Biographical summary
Elizabeth Godbey, M.D., FCAP, is the Director of Transfusion Medicine and Director of Apheresis at Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida. Dr. Godbey earned her medical degree from the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons in New York City. She completed her Anatomic and Clinical Pathology residency at New York Presbyterian Hospital-Columbia University Medical Center, where she also served as Chief Resident. Following residency, she completed a Transfusion Medicine fellowship at the New York Blood Center and Columbia University Medical Center. Dr. Godbey is board certified by The
American Board of Pathology in Anatomic Pathology, Clinical Pathology, and Blood Banking/Transfusion Medicine. She is active in the Association for the Advancement of Blood & Biotherapies (AABB), the American Society for Apheresis (ASFA), and the College of American Pathologists (CAP).
Procedures performed
- Apheresis
- Extracorporeal photopheresis
- LDL apheresis
- Leukocytapheresis
- Plasma exchange
- Red blood cell exchange
Interests
- Apheresis
- Blood bank
- Cell Therapy
- Transfusion Medicine
Mayo Clinic locations
Education
- 2018
Fellowship - Transfusion Medicine/Blood BankingNew York Blood Center, Columbia University Medical Center
- 2017
Residency - Anatomic and Clinical PathologyNew York Presbyterian Hospital, Columbia University Medical Center
- 2016
Chief Resident - Anatomic and Clinical PathologyNew York Presbyterian Hospital, Columbia University Medical Center
- 2013
MDColumbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons
- 2009
BS - Biology, Summa Cum Laude and with Highest Honors from the Honors ProgramUniversity of Georgia
Activities and honors
Certifications
- 2018
Blood Banking/Transfusion MedicineAmerican Board of Pathology
- 2017
Anatomic & Clinical PathologyAmerican Board of Pathology
Awards and honors
- 2024
Mayo Clinic Academy of Educational Excellence, Education Administration and Leadership, Fellow levelMayo Clinic Academy of Educational Excellence
- 2023
Mayo Clinic Academy of Educational Excellence, Education Administration and Leadership, Associate levelMayo Clinic Academy of Educational Excellence
- 2021
President's Honors AwardCollege of American Pathologists
- 2017
Shaffer-Wilk-Miller Fellowship in Laboratory MedicineColumbia University Medical Center
- 2016
Outstanding Abstract Award for TraineesAABB (formerly the American Association of Blood Banks, now known as the Association for the Advancement of Blood & Biotherapies)
- 2013
Daniel J. Fink, MD, Memorial PrizeCollege of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University
- 2011
Award for Academic ExcellenceAmerican Society of Clinical Pathology
- 2009
Lisa Ann Coole AwardUniversity of Georgia
- 2007
Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society
- 2005
Foundation FellowshipUniversity of Georgia
Professional memberships
- 2024 - present
College of American Pathologists RepresentativeAABB Standards Committee: Blood Banks and Transfusion Services
- 2024
Expert Presenter for American Medical Association Relative Value Scale Update CommitteeCollege of American Pathologists
- 2024 - present
Vice ChairTransfusion, Apheresis, and Cellular Therapy Committee, College of American Pathologists
- 2023
Expert Presenter for American Medical Association Relative Value Scale Update CommitteeCollege of American Pathologists
- 2023 - 2024
Apheresis ExpertTransforming Transplant: Mayo Clinic Florida CAR-T BAFF-R Project Work Group
- 2023 - present
ChairAmerican Society for Apheresis, Hematopoietic Progenitor Cell Donor Subcommittee
- 2023 - present
MemberEnterprise Blood Orders and Scheduling Services Advisory Group (EBOSS)
- 2023 - 2024
MemberMayo Clinic Enterprise-wide Transfusion Reaction Improvement Project
- 2023 - present
MemberCellular Therapy Cross-Disciplinary Group Specialty Council
- 2023 - 2024
MemberMCF Infusions Apheresis Workgroup
- 2023 - 2024
MemberInfusions Site Wide Planning Executive Group
- 2023 - present
MemberRecruitment Team for a New Associate Laboratory Director
- 2023 - present
FacultyMayo Clinic in Florida
- 2023 - present
MemberSoftBank Soft System Oversight Subcommittee (SSOC), Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology
- 2023 - present
MemberAmerican Society for Apheresis, Clinical Applications Committee
- 2022 - present
MemberFlorida Society of Pathologists
- 2022 - present
FacultyMayo Clinic in Florida
- 2022 - present
MemberPatient Blood Management Subcommittee
- 2022 - present
MemberTransfusion Subcommittee, Clinical Practice Committee - Florida, Mayo Clinic Florida Committees
- 2022 - present
MemberTransfusion Medicine Practice Committee, Enterprise-wide
- 2022 - present
Director of Transfusion Medicine, Director of ApheresisBiweekly Bone Marrow Transplant Quality Meeting
- 2022 - present
Director of Transfusion Medicine, Director of ApheresisWeekly Bone Marrow Transplant Selection Meeting
- 2022 - present
Director of Transfusion Medicine, Director of ApheresisWeekly CAR-T Cellular Therapy & Patient Selection Meeting
- 2022 - present
MemberMayo Clinic Enterprise Apheresis Working Group
- 2022 - present
MemberFlorida Medical Association
- 2022 - present
MemberTransfusion, Apheresis, and Cellular Therapy Committee, College of American Pathologists
- 2019 - present
MemberAmerican Society for Apheresis, Hematopoietic Progenitor Cell Donor Subcommittee
- 2018 - 2022
MemberRichmond Academy of Medicine
- 2018 - 2022
MemberVirginia Society for Pathology
- 2017 - 2021
MemberEconomic Affairs Committee, College of American Pathologists
- 2017 - present
MemberAmerican Society for Apheresis
- 2017 - present
FellowCollege of American Pathologists
- 2015 - 2017
Junior MemberEconomic Affairs Committee, College of American Pathologists
- 2015 - 2016
DelegateCAP Residents Forum, College of American Pathologists
- 2015 - present
MemberAssociation for the Advancement of Blood and Biotherapies (AABB)
Publications