Dr. Viveka Priyadharshni S
Consultant
Consultant (Transfusion Medicine & Immunohematology)
Specialization
Immunohematology & Blood Transfusion
Location
Amara Hospital, Tirupati
Profile Overview
(MD : Immunohematology & Blood Transfusion, MBBS)
Professional Profile
- MD (Immunohematology & Blood Transfusion Medicine) | 2013 – Sri Ramachandra University, Porur, Chennai
- MBBS | 2009 – Sri Ramachandra University, Porur, Chennai
- Over 11 years in Immunohematology & Transfusion Medicine at a NABH-accredited 350-bed tertiary hospital, Coimbatore
- More than 4,000 therapeutic plasmapheresis procedures – ABO-incompatible renal transplants, vasculitis, myasthenic crisis, optic neuritis and autoimmune encephalitis
- Quality Control Manager, Blood Centre; participated in four NABH accreditations
- Member, hospital ethics committee and clinical audit committee; active in internal quality auditing
- Invited speaker on voluntary blood donation, anaemia prevention and transfusion medicine across hospitals and medical colleges
- Therapeutic Apheresis
- Immunohematology
- HLA & Transplantation
- Donor Apheresis & Blood Safety
Publications & Research
- “Massive Transfusion” – 35th Annual National Conference, ISBTI, Hyderabad (2010); published in the Asian Journal of Transfusion Medicine
- “Transfusion Audit – A Priority for Blood Transfusion Services” – Indian Society of Transfusion Medicine, Jaipur (2012)
- “ABO-incompatible Renal Transplant and the Role of Plasmapheresis” – National Conference in Transfusion Medicine, Kolkata
- “Plasmapheresis and its Outcome in Various Clinical Scenarios” – TRANSMEDCON, Cochin (2018)
- Poster: “Plasma Exchange in Tacrolimus Toxicity” – TRANSMEDCON, Mahabalipuram (2024)
- Poster: “Prevalence of Sexually Transmitted Diseases in the Blood Donor Population” – International Summit in Transfusion Medicine, Mumbai (2011)
Awards & Recognition
- Best Doctor Award – presented by the Governor of Tamil Nadu, Shri K. Rosaiah, and Padmashree Dr. G. Bakthavachalam
- Best Doctor Award – Akshith Foundation, Coimbatore
- Award – Jeevajothy Voluntary Blood Donors Foundation
- Postgraduate Quiz Prize – CME on Transfusion Medicine, SRMC, Chennai (2011)
Memberships
- Member of CAHO – Consortium of Accredited Healthcare Organisations
