Gay Wehrli, M.D., MBA, M.S.Ed.

Associate Professor of Pathology
Associate Medical Director and Fellowship Director,
Blood Bank and Transfusion Medicine Services (BBTMS)

EDUCATION:

University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, M.S.Ed.
Los Angeles County + University of Southern California Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, Pathology Residency and Blood Banking~Transfusion Medicine Fellowship
University of Southern California School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, M.D.
Trinity College, Hartford, CT, B.S.

CLINICAL:

My clinical practice areas include blood banking and transfusion medicine with special interests in therapeutic apheresis and hematopoietic progenitor cell collection and processing.

 RESEARCH:

My research interests include increasing our blood donor population and improving blood product utilization.  In addition I have an ongoing interest in graduate medical education.

 REFERENCES:

• Jeffus S, Wehrli G: Blood banking and transfusion medicine for the apheresis medicine practitioner. J Clin Apher 2012, 27:160-167. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22532095. DOI: 10.1002/jca.21226.
• Wehrli G: Blood banking and transfusion medicine for the nephrologist. Semin Dial 2012, 25:114-118.http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22276991. DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-139X.2011.01021.x.
•   Morrison-McKell T, Wehrli G: A needs assessment and instrument comparison for a therapeutic apheresis medicine service. J Clin Apher 2012, 27:146-152. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22532083. DOI: 10.1002/jca.21223.
• Wehrli G: The nuts and bolts of curriculum and assessment. J Clin Apher 2011, 26:29-46.http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21312257. DOI: 10.1002/jca.20265.
• Wehrli G: Therapeutic apheresis instrumentation. J Clin Apher 2011, 26:286-290.http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21882232. DOI: 10.1002/jca.20301.
• Wehrli G, Sazama K: Universal donor education and consent: what we know and where we should go. Transfusion 2010, 50:2499-2502. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20529003. DOI: 10.1111/j.1537-2995.2010.02713.x.
• Kanner WA, Jeffus S, Wehrli G: An academic-based hospital donor site: do physicians donate blood? Ann Clin Lab Sci 2009, 39:339-344. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19880760.
• Mintz PD, Wehrli G: Irradiation eradication and pathogen reduction. Ceasing cesium irradiation of blood products. Bone Marrow Transplant 2009, 44:205-211. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19617907. DOI: 10.1038/bmt.2009.124.
• Wehrli G, Taylor NE, Haines AL, Brady TW, Mintz PD: Instituting a thawed plasma procedure: it just makes sense and saves cents. Transfusion 2009, 49:2625-2630. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19682333. DOI: 10.1111/j.1537-2995.2009.02342.x.

BOOK CHAPTERS:

• Wehrli G.  Transfusion therapy in therapeutic apheresis.  In: Mintz PD, ed.  Transfusion therapy: clinical principles and practice.  2nd ed.  Bethesda, MD: American Association of Blood Banks, 2005:297-318.
• Wehrli G, Shulman I.  Transfusion Therapy.  In: Demetriades D, Asensio JA, eds.  Trauma Management.  Georgetown, MD: Landes Bioscience, 2000:636-645.
• Wehrli G, Chandrasoma PT.  The Duodenum.  In: Chandrasoma, PT.  Gastrointestinal Pathology. Stamford, CT: Appleton and Lange, 1998:145-166.