Rugved Pattarkine, MD
Pathologist
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Areas of Expertise
My Specialties
- Transfusion Medicine, Hemotherapy, Blood Collection, Therapeutic Apheresis, Cell Therapy
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About Me
- Director, Blood Bank Koch Clinical Laboratory
I am subspeciality physician trained in transfusion medicine, hemapheresis, and cell therapy. At Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, I advise on the best practices for transfusion, work with fellow physicians to recommend products for specific transfusion needs, and provide medical oversight for our Transfusion Medicine and Cell Therapy Service. This helps to ensure that all patients get safe and appropriate blood products.
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In addition, I offer medical oversight in the donor room, where I assist in making sure that the facility is safe for those donating whole blood, platelets, and peripheral blood stem cells. Stem cell and lymphocyte collection involves a process called apheresis. During apheresis, one can donate autologous cells (for oneself) or allogeneic cells (for someone else) for use in stem cell transplants or chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cell therapies. Through apheresis, we can also perform therapeutic procedures to:
- Exchange plasma or red blood cells for specific indications.
- Lower a patient’s white blood cell or platelet counts.
- Perform extracorporeal photopheresis procedures to treat specific disease processes
I enjoy working in transfusion medicine because I have a strong interest in patient and donor safety, as cell therapy and therapeutic as well as donor apheresis. When we manage the blood supply appropriately and administer it to patients with the greatest need, we help ensure that this precious resource is readily available.
A pathologist is a doctor who uses a microscope to make a diagnosis from cell and tissue samples. They analyze the samples to learn the cause and effects of a health condition.
My Specialties
- Transfusion Medicine, Hemotherapy, Blood Collection, Therapeutic Apheresis, Cell Therapy
Education
- MD, Smolensk State Medical University
Residencies
- Anatomic and Clinical Pathology, New York Medical College/Westchester Medical Center
Fellowships
- Transfusion Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Board Certifications
- Anatomic/Clinical Pathology
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Disclosures
Doctors and faculty members often work with pharmaceutical, device, biotechnology, and life sciences companies, and other organizations outside of MSK, to find safe and effective cancer treatments, to improve patient care, and to educate the health care community.
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Rugved Pattarkine discloses the following relationships and financial interests:
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