Apheresis Applications Committee

Chair

Joseph Schwartz, MD (Chair)
YanYun Wu, MD (Co Chair)

Committee Members

Chet Andrzejewski, MD, PhD
Heidi Armelagos, RN
Nicholas Bandarenko, MD
Leonard Boral, MD
Rubin Chandran, MD
Julie Cruz, MD
Meghan Delaney, DO
Irina Dobrusin, RN, BSN
Nancy Dunbar, MD
Katharine Downes, MD
Dean Elfath, MD
Leonor Fernando, MD
Judith Frey, RN
Jan Hofmann, MD
Courtney Hopkins, MD
Haewon Kim, MD
Judith Levitt, MT (ASCP)SBB
Michael L. Linenberger, MD
Duncan MacIvor, MD
David Mair, MD
Yvette Miller, MD
Irina Knezevic Maramica, MD
Marisa Marques, MD
Shanna Morgan, MD
Anand Padmanabhan, MD
Amy Powers, MD
Jane Ritzenthaler, BSc
Suresh Schelat, MD
Janet Schmid, MD
Beth Shaz, MD
Steven Sloan, MD, PhD
Ravi Sarode, MD
Zhigniew Szczepiorkowski, MD, PhD, FCAP
Sergio Torloni, MD
Thomas Wiltbank, MD
Jeffrey Winters, MD
Edward Wong, MD
Haifeng Wu, MD


Major Charges/Projects

The Apheresis Applications Committee is responsible for:

  • Developing guidelines of operation and appropriately modifying these guidelines with the rapidly evolving evidence. After approval by the Board, these guidelines will be published in the official journal of ASFA, the Journal of Clinical Apheresis

  • Promoting the involvement of ASFA in research activities related to apheresis as well as collegial relationship with other societies involved in providing therapeutic apheresis services

  • Developing guidelines for donor apheresis

  • Supporting the creation of standardized documentation for therapeutic apheresis

The Apheresis Applications Committee is comprised of four subcommittees:

Recently, the Committee developed Guidelines for Therapeutic Apheresis Clinical Privileges and Guidelines for Documentation of Therapeutic Apheresis Procedures in the Medical Record by Apheresis Physicians.

Also, the Apheresis Categories Subcommittee has recently published the 2007 Special Review Issue of the Journal of Clinical Apheresis. The 2007 Special Review Issue serves as the key resource for information on medical conditions treated by therapeutic apheresis. This new issue differs from past special review issues in that it is evidence based.

Meeting Schedule

The Apheresis Applications Committee meets monthly via teleconference. The Subcommittees also meet separately once a month via a teleconference. The entire Committee, including the Subcommittees, meets in person during the Annual Meeting.

Committee Membership Status

ASFA members are invited to apply to serve on the Apheresis Applications Committee by sending an email, stating their interest in joining the Apheresis Applications Committee to asfa@apheresis.org. Please include a brief CV as an attachment to your email.