Dr. Prethika P A
Dr. Prethika P A
- Registrar
- Transfusion Medicine / Blood Centre
- KIMSHEALTH, P.B.No.1, Anayara P.O, Trivandrum – 695029, Kerala, India

Work Experience
I am a dedicated Transfusion Medicine Specialist graduated from prestigious, Manipal Institute at 2021. My professional experience includes a significant tenure as Transfusion Medicine Registrar in the Apollo Main Hospital, Greams road, Chennai. I am proactively involved in all Blood-centre related activities with special interest and expertise in the arena of advanced Immunohematology and Apheresis. I have been instrumental in the national standard assessments, conducted by National Accreditation Board for Hospitals & Healthcare Providers (NABH). I have also been actively engaging in various research activities with various publications in the National and International journals.

Area of Expertise
- Advanced Immunohematology
- Blood Component Therapy
- Apheresis technology- Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Collection
- Therapeutic Plasma Exchange
- CAR-T cell Apheresis
- Regenerative Medicine- PRP and PRF
- Coagulation Studies

Education
- MBBS from Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research, Chennai in 2017
- MD (Immunohematology and Blood Transfusion) from Kasturba Medical College, Manipal in 2021

Research and Publication
- Prethika PA, Shastry S, Mohan G, Prabhu RA, Nagaraju SP, Rangaswamy D. Passenger lymphocyte syndrome in a bidirectional ABO-mismatched renal transplant. Asian Journal of Transfusion Science. 2020 Jan 1;14(1):63-6.
- Mohan G, Shastry S, Kandasamy D, Prethika P, Deepika C. Root cause analysis of an aberrant thromboelastogram tracing-Lessons learnt. Global Journal of Transfusion Medicine. 2020 Jan 1;5(1):80.
- Vaidya A, Polavarapu I, Prabhu RA, Mohan G, Shastry S, Prethika PA. Efficacy of cascade plasmapheresis in comparison with conventional therapeutic plasma exchange for relapsed atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome: A case report. Asian Journal of Transfusion Science. 2022 Jul;16(2):283.
- Vaidya A, Shastry S, Mohan G, Prethika PA. Role of Therapeutic Plasma Exchange in managing complement mediated thrombotic microangiopathy–Case series. Transfusion Clinique et Biologique. 2022 Feb 1;29(1):84-8.
- Shastry S, Mohan G, Prethika PA, Mundkur S, Kurien A, Ahammad J. Role of Thromboelastogram in monitoring the activation of the coagulation pathway and assessing the associated risk factors for hypercoagulable state in transfusion dependent thalassemia patients. Transfusion and Apheresis Science. 2023 Apr 1;62(2):103583.
- Kandasamy D, Vidyasagar S, Bolanthakodi N, Vaidya AK, Prethika PA, Mohan G, Shastry S. Unveiling the masked native blood group following thalidomide therapy in a thalassemia patient: A 5 WHY analysis approach. Transfusion and Apheresis Science. 2022 Aug 1;61(4):103422.
- Kandasamy D, Shastry S, Chenna D, Prethika PA, Vaidya A, Rajendran V. Naturally occurring anti‐Kpa in an infant with recurrent bacterial infection: A case report and review of the literature. Vox Sanguinis. 2022 Jan;117(1):133-5.

Languages Known
- Tamil
- English
- Hindi









