Rattiram Sharma
Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, pgimer,chandigarh
0000-0002-7415-4665
About
Ratti Ram Sharma (MD, FAMS) is currently Head of the Department of Transfusion Medicine at Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India. He has been working in the specialty for last 25 years and has keen interest in Apheresis, Stem Cell biology, blood component quality control and clinical transfusion practice. He has been instrumental in developing the curriculum for M.D. Transfusion Medicine programme in the Institute and established an active therapeutic apheresis and Bone Marrow processing unit in the department and received “Advancing apheresis technology runner-up award” from Terumo Caridian BCT, USA in 2014. Has been recipient of prestigious JR Jolly (2014) & H.D. Shourie (2008) awards of the Indian Society of Blood Transfusion and Immunohematology for his scientific research & innovative ideas in the field of Transfusion Medicine. Certificate of distinction from the University of Minnesota as a special research fellow in the Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, USA for his active participation in academic & research activities. He is the Member of WHO Advisory group on Blood safety. He is a Member of Standing Academy and ethics committees of International Society of blood transfusion. He is the Member of National blood safety and hemovigilance programme implementation working groups. He has more than 130 publications both in National and International Journals.
Employment
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Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research Professor2001 - Present
Education
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pgimer,chandigarh MD/Prof.2001 - Present
Projects & Funding
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Publications (17)
- All blood discard does not amount to blood wastage—A critical technical reappraisal Save
- Comparative Efficacy of Standard‐Volume Plasma Exchange Versus High‐Volume Plasma Exchange in Patients With Acute‐on‐Chronic Liver Failure Save
- Indication of transfusion of blood components in paediatric and neonatal patients in India: Real‐world multicentre data Save
- Normative data for insulin-like growth factor-1 and insulin-like growth factor binding protein-3 and their determinants in healthy adult males from india: the INDIIGo study Save
- Development and validation of an indigenous questionnaire for assessing clinician's knowledge towards transfusion medicine and bedside transfusion practices Save
- Transfusion efficacy of leucoreduced packed red blood cells prepared by two different methods: A randomized controlled trial in transfusion‐dependent thalassaemia patients (FUEL trial) Save
- Autoimmune anti‐D in an RhD‐positive young infant: Learning from a rare case Save
- Mesenchymal Stromal Cells Mediate Clinically Unpromising but Favourable Immune Responses in Kidney Transplant Patients Save
- The spectrum of ABO haemolytic disease of the fetus and newborn in neonates born to group O mothers Save
- Red cell alloimmunization in haemato‐oncology patients transfused with packed red blood cells extended phenotype matched for Rh and Kell antigens versus the standard crossmatched units Save