Mark Alan Popovsky

Background

Popovsky, Mark Alan was born on August 1, 1950 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Samuel and Sally Lillian Popovsky.

Education

Bachelor magna cum laude, U. Massachusetts, 1972; Doctor of Medicine with honors, U. Vermont, 1977.

Career

Intern and resident in anatomic and clinical pathology, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland., 1977-1981; fellow in transfusion medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, 1981-1982; staff consultant, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, 1982-1985; assistant professor medical laboratory, Mayo Medical School, Rochester, Minnesota, 1982-1985; medical director N.E. region, American Red Cross, Dedham, Massachusetts, since 1985; chief medical officer New England region, American Red Cross, Dedham, Massachusetts, 1995-1996; Chief Executive Officer New England region, American Red Cross, Dedham, Massachusetts, since 1996; assistant professor pathology, Harvard University, Boston, 1985-1996; associate clinical professor pathology, since 1996; staff physician, Beth Israel Hospital, Boston, 1985-1996; clinical professor pathology and laboratory medicine, Boston University, since 1993; staff physician, Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital, Boston, since 1996. Delegate Interam. Committee of Red Cross on Organisation of Blood Transfusion Superior vena cava syndrome, Geneva, Switzerland, 1986-1990. Member of advisory board New England region Aplastic Anemia Foundation, 1988-1989.

Member expert panel on autogous transfusion National Heart, Lung, Blood Institute, 1993-1994, member of national blood resource education program coordinator commission, 1992-1993. Chairman biomedical technical curriculum committee Drew Institute, American Red Cross, 1995-1996.

Achievements

• Mark Alan Popovsky has been listed as a noteworthy Physician by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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  • Transfusion Reactions, 3rd edition

    (A revised reference on noninfectious complications of tra...)

Membership

Lieutenant commander United States Public Health Service, 1977-1981. Member American Association Blood Banks (chairman biotechnology work group, antologous transfusion committee, 1985-1990, transfusion diseases committee, since 1998, science section coordinator committee 1990-1992, chairman Latin American affairs work group 1991-1993, chairman transfusion practices committee 1995-1998), American Society Hematology, College of America Pathologists (member testwriting committee since 1996, member blood bank since 1995), Minnesota Association Blood Banks (vice president 1984-1985), American Society Clinical Pathologists(member resident-in-training examination testing committee), Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Kappa Phi.

Connections

Married Andrea Leigh Lavender, June 7, 1981. 1 child, Erica Yael.

Father:

Samuel Popovsky

Mother:

Sally Lillian Popovsky

Spouse:

Andrea Leigh Lavender

child:

Erica Yael Popovsky