NYBCe Transfusion Medicine Fellowship Leadership

Program Director

Eric A. Gehrie, MD
Vice President and Medical Director
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Assistant Program Director

Lynsi Rahorst, MHPE, MLS(ASCP)SBB
Director, Education & Training
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Site Directors

Columbia Site Director
Yvette Tanhehco, MD, PhD
Medical Director of Cellular Therapy Laboratory
Assistant Director of Transfusion Medicine
Associate Professor of Pathology and Cell Biology
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Weill Cornell Site Director
Alexandra Jimenez, MD
Director of Transfusion Medicine Education
Associate Director of Transfusion Medicine and Cellular Therapy
Associate Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Northwell Health Site Director
Vishesh Chhibber, MD
Medical Director, North Shore University Hospital Transfusion Services
Associate Medical Director, Northwell Health Transfusion Medicine
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Mount Sinai Site Director
Tayler Vandenakker, MD
Assistant Professor
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Program Coordinator


Shannon O’Donnell
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