Lefan Zhuang, M.D.

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Lefan Zhuang, M.D.
Pathologist
Clinical Expertise
  • Transfusion Medicine
Academic Appointments
  • Associate Clinical Professor, Department of Pathology
  • Medical Director, Blood Donor Center
Clinical Teams
Pathology

Lefan Zhuang, M.D., is an Associate Clinical Professor of Transfusion Medicine in the Department of Pathology at City of Hope and Medical Director of City of Hope's Blood Donor Center.

Dr. Zhuang received her Medical Degree from the University of Illinois at Chicago. She did residency in Anatomic and Clinical Pathology at University of California Irvine, where she was Chief Resident. Following that, she did a Fellowship in Transfusion Medicine at University of California Los Angeles. She is Board Certified in Transfusion Medicine, Anatomic Pathology and Clinical Pathology

Location

Education & Experience

Board Certifications

  • Transfusion Medicine
  • Anatomic and Clinical Pathology
  • Unrestricted Medical License, State of California

Degrees

  • 2012, M.D., University of Illinois, Chicago, Illinois
  • 2005, B.S. Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Illinois

Fellowship

  • 2017-2018, Transfusion Medicine/Blood Bank, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California

Residency

  • 2013-2017, Anatomic and Clinical Pathology, Chief Resident, University of California Irvine, Orange, California

Professional Experience

  • 2025–Present: Associate Clinical Professor, Division of Transfusion Medicine, Department of Pathology
  • 2018–2025: Assistant Clinical Professor, Division of Transfusion Medicine, Department of Pathology

Awards & Memberships

Memberships

  • American Association of Blood Banks

  • American Society of Clinical Pathologists

  • College of American Pathologists

Publications

  • Zhuang L, Woo J, Francisco F, Bertram R, Wang S, Jackson R, Yuan S. Clotted Apheresis Hematopoietic Stem Cell Product. Journal of Clinical Apheresis. 2024.
  • Zhuang L, Shan H, Yang D, Woo J, Wang S, Garcia A, Jackson R, Yuan S. Use of Half RBC Units in Oncology Patients During Severe Shortages to Extend Hospital Supply. Transfusion. 2024.
  • Woo JS, Tseng J, Kang IM, Zhuang L, Jackson R, Danilova OV, Borogovac A. Rare prekallikrein deficiency identified during workup of isolated prolonged activated partial thromboplastin time. Ochsner Journal. 2024.
  • Woo J, Zhuang L (Co–First Author), Jackson R, Wang S, Agrawal V, Blackmon A, Pourhassan H, Yuan S. Clinical management of a patient following a granulocyte transfusion from a donor positive for COVID-19. Laboratory Medicine. 2024.
  • Zhuang, L., Lauro, D., Wang, S., Yuan, S. (2022). Addition of plerixafor in poorly mobilized allogeneic stem cell donors. Journal of Clinical Apheresis. https://doi.org/10.1002/jca.21992
  • Yuan S, Yang D, Nakamura R, Zhuang L, Malki MMA, Karanes C, Wang S. (2020). Red Blood Cell and Platelet Transfusion Support in the First 30 and 100 Days after Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplant. Transfusion, 60(10), 2225-2242.
  • Zhuang L, Boriboonnangkul P, Wang S, Yuan S. (2020). Third Time’s a Charm? Mobilization of Autologous Peripheral Blood Stem Cells in Patients with Two Previous Failed Mobilizations with Plerixafor. Transfusion, 60(6), 1253-1259.
  • Yuan S, Zhuang L, Stinson S, Barton P, Noeller J, Garcia A, Wang S. (2020). Red Cell Clumping in Stem Cell Collection Bag. Transfusion, 60(4), 673-674.
  • Yuan S, Yang D, Nakamura R, Zhuang L, Malki MMA, Wang S. (2019). RBC and platelet transfusion support in the first 30 and 100 days after haploidentical hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Transfusion, 59(11), 3371–3385.
  • Tran PN, Zhuang L, Nangia CI, Mehta RS. (2016). Dramatic Response to Carboplatin, Paclitaxel, and Radiation in a Patient with Malignant Myoepithelioma of the Breast. The Oncologist, 21(12), 1492–1494.
  • Stojkovic B, Torres EM, Prouty AM, Patel HK, Zhuang L, Koehler TM, Blanke SR. (2008). High-Throughput, Single-Cell Analysis of Macrophage Interactions with Fluorescently Labeled Bacillus anthracis Spores. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 74(16), 5201–5210.