
Lirong Qu MD
Blood Banking & Transfusion Medicine, Transplantation Immunology, Clinical Pathology
Assistant Professor, Pathology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
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200 Lothrop StRm A608Pittsburgh, PA 15213
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Summary
- Dr. Lirong Qu, MD is a board certified pathologist in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She is currently licensed to practice medicine in Pennsylvania and West Virginia. She is an Assistant Professor at University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine.
Education & Training
- UPMC Medical Education/Institute for Transfusion MedicineFellowship, Blood Banking/Transfusion Medicine, 2003 - 2004
- UPMC Medical EducationResidency, Pathology-Anatomic and Clinical, 2000 - 2003
- Hubei Medical UniversityClass of 1983
Certifications & Licensure
- PA State Medical License 2001 - 2026
- PA State Medical License 2003 - 2026
- WV State Medical License 2015 - 2025
- American Board of Pathology Clinical Pathology
- American Board of Pathology Blood Banking/Transfusion Medicine
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 6 citationsEarly and sustained improvement in fatigue-related quality of life following red blood cell transfusion in outpatientsRoberta Bruhn, Matthew S. Karafin, Joan F. Hilton, Zhanna Kaidarova, Bryan R. Spencer
Quality of Life Research. 2020-05-07 - 15 citationsThe impact of recipient factors on the lower‐than‐expected hemoglobin increment in transfused outpatients with hematologic diseasesMatthew S. Karafin, Roberta Bruhn, Nareg Roubinian, Dhuly Chowdhury, Lirong Qu
Transfusion. 2019-07-04 - 24 citationsTherapeutic impact of red blood cell transfusion on anemic outpatients: the RETRO study.Elizabeth St. Lezin, Matthew S. Karafin, Roberta Bruhn, Dhuly Chowdhury, Lirong Qu
Transfusion. 2019-06-01