MBBS, MD, DNB
AABB Cellular Therapies Certificate Program 

• Immunohematology
•  Apheresis technology and Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
•  Clinical Hemotherapy
•  Patient Blood Management

• Member of International Society of Blood Transfusion – ISBT 
• Member of American Association of Blood Bank – AABB
• Member of Asian Association of Transfusion Medicine – AATM 
• Life Member of Indian Society of Transfusion Medicine – ISTM 
• Life Member of Indian Medical Association – IMA 
• Former Senior Resident in Department of Transfusion Medicine, JIPMER, Puducherry. 
• Fellowship in Hemato-Oncology and Bone Marrow Transplant in Department of Clinical Hematology and Medical Oncology, Malabar Cancer Center, Thalassery, Kerala, India 

Total number of publications: 37

• Das S, Shastry S, Rai L, Baliga PB. Frequency and clinical significance of red cell antibodies in pregnancy - A prospective study from India. Indian J PatholMicrobiol. 2020;63(2):241‐246. doi:10.4103/IJPM.IJPM_737_19
• Das S, Shastry S, Baliga PB. Impact of awareness on routine antenatal antibody screening: A prospective study. Glob J Transfus Med 2019;4:84-6
• Murugesan M, Das S, Shastry S. Effect of therapeutic phlebotomy on plasma volume in polycythemia patients. Glob J Transfus Med 2018;3:117-20
• Das Soumya, Kumar Vikram, JafaEsha, BasavarajegowdaAbhishekh, KayalSmita. Complete Disappearance of ABO Antigen - Cause of ABO Discrepancy. Transfusion 2018;58;5–6
• Soumya Das, ShameeShastry, MohandossMurugesan, Poornima B Baliga. What is it really? Anti-G or Anti-D plus Anti-C: Clinical Significance in Antenatal Mothers.Indian J Hematol Blood Transfus 2016; DOI:10.1007/s12288-016-0729-0

• Das S. Hemolytic Disease of the Fetus and Newborn. In: Tombak A, editor. Blood Groups [Internet]. 2019. Available from: https://www.intechopen.com/online-first/hemolytic-disease-of-the-fetus-and-newborn

Achievements:

1. Represented in the Zonal Round of Indian Academy of Paediatric Quiz, 2011.
2. Postgraduate Student Award from Indian Society of Transfusion Medicine (ISTM) 2014 – received in Transmedcon 2014 at Ahmedabad, India.
3. ISTM Travel Fellowship Award from Indian Society of Transfusion Medicine (ISTM) (Karnataka Chapter, India) 2014 – received in Transmedcon 2014 at Ahmedabad, India.
4. Best Poster Presentation in Transmedcon 2014, national conference of Indian Society of Transfusion Medicine (ISTM) held at Ahmedabad, India.
5. Indian Society of Transfusion Medicine (ISTM) quiz 2014 - secured 3rd position in National level quiz held in Transmedcon 2014 at Ahmedabad, India.
6. Indian Society of Hematology and Transfusion Medicine (ISHTM) – Hematology quiz 2014 - secured 3rd position in State level quiz held at Bangalore
7. International Travel Grant for Non ICMR Scientists – 2015
8. Harold Gunson Fellowship by International Society of Blood Transfusion – 2016
9. ISBT Young Investigator Speaker 2016 by International Society of Blood Transfusion 

Skills 

1. Expert Resource Person for WHO Clinical Use of Blood Manual
2. Peer Reviewer for VoxSanguinis and ISBT Science Series
3. Reviewer for Global Journal of Transfusion Medicine, AABB, Malaysian Journal of Health Sciences
4. Member of the ISBT Working Party for Clinical Transfusion
5. Member of the ISBT Working Party on Apheresis
6. Member of the ISBT Working Party on Immunohematology
7. Member of the ISTM SIG-Immunohematology