Joseph Peter Ray Pelletier MD FASCP, FCAP

Blood Banking & Transfusion Medicine, Transplantation Immunology, Anatomic Pathology, Clinical Pathology

Director, Transfusion Services Clinical Professor

1600 SW Archer RdPO Box 100275Gainesville, FL 32610
Phone+1 352-273-7842
Fax+1 352-265-0447

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Summary

Joseph Pelletier, MD, is a pathology specialist based in Gainesville, FL, with subspecialties in blood banking and transfusion medicine, transplantation immunology, anatomic pathology, and clinical pathology. He completed his fellowship in blood banking/transfusion medicine at Yale-New Haven Medical Center and has extensive residency experience in internal medicine and pathology. His professional expertise includes massive transfusion, component storage, and pathogen reduction. Dr. Pelletier has published several works in reputable journals, including the American Journal of Clinical Pathology and JAMA. He has also participated in clinical trials related to cryopreserved platelets, convalescent plasma, and blood system efficacy in surgery and influenza treatment.

Education & Training

Yale-New Haven Medical CenterFellowship, Blood Banking/Transfusion Medicine, 2004 - 2005
San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education ConsortiumResidency, Pathology-Anatomic and Clinical, 1997 - 2001
Wright-Patterson Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 1991 - 1994
Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and ScienceClass of 1991

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Certifications & Licensure

FL State Medical License 2014 - 2027
PA State Medical License 1994 - 2014
American Board of Pathology Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology
American Board of Pathology Blood Banking/Transfusion Medicine

Clinical Trials

Study to Evaluate the Efficacy & Safety of the INTERCEPT Blood System for RBCs in Complex Cardiac Surgery Patients Start of enrollment: 2018 Dec 05
COMPLETED
PHASE3
Convalescent Plasma in Outpatients With COVID-19 Start of enrollment: 2020 Aug 11
COMPLETED
PHASE3
DMSO Cryopreserved Platelets in Cardiopulmonary Bypass Surgery (CRYPTICS) Start of enrollment: 2021 Oct 27
COMPLETED
PHASE2, PHASE3

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Adding Automation and Independent Dual Verification to Reduce Wrong Blood in Tube (WBIT) Events.
Michael Passwater, Y Monique Huggins, Elaine D Delvo Favre, Faisal Mukhtar, J Peter R Pelletier
American Journal of Clinical Pathology. 2022-08-04
13 citations
Von Willebrand factor and disease: a review for laboratory professionals.
Neil S Harris, J Peter Pelletier, Maximo J Marin, William E Winter
Critical Reviews in Clinical Laboratory Sciences. 2022-06-01
2 citations
Effects of a Single Rapid Infusion System on Platelet Function in Stored Whole Blood: An Ex Vivo Study.
Joshua W. Sappenfield, Jeffrey D. White, J. Peter R. Pelletier, Tyler J. Loftus, Faisal Mukhtar
Cureus. 2021-07-20