Dr. Vinu Rajendran

Academic Qualifications

• MD in Transfusion Medicine, Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute For Medical Sciences & Technology, Trivandrum, 2016-2018
• MBBS, University of Kerala, 2007-2013

Professional Record

• Assistant Professor, Dept. of Transfusion Medicine, Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute For Medical Sciences & Technology, Trivandrum (July 2023 - Till date)
• Assistant Professor [Adhoc], Dept. of Transfusion Medicine, Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute For Medical Sciences & Technology, Trivandrum (November 2022 - July 2023)
• Assistant Professor, Dept. of Immunohematology & Blood Transfusion, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal (August 2022 - November 2022)
• Senior Resident, Dept. of Immunohematology & Blood Transfusion, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal (July 2020 - July 2022)
• Senior Resident, Dept. of Transfusion Medicine, Sree Gokulam Medical College & Research Foundation, Trivandrum (February 2019 - July 2020)

Honors

• Young Scientist Award of Indian Society of Transfusion Medicine for the contributions to innovation and research in the field of Transfusion Medicine, 2024
• JR Jolly Award for academic and research excellence during the 47th Indian Society of Blood Transfusion & Immunohematology Annual National Conference, 2022

Awards

• Awarded by Terumo Penpol Pvt. Ltd. & Kerala Blood Donors Society (KEBS) for the excellence in promoting voluntary blood donation during the World Blood Donor Day 2019 celebrations, Trivandrum
• Second position in best poster award during the 47th Annual National Conference of Indian Society of Blood Transfusion & Immunohematology, November 2022, Jammu
• Recipient of NIDHI-PRAYAS grant, Dept. of Science & Technology, June 2022
• Award for best video presentation during the CME on blood safety and quality conducted by International Society of Blood Transfusion, Amsterdam and All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, March 2022
• Best e-poster award on voluntary blood donation during the Asian Association of Transfusion Medicine World Blood Donors day June 2020
• Second position in best paper award during the 7th Annual National Conference of Indian Society of Transfusion Medicine held on November 2018, Kochi
• Best Paper award on 27th Annual meeting & CME of Indian Society of blood transfusion & Immunohematology- Kerala Chapter held on February 2018 at Government Medical College, Trivandrum
• Best Paper award on 26th Annual meeting & CME of Indian Society of blood transfusion & Immunohematology- Kerala Chapter held on February 2017 at IMA Hall, Kollam

Area of Interest

• Donor & Donation
• Regenerative Medicine
• Translational Research

Collaboration

• Geriatric Pain Care and Regenerative Intervention Services, SCTIMST | Dept. of Biochemistry, SCTIMST
• Bioceramics Division, BMT Wing, SCTIMST

Current Activities

• Training of MD Transfusion Medicine Residents and Blood Centre Technology Students
• Joint Secretary of Transfusion Medicine Academic Society
• General Secretary of Sree Gokulam Medical College Alumni Association
• Member: International Society of Blood Transfusion (ISBT) Working Party on Donor & Donation
• Member of Asian Association of Transfusion Medicine Artificial Intelligence Working Group

Membership

• Member of Indian Society of Transfusion Medicine
• Member of International Society for Blood Transfusion
• Member of Asian Association of Transfusion Medicine

Projects Completed

• Principle Investigator - 'A randomized control trial on effectiveness of refrigerant anesthetic local application in reducing pain and donor reaction in whole blood donation'
• Principle Investigator of the interventional study titled 'Autologous Platelet Rich Plasma for Regenerative Prolotherapy in Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain'

Training

• Patient Blood Management, Werfen Academy, 2022
• Advanced Immunohematology, National Institute of Immunohematology, 2017

Major Achievements

• Establishment of Clinical Regenerative Medicine in SCTIMST through dissertation project
• Organizing Secretary of the first national CME of Indian Society of Transfusion Medicine: ISTM CME 2024
• Copyright on Daily Quality Control of Blood Collection Monitor

Team

• Dr Debasish Gupta
• Dr Amita R

Invited talks

• Lecture on ABO Blood Group discrepancies during the Workshop on Immunohematology Techniques conducted by SCTIMST Trivandrum and Transfusion Medicine and Academic Society, February 2023
• Lecture on Donor selection and deferral policy during the State level Refresher Training for Blood bank counsellors organised by Kerala State AIDS Control Society, January 2023
• Lecture on LJ Chart and Westgard Rule during the workshop on Immunohematology and TTI conducted by Asian Association of Transfusion Medicine and BMST on July 2022 at Mangalore
• Video demonstration on QC of antisera- Advanced Immunohematology workshop conducted by Kasturba Medical College Manipal and Ortho Clinical Diagnostics- April 2021
• Lecture on Transfusion Support in Cardiac Surgery- JG Jolly Online Teaching Programme- February 2021
• Lecture on 'Basics of Platelet Rich Plasma Prolotherapy' at Indian Society of blood transfusion & immunohematology - Kerala Chapter held on August 2019 at Government Medical College, Kollam

No. of Publications

• 15

Select Publications

• First author of the article ‘A case report and review of literature on role of automated red cell exchange in managing Sickle cell crisis in India’ accepted for publication in Asian Journal of Transfusion Sciences
• George A, Deepika C, Mohan G, Srishail R, Rajendran V, Shastry S, Balakrishnan JM, Rao S. ADAMTS13 factor deficiency in severe COVID-19 may not be immune mediated - report from a pilot study. Clin Hemorheol Microcirc. 2022;82:193-198.
• Rajendran V, Anju Krishna S, Ratheesh K. Adverse donor reaction pattern in a tertiary care blood center in South India. IJAR.2020;10:75-77
• Kandasamy D, Shastry S, Chenna D, Prethika PA, Vaidya A, Rajendran V. Naturally occurring anti-Kpa in an infant with recurrent bacterial infection: A case report and review of the literature. Vox Sang. 2022;117:133-135
• Murugesan M, Rajendran V, Blood group chimerism is not rare anymore. MJMS. 2018;3: 50-52
• Rajendran V, Pinki S. Impact of COVID-19 outbreak in blood transfusion services in India: Experience from tertiary care blood centres in Kerala: A short review. Glob J Transfus Med 2020;5:215-17
• Rajendran V, Nair R, Poornima A P, Gupta D. A case of naturally occurring anti-E mimicking anti-A1. Glob J Transfus Med 2020;5:228-9
• Rajendran V, Paonam B, Chenna D, Mohan G, Shastry S, Jose P, Kandasamy D. Self-ignored onsite adverse donor reaction among whole blood donors: A single center experience from India. Transfus Clin Biol. 2022;29:124-128
• Rajendran V, Nair R, Thaliath GP, Gupta D. A case of severe donor reaction leading to grievous injury. Asian J Transfus Sci 2019;13:60-62

प्रकाशन

Article

1. Shivanand Hemant Kumatagi, Vinu Rajendran, Amita Radhakrishnan Nair, Debasish Gupta, Maximum surgical blood order schedule: A key component of perioperative blood management in neurosurgery, Asian Journal of Transfusion Science, 2024, , https://journals.lww.com/ajts/abstract/9900/maximum_surgical_blood_order_schedule__a_key.71.aspx
2. Shivanand Hemant Kumatagi, J Akash, Vinu Rajendran, Amita Radhakrishnan Nair, Debasish Gupta, A follow-up study of blood donors with vasovagal reaction–Three years’ experience, Asian Journal of Transfusion Science, 2024, , https://journals.lww.com/ajts/abstract/9900/a_follow_up_study_of_blood_donors_with_vasovagal.77.aspx
3. Vinu Rajendran, Debasish Gupta, Meethu Muraleedharan, Prinu Jose, MS Saravana Babu, Nitha Jayaram, Subin Sukesan, A tertiary care interventional study on autologous platelet-rich plasma regenerative therapy for Grade III knee osteoarthritis, Asian Journal of Transfusion Science, , , https://journals.lww.com/ajts/abstract/9900/a_tertiary_care_interventional_study_on_autologous.122.aspx
4. Pradeep Kambaduru, Ajay P Hrishi, Sreeja Sreekumar, Vinu Rajendran, Sravan Sreekumar, A Rare Case of Intraoperative Hypotension in Neurosurgical Setting: Diagnosis and Management of Transfusion-Associated Hypotension, Journal of Neuroanaesthesiology and Critical Care, 2025, , https://www.thieme-connect.com/products/ejournals/html/10.1055/s-0045-1809918
5. Jasmin Abdul Gafoor, Vinu Rajendran, Ramiz Raja Abdul Aziz, Prinu Jose, Reliability of the documented blood group in motor vehicle driving license in Kerala, India-A public health concern?, Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, 2024, , https://journals.lww.com/jfmpc/fulltext/2024/13110/reliability_of_the_documented_blood_group_in_motor.31.aspx?context=latestarticles
6. Akshay Chopra, Shamee Shastry, Ganesh Mohan, Deepika Chenna, Vinu Rajendran, A Comprehensive SWOT and TOWS analysis of transfusion medicine: Indian Perspective, Transfusion and Apheresis Science, 2025, , https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1473050224002477