Patricia Ann Locantore-Ford (born September 27, 1955), also known as Dr. Patricia Ford, is an American physician, oncologist, hematologist and Director for the Center of Bloodless Medicine at Pennsylvania Hospital in Philadelphia.[1] She is widely considered the pioneer for bloodless surgery and medicine. In 1995, she performed the first bloodless stem cell transplant.[2]

Ford has performed the procedure over 700 times and teaches this technique to doctors all over the world.[3]

In 2001, Ford founded the Society for the Advancement of Blood Management (S.A.B.M.) organization and directs its annual meeting, geared towards educated thousands of doctors and patients about bloodless medicine.[4]

Education and training

Ford received her B.A. in Science from Barry University in 1983 and her medical degree from University of Miami's Miller School of Medicine in 1987.[5]

She trained as an intern at Internal Medicine at Graduate Hospital from 1987 to 1988. She then trained as a resident at the Internal Medicine at Graduate Hospital from 1988 to 1990. She did her fellowship at Hematology/Oncology at Temple University Hospital and Fox Chase Cancer Center from 1990 to 1993. She then trained as a Chief Fellow at the Hematology/Oncology at Fox Chase Cancer Center from 1992 to 1993.

References

  1. ↑ Williams, Sarah C.P. (Spring 2013). "Against the flow - What's behind the decline in blood transfusions?". Stanford Medicine.
  2. ↑ "Center for Bloodless Medicine & Surgery at Pennsylvania Hospital". Penn Medicine.
  3. ↑ Gorman, Ali (March 24, 2011). "What is bloodless surgery?". 6 ABC Action News. Retrieved September 14, 2015.
  4. ↑ "History | SABM". 18 November 2011.
  5. ↑ "Dr. Patricia Ann Ford". U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved September 14, 2015.
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