Kathryn Platt, Mls(Ascp) Email and Phone Number

Medical Laboratory Scientist with a specialty in transfusion medicine and current work in a multi-discipline university laboratory. Providing for the Cambridge community population includes performing microbiology, hematology, chemistry, urinalysis, serology, and POC specialties. Past experience includes servicing the blood product fulfillment needs of a Level I Trauma Center in Boston, USA, and servicing an obstetrics hospital in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Transfusion workload primarily includes manual testing techniques and extended reference testing for antibody workup identification and crossmatching, clinical pathology diagnostics with compatibility testing, special transfusion preparation, cell and product treatment, donor unit processing, IVIG management, and emergent hemorrhagic protocol response.Leadership roles include project management on topics such as inventory management, process improvement, instrument implementation, and digitalization of record keeping. Associated interests include lean efficiencies, compliance, healthcare ethics, and forensic pathology.