The Transfusion Medicine Service is responsible for all laboratory and patient care services in the area of Transfusion Medicine for the Jackson Health System (JHS) including Holtz Children's Hospital, Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center (SCCC/UMHC), and University Health Tower and Clinics.
Our faculty provides oversight and services in transfusion services, apheresis services, and cell therapy. We serve a level one trauma center, solid organ and hematopoietic progenitor cell transplantation programs, a pediatric hospital, high risk neonatal and obstetrical programs, and neurological and cardiovascular surgery programs. Our faculty are academically productive with our research efforts primarily focused transfusion safety, transfusion indications, innovative transfusion testing and transfusion practice.
The service is directed by Dr. Yanyun Wu. Dr. Wu is boarded in Clinical Pathology and Blood Banking and Transfusion Medicine. Her primary clinical and research interests are in transfusion medicine, apheresis, and cell therapy. Dr. Wu also serves as program director of the Blood Banking and Transfusion Medicine fellowship.
The Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine offers a Fellowship in Transfusion Medicine.
Clinical Professor, Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, Laboratory Medicine
Publications Biography:
Dr. David Andrews is a Clinical Professor of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine. He received his M.D. degree from the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. Dr. Andrews performed his residency, fellowship in clinical pathology, and NIH postdoctoral fellowship at Harvard Medical School. He currently serves as Medical Director for the pathology laboratories at Jackson...
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Clinical Assistant Professor
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Miriam Andrea Duque Cuartas, M.D. is a Clinical Assistant Professor who serves as the Associate Program Director of Transfusion Medicine Fellowship Training Program; the Assistant Medical Director Apheresis Service, Jackson Memorial Hospital; and the Assistant Medical Director, Deerfield Beach Lab. Dr. Duque received her MD from the Universidad de Antioquia in Medellin,...
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Clinical Professor , Anatomic Pathology
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Dr. Clara Milikowski is board certified in anatomic and clinical pathology. Dr. Milikowski’s clinical focus is in gastrointestinal pathology, dermatopathology and autopsy pathology.She has published over 50 peer reviewed manuscripts, one book, and has lectured in regional conferences in the areas of dermatopathology and gastrointestinal pathology. She devotes much time...
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Clinical Professor
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Dr. YanYun is appointed as Professor in the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine and is boarded in Clinical Pathology and Blood Banking and Transfusion Medicine. She also serves as Vice Chair of Business Development and Innovation; Chief, Laboratory Medicine Division; Director of Transfusion Medicine, UHealth & Jackson Health System; Clinical Service Leader...
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Chris Wunsch, M.D., Ph.D.
Clinical Associate Professor
Director of Core Laboratories
Associate Director of Pathology Informatics, Laboratory Medicine
CLIA Director, University of Miami Hospital and Clinics, Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, Deerfield, Kendall, and Plantation
