Histocompatibility Laboratory
The Histocompatibility Laboratory is ASHI certified and performs the testing required for bone marrow and solid organ transplantation services at MGH.
Vikram Pattanayak, MD, PhD - Assistant Director of Histocompatibility (HLA) Laboratory
GRJ-249
55 Fruit Street
Boston,
MA
02114
Phone: 617-643-0082
Email: vpattanayak@partners.org
Hours:
Laboratory Hours 8:30 am to 5:00 pm Monday through Friday (an on-call technologist is available at all other times)
Histocompatibility Laboratory
The Histocompatibility Laboratory is ASHI-certified and performs the testing required for bone marrow and solid organ transplantation services at Massachusetts General Hospital.
Tests include both serologic and DNA-based HLA typing; determination of HLA antibody frequency (PRA) and specificity using cytotoxicity.
The lab also does HLA typing and antibody testing required by the Mass General Blood Transfusion Service and Blood Donor Center. Total HLA lab test volume is approximately 11,000 tests per year.
Faculty
- Vikram Pattanayak, MD, PhD - Assistant Director of Histocompatibility (HLA) Laboratory
Physician Profiles
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- Assistant in Pathology, Massachusetts General Hospital
- Instructor in Pathology, Harvard Medical School
