Blood

Bruce Spiess, MD, FAHA With funding from the Department of Defense (DoD), Bruce Spiess, M.D., FAHA, is collaborating with a colleague in the Department of Chemical Engineering to develop an all-natural, cost-effective, and pathogen-free oxygen-carrying particle. Spiess, a professor of anesthesiology and associate chair for research, is a Co-PI…

The Department of Anesthesiology’s patient blood management program is pushing for federal legislation requiring hospitals that receive federal support to educate physicians about alternatives to blood transfusion and ways to reduce risk by using a patient’s own blood. Bruce D. Spiess, MD, FAHA, traveled to the…