
Immunohematology Reference Lab
Our AABB accredited Immunohematology Reference Laboratory provides advance patient work-ups and complex antibody identification including:
- Autoantibody Identification
- Direct Antiglobulin Testing (DAT)
- Cold Agglutinin Screen/Titer
Blood Products
Transfusion Medicine provides a range of blood products to Stanford patients including:
- Red blood cell units
- Frozen red blood cells for rare phenotypes
- Autologous red blood cell units
- Platelet apheresis units
- HLA matched platelet units
- Leukocyte apheresis units
- Granulocytes
- Fresh frozen plasma units
- Liquid plasma units
Stanford’s Transfusion Services group doesn’t supply blood products outside of Stanford but the Stanford Blood Center offers these products to outside institutions.
Test Directory
Find tests related to Transfusion Services.
Please see the test directory for detailed specimen collection and handling instructions.
Important: Stanford Transfusion services requires each specimen to have:
- Patient name, MRN, and date of birth
- A documented collection date & time
- Collector ID (such as initials).
Specimens without this information will be rejected.
Contact Us
Stanford Transfusion Medicine
Stanford Healthcare
500 Pasteur Drive
Stanford CA 94306
Medical Director:
Hua Shan, MD, PhD
Hua Shan, MD, PhD

APPOINTMENTS
- Medical Director, Transfusion Medicine Service
- Professor of Pathology
PRACTICE AREAS
- Transfusion Medicine
- Clinical Pathology
Steven Foung, MD

APPOINTMENTS
- Professor of Pathology
PRACTICE AREAS
- Pathology
- Transfusion Medicine
CONTACT
Email: sfoung@stanford.edu
More information about Steven Foung:
https://med.stanford.edu/profiles/steven-foung
https://profiles.stanford.edu/steven-foung
Lawrence ‘Tim’ Goodnough, MD

APPOINTMENTS
- Professor of Pathology
- Professor of Medicine (Hematology)
PRACTICE AREAS
- Pathology
- Transfusion Medicine
CONTACT
Email: ltgoodno@stanford.edu
Phone: (650) 723-6444
More information about Lawrence Goodnough:
https://med.stanford.edu/profiles/lawrence-goodnough
https://profiles.stanford.edu/lawrence-goodnough
Marie Hollenhorst, MD, PhD

APPOINTMENTS
- Clinical Instructor in Pathology (Transfusion Medicine)
PRACTICE AREAS
- Non-malignant Hematology
- Transfusion Medicine
- Hemostasis and Thrombosis
- Sickle Cell Disease
- Hematology
CONTACT
Phone: (650) 726-1484
More information about Marie Hollenhorst:
https://med.stanford.edu/profiles/marie-hollenhorst
https://profiles.stanford.edu/marie-hollenhorst
Siddhartha Jaiswal, MD, PhD

APPOINTMENTS
- Clinic Assistant Professor, Pathology
PRACTICE AREAS
- Transfusion Medicine
- Genomics and Molecular Pathology
- Clinical Pathology
CONTACT
Email: sjaiswal@stanford.edu
Phone: (650) 723-7211
More information about Siddhartha Jaiswal:
https://med.stanford.edu/profiles/siddhartha-jaiswal
https://profiles.stanford.edu/siddhartha-jaiswal
Jean Oak, MD, PhD

APPOINTMENTS
- Clinical Assistant Professor of Pathology (Hematopathology and Transfusion Medicine)
PRACTICE AREAS
- Anatomic and Clinical Pathology
- Hematopathology, Flow Cytometry, Transfusion Medicine
CONTACT
Email: jeanoak@stanford.edu
Phone: (650) 497-4063
More information about Jean Oak:
https://med.stanford.edu/profiles/jean-oak
https://profiles.stanford.edu/jean-oak
Suchitra Pandey, MD

APPOINTMENTS
- Chief Medical Officer of Clinical Services Stanford Blood Center
- Clinical Associate Professor, Pathology
PRACTICE AREAS
- Anatomic and Clinical Pathology
CONTACT
Email: spandey1@stanford.edu
More information about Suchitra Pandey:
https://med.stanford.edu/profiles/suchitra-pandey
https://stanfordbloodcenter.org/leadership/suchi-padney-md/
Anil Panigrahi, MD, PhD

APPOINTMENTS
- Clinical Assistant Professor in Anesthesia and Pathology
PRACTICE AREAS
- Transfusion Medicine
- Anesthesia
CONTACT
Phone: (650) 723-6412
More information about Anil Panigrahi:
https://med.stanford.edu/profiles/anil-panigrahi
https://profiles.stanford.edu/anil-panigrahi
Tho Pham, MD

APPOINTMENTS
- Chief Medical Officer of Clinical Services Stanford Blood Center
- Clinical Assistant Professor in Pathology
- Associate Performance Improvement Leader for Blood Bank & Transfusion
PRACTICE AREAS
- Anatomic and Clinical Pathology
CONTACT
More information about Tho Pham:
https://med.stanford.edu/profiles/tho-duc-pham
https://stanfordbloodcenter.org/leadership/dr-tho-pham/
Neil Shah, MD

APPOINTMENTS
- Clinical Associate Professor of Pathology (Transfusion Medicine)
- Director, Transfusion Medicine Fellowship Program
- Medical Director of Informatics for Transfusion Medicine
PRACTICE AREAS
- Blood Transfusion
- Medical Informatics
- Clinical Laboratory Information Systems
- Clinical Pathology
CONTACT
Email: nshah3@stanford.edu
Phone: (650) 723-5848
More information about Neil Shah:
https://med.stanford.edu/profiles/40248
https://profiles.stanford.edu/40248
Mrigender Virk, MD

APPOINTMENTS
- Clinical Assistant Professor of Pathology (Transfusion Medicine)
- Associate Director, Transfusion Medicine Fellowship Program
PRACTICE AREAS
- Anatomic and Clinical Pathology
- Transfusion Medicine
CONTACT
Phone: (650) 498-4987
More information about Mrigender Virk:
https://med.stanford.edu/profiles/mrigender-virk
https://profiles.stanford.edu/mrigender-virk
Stanford’s Transfusion Medicine Service offers a full range of testing and blood products to patients at Stanford Healthcare and Stanford Children’s Health. Although many of our services are only available to Stanford patients, we do offer outside services through our human leukocyte antigen (HLA) lab and the Stanford Blood Center.
Testing Services
Stanford’s Transfusion Medicine offers a range of testing including blood typing, antibody screening, and blood product crossmatching.
Immunohematology Reference Lab
Our AABB accredited Immunohematology Reference Laboratory provides advance patient work-ups and complex antibody identification including:
- Autoantibody Identification
- Direct Antiglobulin Testing (DAT)
- Cold Agglutinin Screen/Titer
Blood Products
Transfusion Medicine provides a range of blood products to Stanford patients including:
- Red blood cell units
- Frozen red blood cells for rare phenotypes
- Autologous red blood cell units
- Platelet apheresis units
- HLA matched platelet units
- Leukocyte apheresis units
- Granulocytes
- Fresh frozen plasma units
- Liquid plasma units
Stanford’s Transfusion Services group doesn’t supply blood products outside of Stanford but the Stanford Blood Center offers these products to outside institutions.
Test Directory
Find tests related to Transfusion Services.
close Our Services
Please see the test directory for detailed specimen collection and handling instructions.
Important: Stanford Transfusion services requires each specimen to have:
- Patient name, MRN, and date of birth
- A documented collection date & time
- Collector ID (such as initials).
Specimens without this information will be rejected.
Contact Us
Stanford Transfusion Medicine
Stanford Healthcare
500 Pasteur Drive
Stanford CA 94306
Medical Director:
Hua Shan, MD, PhD
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Hua Shan, MD, PhD

APPOINTMENTS
- Medical Director, Transfusion Medicine Service
- Professor of Pathology
PRACTICE AREAS
- Transfusion Medicine
- Clinical Pathology
Steven Foung, MD

APPOINTMENTS
- Professor of Pathology
PRACTICE AREAS
- Pathology
- Transfusion Medicine
CONTACT
Email: sfoung@stanford.edu
More information about Steven Foung:
https://med.stanford.edu/profiles/steven-foung
https://profiles.stanford.edu/steven-foung
Lawrence ‘Tim’ Goodnough, MD

APPOINTMENTS
- Professor of Pathology
- Professor of Medicine (Hematology)
PRACTICE AREAS
- Pathology
- Transfusion Medicine
CONTACT
Email: ltgoodno@stanford.edu
Phone: (650) 723-6444
More information about Lawrence Goodnough:
https://med.stanford.edu/profiles/lawrence-goodnough
https://profiles.stanford.edu/lawrence-goodnough
Marie Hollenhorst, MD, PhD

APPOINTMENTS
- Clinical Instructor in Pathology (Transfusion Medicine)
PRACTICE AREAS
- Non-malignant Hematology
- Transfusion Medicine
- Hemostasis and Thrombosis
- Sickle Cell Disease
- Hematology
CONTACT
Phone: (650) 726-1484
More information about Marie Hollenhorst:
https://med.stanford.edu/profiles/marie-hollenhorst
https://profiles.stanford.edu/marie-hollenhorst
Siddhartha Jaiswal, MD, PhD

APPOINTMENTS
- Clinic Assistant Professor, Pathology
PRACTICE AREAS
- Transfusion Medicine
- Genomics and Molecular Pathology
- Clinical Pathology
CONTACT
Email: sjaiswal@stanford.edu
Phone: (650) 723-7211
More information about Siddhartha Jaiswal:
https://med.stanford.edu/profiles/siddhartha-jaiswal
https://profiles.stanford.edu/siddhartha-jaiswal
Jean Oak, MD, PhD

APPOINTMENTS
- Clinical Assistant Professor of Pathology (Hematopathology and Transfusion Medicine)
PRACTICE AREAS
- Anatomic and Clinical Pathology
- Hematopathology, Flow Cytometry, Transfusion Medicine
CONTACT
Email: jeanoak@stanford.edu
Phone: (650) 497-4063
More information about Jean Oak:
https://med.stanford.edu/profiles/jean-oak
https://profiles.stanford.edu/jean-oak
Suchitra Pandey, MD

APPOINTMENTS
- Chief Medical Officer of Clinical Services Stanford Blood Center
- Clinical Associate Professor, Pathology
PRACTICE AREAS
- Anatomic and Clinical Pathology
CONTACT
Email: spandey1@stanford.edu
More information about Suchitra Pandey:
https://med.stanford.edu/profiles/suchitra-pandey
https://stanfordbloodcenter.org/leadership/suchi-padney-md/
Anil Panigrahi, MD, PhD

APPOINTMENTS
- Clinical Assistant Professor in Anesthesia and Pathology
PRACTICE AREAS
- Transfusion Medicine
- Anesthesia
CONTACT
Phone: (650) 723-6412
More information about Anil Panigrahi:
https://med.stanford.edu/profiles/anil-panigrahi
https://profiles.stanford.edu/anil-panigrahi
Tho Pham, MD

APPOINTMENTS
- Chief Medical Officer of Clinical Services Stanford Blood Center
- Clinical Assistant Professor in Pathology
- Associate Performance Improvement Leader for Blood Bank & Transfusion
PRACTICE AREAS
- Anatomic and Clinical Pathology
CONTACT
More information about Tho Pham:
https://med.stanford.edu/profiles/tho-duc-pham
https://stanfordbloodcenter.org/leadership/dr-tho-pham/
Neil Shah, MD

APPOINTMENTS
- Clinical Associate Professor of Pathology (Transfusion Medicine)
- Director, Transfusion Medicine Fellowship Program
- Medical Director of Informatics for Transfusion Medicine
PRACTICE AREAS
- Blood Transfusion
- Medical Informatics
- Clinical Laboratory Information Systems
- Clinical Pathology
CONTACT
Email: nshah3@stanford.edu
Phone: (650) 723-5848
More information about Neil Shah:
https://med.stanford.edu/profiles/40248
https://profiles.stanford.edu/40248
Mrigender Virk, MD

APPOINTMENTS
- Clinical Assistant Professor of Pathology (Transfusion Medicine)
- Associate Director, Transfusion Medicine Fellowship Program
PRACTICE AREAS
- Anatomic and Clinical Pathology
- Transfusion Medicine
CONTACT
Phone: (650) 498-4987
More information about Mrigender Virk:
https://med.stanford.edu/profiles/mrigender-virk
https://profiles.stanford.edu/mrigender-virk
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Training Info
Clinical Pathology Residency
Stanford’s Clinical Pathology residency includes rotations in Transfusion Medicine.
Transfusion Medicine Fellowship
Stanford offers a year-long Fellowship Program in Transfusion Medicine.