UNM Transfusion Fellowship Program from UNM Health Sciences.
Joseph Griggs, DO, Transfusion Medicine Fellowship Program Director
After graduating from the University of Utah with a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology, Dr. Griggs attended medical school at Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine. He later completed a combined Anatomic and Clinical Pathology residency program at the University of Nebraska Medical Center. After residency, Dr. Griggs completed his fellowship in Transfusion Medicine at UNM. Dr. Griggs is currently an Associate Professor of Pathology and serves as the Associate Medical Director of UNM’s Transfusion and Apheresis services. His other areas of interest include medical education, hemoglobinopathies, and patient blood management in the setting of massive hemorrhage.
Jay S. Raval, MD
Dr. Jay Raval is a board-certified Clinical Pathologist with sub-specialty certification in Blood Banking and Transfusion Medicine. He received his medical degree from the University of North Carolina where he was a Howard Holderness Distinguished Medical Student Research Scholar. He completed a surgical internship, clinical pathology residency, and blood banking and transfusion medicine fellowship at the University of Pittsburgh and The Institute for Transfusion Medicine.
He is currently an Associate Professor at the University of New Mexico where he serves as Senior Director of Transfusion Medicine and Therapeutic Pathology. He is also an Adjunct Associate Professor in the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at the University of North Carolina. Dr. Raval has published over 200 peer-reviewed articles, abstracts, and book chapters.
He is an active member of AABB and the American Society for Apheresis; sits on the editorial boards of Transfusion, Journal of Clinical Apheresis, Transfusion and Apheresis Science, Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, and Journal of Extracorporeal Technology; and is an elected member of the AABB Cellular Therapies Section Coordinating Committee. His research interests include exploring evidence-based transfusion medicine and therapeutic apheresis practices, with a focus on clinical and translational studies.
Nathan Nielsen, MD, MSc
Dr. Nathan Nielsen is a physician in the Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine in the Department of Internal Medicine, who is also Board Certified in Blood Banking/Transfusion Medicine. In his role with his secondary appointment as an Associate Professor in the Department of Pathology, Dr. Nielsen provides patient care and training for residents and clinical fellows in Apheresis/Transfusion Medicine. After earning a Master of Science degree at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Dr. Nielsen completed medical school at Duke University School of Medicine. He then completed a residency in Internal Medicine and a fellowship in Critical Care Medicine at Oregon Health & Science University, followed by a fellowship in Transfusion Medicine at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Nielsen has taught and been an invited lecturer nationally and internationally.
Liz Marinaro, MD
After graduating from Columbia University with a Bachelor of Arts in Archeology, Dr. Marinaro attended the University of New Mexico School of Medicine and was nominated to AOA in 2004. She completed a combined Anatomic and Clinical Pathology residency program and served as Chief Resident in 2009. After residency, Dr. Marinaro completed a fellowship in Transfusion Medicine at UNM. She served as the Regional Medical Director of Texas and New Mexico with Vitalant (formerly United Blood Services) and as a part-time Clinical Associate Professor in Transfusion Medicine and Apheresis at the Universit y of New Mexico, Department of Pathology, until 2022. Dr. Marinaro briefly joined Pathology Associates of Albuquerque as a Transfusion Medicine and Apheresis physician and served as the Medical Director of the Lovelace Health Systems laboratories. As of July 2023, Dr. Marinaro returned to Vitalant to serve as a Medical Director of the Southwes t Division and to maintain her role as a part-time Clinical Associate Professor of Pathology at the University of New Mexico School of Medicine. She remains an active member of the AABB Patient Blood Management and Annual Meeting Education Committees.
Andres Mindiola Romero, MD
AP/CP Residency: Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
Degree: MD from University of Zulia School of Medicine, Maracaibo
"If it carries oxygen, forms a clot, or can be removed through apheresis, you will learn about it in the Transfusion Medicine and Blood Banking Fellowship at the University of New Mexico."
| Year | Fellow | Position after training |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 - 2022 | Dennis Sosnovske, MD | University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS |
| 2019 - 2020 | Jane Huang, MD | Assistant Medical Director, BloodWorks Northeast, Seattle, WA |
| 2018 - 2019 | Kat Madden, MD | New Mexico Donor Services |
| 2017 - 2018 | Nathan Tokuda, MD | Maui Medical Center, Maui, HI |
| 2016 - 2017 | Joseph Griggs, DO | Assistant Professor, UNM Pathology, Albuquerque, NM |
| 2014 - 2015 | Aaron Pritchard, MD | Clinical Assistant Professor, UNM Department of Pathology |
| 2013 - 2014 | Michael Reyes, MD | Albuquerque VA Medical Center |
| 2012 - 2013 | Jennifer Wheeler-Buenger, MD | Cord Blood Banking, Vail, AZ |
| 2011 - 2012 | Jeremy Parsons, MD | Pathology Associates of Albuquerque |
| 2010 - 2011 | Bruce "Todd" Burks, MD | Pathology and Laboratory Consultants of Long Island, New York |
| 2009 - 2010 | Lizabeth Rosenbaum, MD | United Blood Services & Clinical Assistant Professor, UNM Department of Pathology |
| 2008 - 2009 | Benjamin Wagenman, MD | Pathology Associates of Albuquerque |
| 2007 - 2008 | Deborah Novak, MD | The University of Arizona Health Sciences Center |
| 2006 - 2007 | Hank Hanna, MD | American Red Cross, Portland OR |
| 2003 - 2004 | James Cole Elliott, MD | Pathology Associates of Albuquerque |
| 2002 - 2003 | Shakil Merchant, MD | Methodist Hospital Lab Services, San Antonio, TX |
For more information contact fellowship director Joseph Griggs, DO, at JRGriggs@salud.unm.edu. For applications, Apply Here or contact Kristen Broesder, Medical Education Program Manager, at KBroesder@salud.unm.edu.