
Rita A. Reik MD
Blood Banking & Transfusion Medicine, Forensic/Autopsy, Transplantation Immunology, Anatomic Pathology
Chief Medical Officer
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10100 Dr MLK Jr St NSaint Petersburg, FL 33716
Phone+1 863-267-2293
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Education & Training
- Broward County Medical Examiner's OfficeFellowship, Forensic Pathology, 2005 - 2006
- University of Miami/Jackson Health SystemResidency, Pathology-Anatomic and Clinical, 1989 - 1994
- University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of MedicineClass of 1989
- Florida International UniversityBA, Chemistry, 1982 - 1985
Certifications & Licensure
- OR State Medical License 1999 - Present
- FL State Medical License 1991 - 2026
- OH State Medical License 1997 - 2016
- WA State Medical License 1999 - 2003
- American Board of Pathology Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology
- American Board of Pathology Blood Banking/Transfusion Medicine
- American Board of Pathology Pathology - Forensic
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Who’s Who in the World 2000
- Member Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society, 1989
- Phi Kappa Phi National Honor Society 1989
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- HIV Subtypes and Drug-resistance-associated Mutations in US Blood Donors, 2015-2020.Brian Custer, Eda Altan, Leilani Montalvo, Alison Coyne, Eduard Grebe
Open Forum Infectious Diseases. 2024-07-01 - 4 citationsChanges in transfusion-transmissible infection prevalence and demographics among US blood donors during the COVID-19 pandemic.Galen Conti, Edward P Notari 4th, Roger Y Dodd, Debra Kessler, Brian Custer
Transfusion. 2024-06-01 - 15 citationsSyphilis seroprevalence and incidence in US blood donors from 2020 to 2022.Galen Conti, Edward P Notari, Roger Y Dodd, Debra Kessler, Brian Custer
Transfusion. 2024-02-01
Journal Articles
- Pre-storage leukoreduction of red cells in elective cardiac surgery: Results of a double-blind randomized controlled trialBoshkov LK, Furnary A, Morris C, Chien G, Van Winkle D and Reik R, Blood, 1/1/2004
- Safety of large-volume leukapheresis for the collection of peripheral blood progenitor cellsReik RA, Noto TA, Fernandez HF, J Clin Apheresis, 1/1/1997
- Removal of preformed cytotoxic antibody using prosorba (staph protein-A silica) column (IMRE) without immunosuppressionBurke GW, Colona J, Noto TA, Reik R, Cianco G, Roth D, Cochran S, Hoyt H, Rosen A, Grand B, Gomez C, Esquenazi V, Miller J, 9/1/1996
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Abstracts/Posters
- GM-CSF and/or IL-3 overcome STI 571 (Gleevec)-mediated growth inhibition of C-Kit+ BCR-ABL- cellsMehdizadehkashi Z, Streeter P, Reik R, Druker B, Buchdunger E, Maziarz R, Dooley D, American Society of Hematology 43rd Annual Meeting, 1/1/2001
- Vaccine development in chronic myelogenous leukemia; optimization of leukemic dendritic cell generationStreeter P, Tam V, Druker B, Leis J, Reik R, Maziarz R, American Society of Hematology 43rd Annual Meeting, 1/1/2001
- An unusual reaction pattern to leukocyte reduced red blood cellsHaley R, Sledge L, Gibble J, Tanz W, Davey R, Reik R, Sassetti R, Feller I, Ness P, ISBMT Ann Mtg, 1/1/2001
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Lectures
- Transfusion Medicine Update 2012Department of Anesthesiology Memorial Healthcare System Hollywood, FL - 1/11/2012
- Management of the Acutely Ill Patient with Sickle Cell Disease, Multiple Alloantibodies and a Rare Blood Type3rd Annual Sickle Cell Disease Research and Educational Symposium and Scientific Meeting Memorial He - 2/19/2009
- A Systematic Approach to the Massively Bleeding PatientDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology Educational Session Memorial Healthcare System – Memorial Ho - 1/15/2009
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Press Mentions
- Newly FDA-Approved COVID-19 Treatment Helps Protect ImmunocompromisedJanuary 23rd, 2025
- OneBlood Becomes First in US to Use High Titer Plasma Regularly to Keep Immunocompromised from Getting COVIDJanuary 13th, 2025
- The Real Life Consequences of Vaccine Conspiracists Demanding Unvaccinated BloodDecember 12th, 2022
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