Dr. Shamee Shastry
Professor & Head of the Dept.
Department of Immunohaematology
CURRENT ACADEMIC ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES
1. Professor and Head of the Department
2. Teaching: PG, UG and PhD students
3. Supervising the activities of the Department of IHBT
4. Thesis guide
5. Research activities
6. Resource person and subject expert for the WHO and other training programs in Transfusion Medicine
SUBJECTS CURRENTLY TEACHING
| Subject | Semester / Year |
|---|---|
| Immunohematology & Blood Transfusion | All |
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
| Degree | Specialisation | Institute | Year of passing |
|---|---|---|---|
| MD | Immunohematology & Blood Transfusion | Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow | 2008 |
| MBBS | Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore | 2003 |
Experience
| Institution / Organisation | Designation | Role | Tenure |
|---|---|---|---|
| KMC, Manipal | Professor | 09/10/2015 till date | |
| KMC, Manipal | Associate Professor | 2012 to 2015 | |
| KMC, Manipal | Assistant Professor | 2008 to 2012 | |
| SPGIMS, Lucknow | Junior Resident | 2005 to 2008 |
Screening of Thalassemia Patients for Hypercoagulation Status using Thromboelastography
Dr. Shamee Shastry Dr. Suneel C Mundkur Dr. Annamma Kurien
The objective was to assess the coagulation status in patients with thalassemia using the global hemostatic assay Thromboelastography, TEG and to develop a screening tool to identify the high-risk group
Implementation of a Rare Donor Registry at a Tertiary care Transfusion Centre in Coastal Region of South Karnataka
Dr. Shamee Shastry Dr. Poornima B Baliga Dr. Deepika Chenna
The research works aims to identify rare blood donors and rare phenotypes to develop and maintain a regional rare donor registry
Study of the clinical significance of the red cell antibodies using Monocyte Monolayer Assay
Dr. Shamee Shastry
The clinical significance of the alloantibodies can be determined using cellular assays. It will help in planning the transfusion therapy in patients with Auto Immune Hemolytic Anemia and Alloimmmunization
Risk Estimation and Cost-effective Analysis of Screening for emerging Transfusion Transmissible Hepatitis E Virus at a tertiary care Transfusion Medicine Unit in coastal Karnataka
Dr. Shamee Shastry Dr Kiran Chawla
The proposed study is designed to estimate the risk of TT HEV and to assess the cost-effectiveness of implementing blood donor screening for HEV infection
AREAS OF INTEREST, EXPERTISE AND RESEARCH
Area of Interest
Transfusion Medicine
Area of Expertise
Clinical Transfusion therapy, Blood donor management, Apheresis, Transfusion Transmissible infection screening, Nucleic Acid Testing, Component therapy, Molecular Testing, Immunohematology, Rare Blood Group testing, Hematology, Lab testing of Haemostasis, Management of massive bleed, Thromboeleastography, Donor recruitment and Motivation
Area of Research
Immunohematology, Transfusion Transmitted Infections, Coagulopathy in Massively Bleeding Patients, Alloimmunization and Autoimmune haemolytic Anemia, Red blood cell and platelet storage lesions, Clinical Audits, Specialized Component therapy, Therapeutic Apheresis, Study of rare blood groups, Blood Donor Iron Status
Professional Affiliations & Contributions
1. Life member of Asian Association of Transfusion Medicine, Indian society of Transfusion Medicine, Indian Society of Blood Transfusion and Immunohematology
2. Organized several National and International workshops, training programs, and conferences in Transfusion Medicine
3. Reviewer for national and international Journals
4. Member of Special Interest Group in Immunohematology by ISTM
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