MD in Transfusion Medicine, Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute For Medical Sciences & Technology, Trivandrum, 2016-2018

MBBS, University of Kerala, 2007-2013

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)

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

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

Donor & Donation

Regenerative Medicine

Translational Research

Geriatric Pain Care and Regenerative Intervention Services, SCTIMST | Dept. of Biochemistry, SCTIMST

Bioceramics Division, BMT Wing, SCTIMST

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

Member of Indian Society of Transfusion Medicine

Member of International Society for Blood Transfusion

Member of Asian Association of Transfusion Medicine

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'

Patient Blood Management, Werfen Academy, 2022

Advanced Immunohematology, National Institute of Immunohematology, 2017

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

Dr Debasish Gupta

Dr Amita R

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

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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