David C. Mair, M.D.

Assistant Professor
651-291-4600
mairx001@umn.edu

Educational Background

• Harvard University, Massachusetts (1984), B.A. (Economics)
• University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Pennsylvania (1990), M.D.

Board Certification

• American Board of Pathology, anatomic and Clincal Pathology, 1996
• American Board of Pathology, Transfusion Medicine/ Blood Banking, 1997

Professional Background

• Transitional Year Internship, Howard University Hospital, Washington, D.C., 1990-1991
• Pathology Resident, University of Virginia Medical Center, Anatomic Pathology/ Clinical Pathology, Charlottesville, VA, 1991-1995
• Chief Resident of Clinical Pathology, University of Virginia Medical Center, Charlottesville, VA, 1994-1995
• Transfusion Medicine Fellow, University of Virginia Medical Center, Charlottesville, VA, 1994-1995
• Clinical Assistant Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine and Acting Assistant Director, University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill, Department of Transfusion Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC, 1995-1996
• Chief Medical Officer, American Red Cross Blood Services, Johnstown and Tri-State Regions, Johnstown, PA, 1996-1999
• Director of Transfusion Medicine, Assistant Professor of Pathology, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, 1999-2000
• Medical Director, American Red Cross Blood Services – NCBS, St. Paul, MN, 2001-Present
• Assistant Medical Director, University of Minnesota School of Medicine, Fairview University Medical Center, Department of Transfusion Medicine, Minneapolis, MN, 2001-Present

Professional Memberships

• American Society of Clinical Pathology (ASCP) Resource Council on Transfusion Medicine

Research Activities

Dr. Mair’s research interests include studies on antibody test results on patients diagnosed with TRALI and on donors implicated in TRALI reations; collaboration between the transfusion service and blood supplier decrease cost of transfusing crossmatched platelets; an unusual case of hemolytic disease of the newborn in a mother undergoing in-vitro fertilization with donor oocytes; and culture results on platelets involved in transfusion reactions. Dr. Mair has presented his research at numerous poster presentations.

Publications

• Dr. Mair is an ad hoc reviewer for three various journals that include: Archives of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine; Clinical Chemistry; and Transfusion.
• J. Burch, D. Mair, G. Meny,  G. Moroff, S. Ching, M. Naidoff, E. Steuer, S. Loftus, J. Armstrong, B. Klein. The Risk of Posterior Subcapsular Cataracts in Granulocyte DonorsTransfusion2005;45:1701-1708.
• Mair, D.C., Eastlund, T., Rosen, G., Covin, R., Harmon, J.V., Menser, M., Carr, R., Shrwany, S.
  Hemolysis during percutaneous mechanical thrombectomy can mimic a hemolytic transfusion reaction. Transfusion 2005; Vol. 45, No. 8, 1291-1294.
• Mair D, Miller J, Mintz P: Fibrin Glue and Topical Hemostasis. In Blood Transfusion and Conservation in Cardiac Surgery. Isom O and Krieger K, eds., Springer-Verlag, New York  1998
• Burstain JM, Brecher ME, Workman K, Foster M, Faber GH, Mair D. Rapid Identification of Bacterially Contaminated Platelets Using Reagent Strips: Glucose and pH Analysis of Bacterial Contamination. Transfusion 1997; Vol. 37, No. 3, 255-258
• Bandarenko N, Owen H, Mair D, Brecher M. Trends In Apheresis. Clinics in Laboratory Medicine 1996; Vol. 16, No. 4, 907-29
• Mair D, Brecher M, Hom E, Read E, Owen H and Shea T. False Positive Hepatitis B Surface Antigen Screening Tests in Patients Taking Granulocyte Colony Stimulating Factor. Transfusion 1996;Vol.36, No. 11/12, 948-51