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URMFG is certified by the National Committee for Quality Assurance.
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Dr. Refaai's clinical service is in Transfusion Medicine with subspecialty involvement in laboratory coagulation/thrombosis testing.
Dr. Refaai's clinical service is in Transfusion Medicine with subspecialty involvement in laboratory coagulation/thrombosis testing.
Credentials
Residency & Fellowship
Fellowship, Fellow, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. 2006 - 2007
Residency, Pathology, Washington University in St. Louis. 2003 - 2006
Fellowship, Fellow, Massachusetts General Hospital. 1997 - 2003
Fellowship, Research, Massachusetts General Hospital. 1997 - 2003
Education
MD | Aleppo University (Syria).1993
Awards
Recognized Volunteer Item Writer for ABPath CertLink (ABPCL).2023
Patient Blood Management and Stewardship of Resources During Inventory Crisis.2022
Eric A. Schenk Award for Excellence in Teaching.2019
Quality and Safety Recognition for the Patient Blood Management Program; Directorship Award.2016
Quality and Safety Recognition for the Patient Blood Management Program; Blood Bank Team Award.2016
Health Care Team Award for our URMC Patient Blood Management Program (PBM).2016
Certificate of Appreciation from Spencerport Service Learning Program for being a valued participant.2013
Teaching Grant for the bi-monthly Thrombosis and Hemostasis conference.2007
"Employee-of-The Year" Special Coagulation Laboratory.2003
"Team-of-The Year" Special Coagulation Laboratory (Best laboratory team of the year 2003).2003
Research
Dr. Refaai's recent studies have included: The in-vitro effect of ABO anti-bodies on platelet function; The correlation between cancer and tissue factor (TF) plasma concentrations and its role in developing DVT; The relationship between the circulating TF and the cancer tissue concentrations of TF i...
Dr. Refaai's recent studies have included: The in-vitro effect of ABO anti-bodies on platelet function; The correlation between cancer and tissue factor (TF) plasma concentrations and its role in developing DVT; The relationship between the circulating TF and the cancer tissue concentrations of TF in different types of mouse models; Beriplex phase IIIb drug study for bleeding patients with Warfarin overdose; Beriplex phase IIIb drug study for surgical patients who require a quick reversal of Warfarin; The effect of ABO non-identical blood products transfusion on platelet function (in-vivo); Platelet transfusion in patients with positive heparin-induced thrombocytopenia; Comparison of tissue factor pathway inhibitor (TFPI) concentration and activity in mononuclear cells from normal individuals versus patients with Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria; Comparison of TFPI concentrations in normal mouse plasma and endothelial cells versus a diabetic mouse model; Analysis of fatty acid ethyl ester (FAEE) concentrations in binge drinking, chronic alcoholics, and postmortem biopsies.
Patents
Systemic and Topical Application of Platelet Microparticles to Treat Bleeding in Trauma Patients
Issue date: March 19, 2021
Patent #: ZL 201680012653.9
Country: China, People's Republic of
Inventors: Majed A Refaai
Systemic and Topical Application of Platelet Microparticles to Treat Bleeding in Trauma Patients
Issue date: June 02, 2021
Patent #: 3265116
Country: Europe
Inventors: Majed A Refaai
Systemic and Topical Application of Platelet Microparticles to Treat Bleeding in Trauma Patients
Issue date: July 28, 2020
Patent #: 10,722,608
Country: United States
Inventors: Majed A Refaai
Systemic and Topical Application of Platelet Microparticles to Treat Bleeding in Trauma Patients
Issue date: June 02, 2021
Patent #: FR3265116
Country: France
Inventors: Majed A Refaai
Systemic and Topical Application of Platelet Microparticles to Treat Bleeding in Trauma Patients
Issue date: June 02, 2021
Patent #: DE3265116
Country: Germany
Inventors: Majed A Refaai
Systemic and Topical Application of Platelet Microparticles to Treat Bleeding in Trauma Patients
Gupta GK, Henrichs K, Nilsson K, Wagner S, Brown B, Masel D, Gestring ML, Vella MA, Refaai MA, Blumberg N
Transfusion and apheresis science : official journal of the World Apheresis Association : official journal of the European Society for Haemapheresis.. 2023 June 62 (3):103686. Epub 03/05/2023.
Clinical and applied thrombosis/hemostasis : official journal of the International Academy of Clinical and Applied Thrombosis/Hemostasis.. 2023 29 :10760296231179682. Epub 1900 01 01.
Snyder EL, Wheeler AP, Refaai M, Cohn CS, Poisson J, Fontaine M, Sehl M, Nooka AK, Uhl L, Spinella P, Fenelus M, Liles D, Coyle T, Becker J, Jeng M, Gehrie EA, Spencer BR, Young P, Johnson A, O'Brien JJ, Schiller GJ, Roback JD, Malynn E, Jackups R, Avecilla ST, Lin JS, Liu K, Bentow S, Peng HL, Varrone J, Benjamin RJ, Corash LM
Transfusion.. 2022 July 62 (7):1365-1376. Epub 06/24/2022.
Blumberg N, Cholette JM, Cahill C, Pietropaoli AP, Winters S, Phipps R, Noronha SA, Heal JM, Kirkley SA, Fountaine TJ, Henrichs K, Masel D, Refaai MA
Transfusion and apheresis science : official journal of the World Apheresis Association : official journal of the European Society for Haemapheresis.. 2019 October 58 (5):698-700. Epub 08/06/2019.
Stolla M, Refaai MA, Conley G, Spinelli S, Casey A, Katerji H, McRae HL, Blumberg N, Phipps R, Metlay LA, Katzman PJ
Pediatric and developmental pathology : the official journal of the Society for Pediatric Pathology and the Paediatric Pathology Society.. 2019 22 (4):304-314. Epub 01/02/2019.
Blumberg N, Cholette JM, Pietropaoli AP, Phipps R, Spinelli SL, Eaton MP, Noronha SA, Seghatchian J, Heal JM, Refaai MA
Transfusion and apheresis science : official journal of the World Apheresis Association : official journal of the European Society for Haemapheresis.. 2018 February 57 (1):127-131. Epub 02/21/2018.
Alter D, Grenache DG, Bosler DS, Karcher RE, Nichols J, Rajadhyaksha A, Camelo-Piragua S, Rauch C, Huddleston BJ, Frank EL, Sluss PM, Lewandrowski K, Eichhorn JH, Hall JE, Rahman SS, McPherson RA, Kiechle FL, Hammett-Stabler C, Pierce KA, Kloehn EA, Thomas PA, Walts AE, Madan R, Schlesinger K, Nawgiri R, Bhutani M, Kanber Y, Abati A, Atkins KA, Farrar R, Gopez EV, Jhala D, Griffin S, Jhala K, Jhala N, Bentz JS, Emerson L, Chadwick BE, Barroeta JE, Baloch ZW, Collins BT, Middleton OL, Davis GG, Haden-Pinneri K, Chu AY, Keylock JB, Ramoso R, Thoene CA, Stewart D, Pierce A, Barry M, Aljinovic N, Gardner DL, Barry M, Shields LB, Arnold J, Stewart D, Martin EL, Rakow RJ, Paddock C, Zaki SR, Prahlow JA, Stewart D, Shields LB, Rolf CM, Falzon AL, Hudacki R, Mazzella FM, Bethel M, Zarrin-Khameh N, Gresik MV, Gill R, Karlon W, Etzell J, Deftos M, Karlon WJ, Etzell JE, Wang E, Lu CM, Manion E, Rosenthal N, Wang E, Lu CM, Tang P, Petric M, Schade AE, Hall GS, Oethinger M, Hall G, Picton AR, Hoang L, Imperial MR, Kibsey P, Waites K, Duffy L, Hall GS, Salangsang JA, Bravo LT, Oethinger MD, Veras E, Silva E, Vicens J, Silva E, Keylock J, Hempel J, Rushing E, Posligua LE, Deavers MT, Nash JW, Basturk O, Perle MA, Greco A, Lee P, Maru D, Weydert JA, Stevens TM, Brownlee NA, Kemper AE, Williams HJ, Oliverio BJ, Al-Agha OM, Eskue KL, Newlands SD, Eltorky MA, Puri PK, Royer MC, Rush WL, Tavora F, Galvin JR, Franks TJ, Carter JE, Kahn AG, Lozada Muñoz LR, Houghton D, Land KJ, Nester T, Gildea J, Lefkowitz J, Lacount RA, Thompson HW, Refaai MA, Quillen K, Lopez AO, Goldfinger D, Muram T, Thompson H
American journal of clinical pathology.. 2009 February 131 (2):286-299. Epub 1900 01 01.
Laposata M, Kabakibi A, Walden MP, Cluette-Brown JE, Nanji AA, Refaai MA, Werner J, Nanji AA
Alcoholism, clinical and experimental research.. 2000 October 24 (10):1488-91. Epub 1900 01 01.
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