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Jeffrey L. Winters, M.D.

  1. Pathologist
  2. Chair, Transfusion Medicine, Minnesota
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Location

  1. Rochester, Minnesota

Languages

English

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Dr. Jeffrey L. Winters graduated with high distinction from the University of Kentucky College of Medicine in Lexington Kentucky in 1993.  His postgraduate training consisted of an Anatomic/Clinical Pathology residency at the University of Kentucky and a Transfusion Medicine/Blood Banking fellowship at the Mayo Clinic, Rochester Minnesota. He is certified by the American Board of Pathology in Anatomic Pathology, Clinical Pathology, and Blood Banking/Transfusion Medicine.

Dr. Winters is Professor of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology in the Mayo College of Medicine and is the Chair of the Division of Transfusion Medicine and the Associate Program Director of the Mayo Clinic Transfusion Medicine/Blood Banking Fellowship Program. He is Medical Director of the Therapeutic Apheresis Treatment Unit, a fifteen-bed unit performing 3,000 therapeutic apheresis procedures annually.

He is involved in the American Society for Apheresis (ASFA) and served as ASFA president. He is the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Clinical Apheresis and was an editor and author for Apheresis: Principles and Practice 3rd edition and is the senior editor and an author for the 4th edition. He has more than 150 peer reviewed publications 90 of which deal with apheresis. He also currently serves on the Board of Directors for the AABB.

  1. Apheresis
  1. 1999
    Fellow - Transfusion Medicine and Blood BankingMayo Clinic in Rochester
  2. 1998
    Resident - Anatomic and Clinical PathologyChandler Medical Center
  3. 1993
    MD - Doctor of Medicine with High DistinctionUniversity of Kentucky College of Medicine
  4. 1988
    BSc - Biology, Magna Cum LaudeCentre College of Kentucky

Certifications

  1. 1999
    Blood Banking/Transfusion MedicineAmerican Board of Pathology
  2. 1998
    Anatomic & Clinical PathologyAmerican Board of Pathology

Awards and honors

  1. 2022
    Mayo Clinic Excellence Through Teamwork Award - Rescuing Cancer Immunotherapy with Plasma Exchange (ReCIPE)Mayo Clinic Rochester
  2. 2021
    Memorial Blood CentersDr. Herbert F. Polesky Award
  3. 2019
    Francis Morrison Award & LectureAmerican Society for Apheresis
  4. 2018
    Program Director AwardMayo School of Graduate Medical Education
  5. 2015
    Silver Mayo Quality FellowMayo Clinic College of Medicine, Department of Education Administration
  6. 2015
    Fresh Eyes Leadership Development Program
  7. 2014
    Presidential AwardAmerican Society for Apheresis
  8. 2013
    Lecturer AwardAmerican Society for Apheresis
  9. 2012
    DLMP Innovation & Leadership in Education AwardDepartment of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology
  10. 2011
    Clinical Pathology Teacher of the YearMayo Clinic Fellows Association
  11. 2011
    District Award of MeritGamehaven Council, Boy Scouts of America
  12. 2009
    Clinical Pathology Teacher of the YearMayo Clinic Fellows Association
  13. 2008
    Excellence Through Teamwork AwardMayo Clinic
  14. 2008
    Scouter of the YearGamehaven Council, Hiawatha District, Boy Scouts of America
  15. 2005
    Clinical Pathology Teacher of the YearMayo Clinic Fellows Association
  16. 2002
    Junior Investigator AwardAmerican Society for Apheresis
  17. 2001
    Faculty Teaching AwardDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Kentucky College of Medicine
  18. 1993
    High DistinctionUniversity of Kentucky College of Medicine
  19. 1993
    Concepts in Molecular Biology ScholarshipAmerican Society for Investigative Pathology
  20. 1993
    Albert Benjamin Chandler Award as Class ValedictorianUniversity of Kentucky College of Medicine
  21. 1993
    Merck Manual AwardUniversity of Kentucky College of Medicine
  22. 1991
    Irving and Esther Kanner Memorial AwardUniversity of Kentucky College of Medicine
  23. 1990
    Award for Academic Excellence and AchievementAmerican Society of Clinical Pathologists
  24. 1990
    Pathology PrizeUniversity of Kentucky College of Medicine
  25. 1990
    Doris M. Scripture ScholarshipUniversity of Kentucky College of Medicine
  26. 1990
    Sandoz Pharmaceuticals AwardUniversity of Kentucky College of Medicine
  27. 1988
    Dean's ScholarshipUniversity of Kentucky
  28. 1988
    Wilbur Cooke Biological Science AwardCentre College of Kentucky
  29. 1988
    Magna Cum LaudeCentre College of Kentucky
  30. 1984
    Merit ScholarshipCentre College of Kentucky
  31. 1984
    Trustee ScholarshipCentre College of Kentucky
  32. 1984
    Dean's List for All SemestersCentre College of Kentucky

Professional memberships

  1. 2022 - present
    Medical DirectorManufacturing Compliance Office (MCO)
  2. 2021 - 2025
    Board of TrusteesInternational Society for Apheresis
  3. 2021 - 2023
    TrusteeBoard of Directors, International Society for Apheresis
  4. 2020 - 2022
    MemberMinnesota COVID Ethics Collaborative (MCEC)
  5. 2020 - present
    ChairMayo Clinic Enterprise Apheresis Working Group
  6. 2020 - present
    ChairMayo Clinic Emterprise Blood Orders and Scheduling Services Advisory Group (EBOSS
  7. 2020 - present
    MemberAmerican Association of Blood Banks, Biotherapies Advisory Group
  8. 2020 - present
    MemberAmerican Society for Apheresis, COVID-19 Task Force
  9. 2019 - present
    MemberMayo Clinic Manufacturing and Compliance Subcommittee
  10. 2019 - present
    MemberMayo Clinic EHR.RCM Documentation Subcomittee
  11. 2019 - present
    MemberMayo Clinic Blood Administration IWG
  12. 2017
    Abstract Vice-ChairWorld Apheresis Association
  13. 2017
    MemberNominating Committee, American Association of Blood Banks
  14. 2017 - present
    ChairTransfusion Medicine Section Coordinating Committee, American Association of Blood Banks
  15. 2017 - present
    Board of DirectorsAmerican Association of Blood Banks
  16. 2016
    Education CommitteeWorld Apheresis Association
  17. 2016
    Planning CommitteeWorld Apheresis Association
  18. 2015 - 2019
    Subject Matter ExpertPlummer Project - Mayo Clinic
  19. 2015 - 2018
    Board of DirectorsAmerican Association of Blood Banks
  20. 2015
    Abstract Selection ReviewerAmerican Society of Hematology
  21. 2015 - present
    Operations CommitteeNational Institutes of Health, National Institutes of Health
  22. 2015 - present
    MemberInternational Society for Apheresis
  23. 2013 - 2014
    Scientific Program Co-ChairAmerican Society for Apheresis
  24. 2012 - 2019
    MemberTransfusion Medicine Resource Committee, College of American Pathologists
  25. 2012 - 2013
    LiaisonLiaison to the CAP Transfusion Medicine Resource Committee, American Society for Apheresis
  26. 2012 - present
    MemberNHBLI State of the Science Symposium
  27. 2012 - present
    MemberAmerican Society of Hematology
  28. 2012 - present
    MemberTransfusion Medicine In-Service/Resident In-Service Exam Committee, American Society for Clinical Pathology
  29. 2012 - present
    ChairTransfusion Medicine In-Service/Resident In-Service Exam Committee, American Society for Clinical Pathology
  30. 2011 - 2012
    Immediate Past PresidentAmerican Society for Apheresis
  31. 2011 - 2014
    LiaisonIndustry Liaison, American Society for Apheresis
  32. 2011 - 2012
    MemberTransfusion Medicine In-Service Exam Committee, American Society for Clinical Pathology
  33. 2010 - 2011
    PresidentAmerican Society for Apheresis
  34. 2010 - 2017
    ChairTransfusion Medicine and Blood Banking Fellowship Program Directors Committee, American Association of Blood Banks
  35. 2010 - present
    MemberApheresis Physician's Committee, American Society for Apheresis
  36. 2010 - present
    MemberTransfusion Medicine Section Coordinating Committee, American Association of Blood Banks
  37. 2010 - present
    Question ContributorAnatomic and Clinical pathology Residents In-Service Exam, American Society for Clinical Pathology
  38. 2009 - 2010
    President-ElectAmerican Society for Apheresis
  39. 2009
    MemberAlternate Pathway Training Grant Committee, American Society of Hematology
  40. 2009 - present
    Subcommittee MemberNHBLI State of the Science Symposium
  41. 2008 - 2009
    Vice PresidentAmerican Society for Apheresis
  42. 2007 - 2008
    TreasurerAmerican Society for Apheresis
  43. 2007 - 2019
    MemberTransfusion Medicine and Blood Banking Fellowship Program Directors Committee, American Association of Blood Banks
  44. 2007 - 2013
    Vice ChairInformation Management Planning Committee, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology
  45. 2007 - 2010
    MemberResidents and Fellows Training ad hoc Committee, American Society for Apheresis
  46. 2007 - 2009
    MemberInformation Management Communications Committee, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology
  47. 2007 - 2008
    DirectorEducation Session, American Association of Blood Banks
  48. 2006 - 2007
    SecretaryAmerican Society for Apheresis
  49. 2006 - 2010
    ChairpersonHuman Cells, Tissues, and Cellular Products Committee
  50. 2006 - 2010
    MemberHuman Cells, Tissues, and Cellular Products Committee
  51. 2006 - 2007
    Vice ChairInformation Technology Steering Committee, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology
  52. 2005 - 2006
    MemberBoard of Directors, American Society for Apheresis
  53. 2005 - 2007
    MemberDevelopment and Validation Oversight Committee, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology
  54. 2005 - 2006
    MemberExecutive Committee, Sentinel Events Group, Mayo Clinic Rochester Workgroups
  55. 2005 - present
    MemberClinical Applications Committee, American Society for Apheresis
  56. 2004 - 2019
    ChairEducation Committee, Division of Transfusion Medicine, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology
  57. 2004 - present
    MemberClinical Practice Committee, American Society for Apheresis
  58. 2004 - 2005
    ChairWebsite Committee, American Society for Apheresis
  59. 2004 - 2005
    Past PresidentMinnesota Association of Blood Banks
  60. 2004 - 2005
    MemberWebsite Committee, American Society for Apheresis
  61. 2004 - present
    MemberAmerican Society for Apheresis
  62. 2003 - 2005
    MemberEducation Committee, American Society for Apheresis
  63. 2003 - 2007
    MemberInformation Technology Oversight Committee, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology
  64. 2003 - 2005
    Scientific Program Co-ChairAmerican Society for Apheresis
  65. 2003 - 2004
    PresidentMinnesota Association of Blood Banks
  66. 2003 - present
    MemberEducation Committee, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology
  67. 2002 - 2005
    MemberQuality Oversight Committee, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology
  68. 2002 - 2003
    Vice PresidentMinnesota Association of Blood Banks
  69. 2002 - present
    MemberEducation Committee, Division of Transfusion Medicine, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology
  70. 2002 - present
    MemberResearch Committee, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology
  71. 2001 - 2002
    Physician LiaisonMinnesota Association of Blood Banks
  72. 2001 - present
    MemberPathology Residency Recruitment Committee, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology
  73. 2001 - present
    MemberMinnesota Medical Association
  74. 2001 - present
    MemberZumbro Valley Medical Society, Minnesota Medical Association
  75. 2000 - 2001
    MemberScientific, Medical and Technical Committee, America's Blood Centers
  76. 1999 - 2001
    ChairTransfusion Review Committee, Cooper Drive Division, Veterans Affairs Medical Center
  77. 1999 - 2001
    MemberTransfusion Review Committee, Chandler Medical Center
  78. 1999 - 2000
    MemberY2K Physician's Task Force, Kentucky Medical Association
  79. 1998 - 2000
    Voting MemberHealth Level 7, College of American Pathologists
  80. 1997 - 2002
    MemberSystematized Nomenclature of Medicine (SNOMED) International Editorial Board, College of American Pathologists
  81. 1996 - 1998
    MemberYoung Physicians Steering Committee, Kentucky Medical Association
  82. 1996
    MemberRF-S95-2 Ad Hoc Committee, Resident's Forum, College of American Pathologists
  83. 1995 - 1997
    DelegateResident's Forum, College of American Pathologists
  84. 1995
    MemberCredentials Committee, Resident's Forum, College of American Pathologists
  85. 1994 - 2010
    MemberAmerican Medical Association
  86. 1994 - 2001
    MemberLexington Medical Society
  87. 1994 - 1995
    Alternate RepresentativeResident's Forum, College of American Pathologists
  88. 1993 - 1997
    MemberAmerican Society for Investigative Pathology
  89. 1993 - present
    MemberAmerican Society for Clinical Pathology
  90. 1993 - present
    MemberCollege of American Pathologists
  91. 1992
    Vice PresidentBeta Kentucky Chapter, Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society
  92. 1988
    MemberPhi Beta Kappa Honor Society
  93. 1987
    MemberPhi Sigma Iota

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