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Raisa Balbuena Merle, MD, Pathology, New Haven, CT, Yale-New Haven Hospital

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Pathology New Haven, CT

Blood Banking & Transfusion Medicine, Hematopathology, Anatomic Pathology, Clinical Pathology

Assistant Professor of Laboratory Medicine-Yale University

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Summary

  • Dr. Raisa Balbuena Merle is a pathologist in New Haven, CT and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including Yale-New Haven Hospital and Veterans Affairs Connecticut Healthcare System. She received her medical degree from University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine and has been in practice 5 years. She specializes in blood banking & transfusion medicine, hematopathology, anatomic pathology, and clinical pathology and is experienced in anatomic pathology, hematopathology, clinical pathology, transfusion medicine, and blood banking. She has more than 10 publications and over 50 citings.

Education & Training

  • Yale-New Haven Medical Center
    Yale-New Haven Medical CenterFellowship, Blood Banking/Transfusion Medicine, 2018 - 2019
  • Yale University
    Yale University Masters in Health Science, 2017 - 2019
  • Yale-New Haven Medical Center
    Yale-New Haven Medical CenterFellowship, Hematopathology, 2016 - 2017
  • University of Puerto Rico
    University of Puerto RicoResidency, Pathology-Anatomic and Clinical, 2013 - 2017
  • University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine
    University of Puerto Rico School of MedicineClass of 2012

Certifications & Licensure

  • CT State Medical License
    CT State Medical License 2016 - 2024
  • PR State Medical License
    PR State Medical License 2015 - 2017
  • American Board of Pathology Pathology - Anatomic/Pathology - Clinical
  • American Board of Pathology Blood Banking/Transfusion Medicine
  • American Board of Pathology Hematopathology

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Lectures

  • The Presence and Persistence of Pregnancy-Associated Red Blood Cell Alloantibodies in Blood Donors 
    61st Annual American Society of Hematology Meeting - Orlando, FL - 12/7/2019
  • Elevated Levels of CD64 MFI on Monocyte Subsets Are Associated with a History of Stroke in Sickle Cell Disease 
    2018 ASH Annual Meeting - San Diego, CA - 12/1/2018

Hospital Affiliations