Dr. Geetha N Gowdar

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Education

• - MBBS, M.S. Ramaiah Medical College.- P.G.D, Clinical Pathology, Bangalore Medical College.

• - Senior Consultant and Head, Department of Transfusion Medicine, Apollo Hospitals Bangalore.- Having gained proficiency from working in reputed hospitals of India, she has more than 15 years of experience.- She also heads the Blood bank at Apollo Hospitals Bangalore, where she is currently employed.- Dr. Geetha plays a vital role in transfusion safety.- She is responsible for regular blood donation camps which are conducted to provide for a steady inventory. All the units collected are subjected to NAT (Nucliec acid testing).- She started her career with P.D. Hinduja Sindhi Hospital, Bangalore as a junior pathologist.-She was nominated as a Technical Manager for overall pathology, under the new clinical guidelines.- She was with the Wockhardt Hospitals (now Fortis) for 13 years as a Blood bank Medical Officer and Pathologist.- She gained teaching experience when she was a faculty member for B.Sc MLT course to teach Pathology.- She has done a NABH Assessor training course that was held in Kolkata.- She was present in various workshops. Notable among them are:IAPM Golden jubilee workshop on blood banking, Workshop on blood bank procedures and safe blood and International workshop on Hemophilia care.- She has undergone Six Sigma training and has obtained a certificate in OT utilization.- She was empanelled as an NABH Assessor for blood bank which carried out assessment of blood banks against NABH Accreditation standards.

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