Sara Bakhtary MD
Blood Banking & Transfusion Medicine
Clinical Professor, Dept. of Laboratory Medicine, UCSF
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1001 Potrero AvenueBuilding 25, Rm HG802San Francisco, CA 94110
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Summary
- Dr. Sara Bakhtary is a California-based pathologist specializing in blood banking and transfusion medicine. She completed her residency in anatomic and clinical pathology and a fellowship in blood banking/transfusion medicine at Stanford Health Care. Dr. Bakhtary currently serves as the Director of Transfusion Medicine at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center and previously held the position of Assistant Medical Director at UCSF Medical Center.
Education & Training
Stanford Health Care-Sponsored Stanford UniversityFellowship, Blood Banking/Transfusion Medicine, 2014 - 2015- Stanford Health Care-Sponsored Stanford UniversityResidency, Pathology-Anatomic and Clinical, 2009 - 2014
University of California San Diego School of MedicineClass of 2009
Certifications & Licensure
CA State Medical License Active through 2028
American Board of Pathology Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology- American Board of Pathology Pathology - Anatomic/Pathology - Clinical
- American Board of Pathology Blood Banking/Transfusion Medicine
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Clinical significance of anti-M in pregnancy and self-reported ancestry: The BEST collaborative study.Wen Lu, Alyssa Ziman, Charles Yin, Matthew T S Yan, Mrigender Singh Virk
Transfusion. 2026-06-01 - Epidemiology of Pediatric Transfusion Reactions.Elizabeth F Stone, Daniel Chacreton, Alexandra Jimenez, Shannon Kelly, Ruchika Goel
JAMA Network Open. 2026-04-01 - 1 citationsA survey on the use of Rh immune globulin during a nationwide shortage.Kerry O'Brien, Elizabeth Abels, Sara Bakhtary, Melissa George, Laura Stephens
Transfusion. 2025-12-01
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