Gwen Clarke, MD FRCPC

Gwen Clarke is a Hematopathologist and Transfusion Medicine Director for Capital Health, Edmonton and is an Associate Clinical Professor in the Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology at the University of Alberta. She also serves as a Medical Consultant for Canadian Blood Services.

Gwen has a particular interest in undergraduate and graduate medical education in transfusion medicine.

Publications

Podlosky L, Poirier A, Nahirniak S, Clarke G, Acker JP. Viability of AS-3 and SAG-M red cells stored in plastic syringes for pediatric transfusion. Transfusion 2008 Jul;48(7):1300-7.

Clarke G, Blajchman M (eds). Clinical Guide to Transfusion  (CBS, Oct. 2006)

Denesiuk L, Richardson T, Nahirniak N, Clarke G. Implementation of a redistribution system for near-outdate red blood cell units. Arch Pathol Lab Med 2006;130(8): 1178-83.

Yazer MH, Podlosky L, Clarke G, Nahirniak SM. The effect of prestorage WBC reduction on the rates of febrile nonhemolytic transfusion reactions to platelet concentrates and RBC. Transfusion 2004 Jan;44(1):10-5. [abstract]

Silliman CC, Boshkov LK, Mehdizadehkashi Z, Elzi DJ, Dickey WO, Podlosky L, Clarke G, Ambruso DR. Transfusion-related acute lung injury: epidemiology and a prospective analysis of etiologic factors. Blood. 2002 Sep 5. [abstract]

Clarke GM, Higgins TN. Laboratory investigation of hemoglobinopathies and thalassemias: review and update. Clin Chem 2000 Aug;46(8 Pt 2):1284-90.

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