RonaldAlanSacherMDFRCPC

Hematology • Cincinnati, OH

Blood Banking & Transfusion Medicine, Clotting Disorder, Hemophilia & Bleeding Disorder

Professor, Internal Medicine, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine

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Office
234 Goodman Street
Hematology/Oncology
Cincinnati, OH 45219
Phone+1 513-475-8500

Fax+1 513-584-4281
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Education & Training

University of the WitwatersrandClass of 1969

Certifications & Licensure

IL State Medical License 2017 - 2026
OH State Medical License 2001 - 2026
FL State Medical License 2012 - 2022
DC State Medical License 1978 - 2020
VA State Medical License 1996 - 2018
MD State Medical License 1978 - 1995
MI State Medical License Active through 1982

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012

Clinical Trials

Retrovirus Epidemiology Donor Study-II (REDS-II) Start of enrollment: 2004 Sep 01
Completed

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

PRESIDENT'S ADDRESS: WINE, WATER, AND WELLNESS
Ronald A Sacher> ;Transactions of the American Clinical and Climatological Association. 2019 Jan 1
Thomas F. Zuck
Ronald A. Sacher, Gregg Boothe> ;Transfusion. 2015 Feb 1
15 citations
Factors affecting red blood cell storage age at the time of transfusion
Walter H. Dzik, Neil Beckman, Michael F. Murphy, Meghan Delaney, Peter Flanagan, Mark K. Fung, Marc Germain, Richard L. Haspel, Miguel Lozano, Ronald A. Sacher, Zbigni...> ;Transfusion. 2013 Dec 1
13 citations
BMI and obesity in US blood donors: a potential public health role for the blood centre.
Edward L. Murphy, Karen S. Schlumpf, David J. Wright, Ritchard G. Cable, John D. Roback, Ronald A. Sacher, Michael P. Busch> ;Public Health Nutrition. 2012 Jun 1
157 citations
Iron deficiency in blood donors: the REDS-II Donor Iron Status Evaluation (RISE) study.
Ritchard G. Cable, Simone A. Glynn, Joseph E. Kiss, Alan E. Mast, Whitney R. Steele, Edward L. Murphy, David J. Wright, Ronald A. Sacher, Jerry L. Gottschall, Leslie H...> ;Transfusion. 2012 Apr 1
22 citations
The impact of HFE mutations on haemoglobin and iron status in individuals experiencing repeated iron loss through blood donation
Alan E. Mast, Tzong-Hae Lee, Karen S. Schlumpf, David J. Wright, Bryce Johnson, Danielle M. Carrick, Ritchard G. Cable, Joseph E. Kiss, Simone A. Glynn, Whitney R. Ste...> ;British Journal of Haematology. 2012 Feb 1
132 citations
Iron deficiency in blood donors: analysis of enrollment data from the REDS-II Donor Iron Status Evaluation (RISE) study
Ritchard G. Cable, Simone A. Glynn, Joseph E. Kiss, Alan E. Mast, Whitney R. Steele, Edward L. Murphy, David J. Wright, Ronald A. Sacher, Jerry L. Gottschall, Vibha Vi...> ;Transfusion. 2011 Mar 1
25 citations
Hepatitis C Virus Prevalence and Clearance among US Blood Donors, 2006–2007: Associations with Birth Cohort, Multiple Pregnancies, and Body Mass Index
Edward L. Murphy, Junyong Fang, Yongling Tu, Ritchard G. Cable, Christopher D. Hillyer, Ronald A. Sacher, Darrell J. Triulzi, Jerome L. Gottschall, Michael P. Busch> ;The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 2010 Aug 15
30 citations
Increased all-cause and cancer mortality in HTLV-II infection.
Hope H. Biswas, Zhanna Kaidarova, George Garratty, Joan Gibble, Bruce Newman, James W. Smith, Alyssa Ziman, Joy Fridey, Ronald A. Sacher, Edward L. Murphy> ;Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes. 2010 Jul 1
46 citations
Neurologic abnormalities in HTLV-I– and HTLV-II–infected individuals without overt myelopathy
Hope H. Biswas, John W. Engstrom, Zhanna Kaidarova, George Garratty, Joan Gibble, Bruce Newman, James W. Smith, Alyssa Ziman, Joy Fridey, Ronald A. Sacher, Edward L. M...> ;Neurology. 2009 Sep 8
47 citations
Long-term increases in lymphocytes and platelets in human T-lymphotropic virus type II infection
Melissa T. Bartman, Zhanna Kaidarova, Dale F. Hirschkorn, Ronald A. Sacher, Joy Fridey, George Garratty, Joan Gibble, James W. Smith, Bruce Newman, Anthony E. Yeo, Edw...> ;Blood. 2008 Nov 15
12 citations
Late appearance of Philadelphia chromosome.
Robert J. Jacobsen, Eleanor Himoe, Ronald A. Sacher, George G. Shashaty> ;British Journal of Haematology. 2008 Mar 12
19 citations
Viability does not necessarily reflect the hematopoietic progenitor cell potency of a cord blood unit: results of an interlaboratory exercise.
Anneke Brand, Hermann Eichler, Zbigniew M. Szczepiorkowski, John R. Hess, Riitta Kekomäki, David H. McKenna, Derwood Pamphilon, Jo Anna Reems, Ronald A. Sacher, Tsuneo...> ;Transfusion. 2008 Mar 1
10 citations
Management of patients refractory to platelet transfusion.
Porselvi Chockalingam, Ronald A. Sacher> ;Journal of Infusion Nursing. 2007 Jul 1
22 citations
Multiple-laboratory comparison of in vitro assays utilized to characterize hematopoietic cells in cord blood.
Gary Moroff, Hermann Eichler, Anneke Brand, Riitta Kekomäki, James Kurtz, Magdalena Letowska, Derwood Pamphilon, Elizabeth J. Read, Laura Porretti, Lucilla Lecchi, Jo ...> ;Transfusion. 2006 Apr 1
Tibor Jack Greenwalt
Ronald A. Sacher, S. L. Wilkinson> ;Transfusion. 2005 Nov 1
10 citations
Fetal genotype for specific inherited thrombophilias is not associated with severe preeclampsia.
Heather Stanley-Christian, Alessandro Ghidini, Ronald A. Sacher, Manijeh Shemirani> ;Journal of the Society for Gynecologic Investigation. 2005 Apr 1
12 citations
Thrombocytopenia in pregnancy.
Rubina Karim, Ronald A Sacher> ;Current Hematology Reports. 2004 Mar 1
76 citations
Respiratory and Urinary Tract Infections, Arthritis, and Asthma Associated with HTLV-I and HTLV-II Infection
Edward L. Murphy, Baoguang Wang, Ronald A. Sacher, Joy Fridey, James W. Smith, Catharie C. Nass, Bruce Newman, H.E. Ownby, George Garratty, S Hutching, George B. Schre...> ;Emerging Infectious Diseases. 2004 Jan 1
124 citations
Prevalence and clinical features of HTLV neurologic disease in the HTLV Outcomes Study
Jennie R. Orland, John W. Engstrom, Joy Fridey, Ronald A. Sacher, James W. Smith, Catharie C. Nass, George Garratty, B. Newman, D. Smith, BG Wang, Kevin R. Loughlin, E...> ;Neurology. 2003 Dec 9
26 citations
Management of patients refractory to platelet transfusion.
Ronald A. Sacher, Thomas S. Kickler, Charles A. Schiffer, Laurence A. Sherman, Arthur W. Bracey, Ira A. Shulman> ;Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine. 2003 Apr 1
37 citations
Intravenous immunoglobulin consensus statement.
Ronald A. Sacher> ;The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 2001 Oct 1
44 citations
Evidence-based recommendations for the use of WBC-reduced cellular blood components.
Thomas A. Ratko, Joseph P. Cummings, Harold A. Oberman, Kendall P. Crookston, Phillip J. DeChristopher, D. Ted Eastlund, John E. Godwin, Ronald A. Sacher, David H. Yaw...> ;Transfusion. 2001 Oct 1
6 citations
Laboratory abnormalities in former blood donors seropositive for human T-lymphotropic virus types 1 and 2: a prospective analysis.
Simone A. Glynn, Edward L. Murphy, David J. Wright, Ronald A. Sacher, Joy Fridey, George B. Schreiber> ;Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine. 2000 Apr 1
14 citations
Prevention of transfusion-transmitted hepatitis
Ronald A. Sacher, George B. Schreiber, Steven Kleinman> ;Lancet. 2000 Jan 29
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Press Mentions

6 Signs You Might Have This Rare Bruising and Bleeding DisorderDecember 14th, 2017
Hoxworth Blood Center Director Named ACCA PresidentDecember 11th, 2017
David Oh, MD, Chief Medical Officer, Hoxworth Blood CenterOctober 11th, 2017
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Hospital Affiliations

University of Cincinnati Medical CenterCincinnati, Ohio