Vipulkumar Prajapati, MD
Transfusion Medicine & Apheresis
Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology
Associate Medical Director, Transfusion Medicine
Associate Medical Director, Apheresis
Department: Pathology
Phone: 804-828-3443
Email: Vipulkumar.Prajapati@vcuhealth.org
Vipulkumar Prajapati, MD is currently an Associate director of Transfusion Medicine and Apheresis Services at Virginia Commonwealth University.
Dr. Prajapati graduated from P.D.U. Medical College, Rajkot, India and completed post-graduation training in Human Anatomy at B.J. Medical College, Ahmedabad, India. He worked as an Assistant Professor of Anatomy before moving to United States to pursue Residency in Pathology. Dr. Prajapati completed Clinical Pathology residency, Hematopathology Fellowship and Transfusion Medicine Fellowship from University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio. During the fellowship training he was honored with “Rolf Sjuve Scott Award - 2023”.
His clinical and research interests are Rh alloimmunization, red cell exchange, stem cell collection and CAR-T cell therapy. Dr. Prajapati is one of the authors of Ace the boards - Hematopathology Review MCQ book and reviewer of Ace the boards - Neoplastic Hematopathology book. He enjoys teaching and working with medical students and residents and likes to make a positive difference in student’s life.
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Dr. Vipulkumar Prajapati abbreviated CV
Education
2023 – 2024
Transfusion Medicine Fellow, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, Texas
2022 – 2023
Hematopathology Fellow, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, Texas
2019 – 2022
Resident, Clinical Pathology, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, Texas
2008 – 2011
Resident, Human Anatomy, B. J. Medical College, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
2001 – 2007
MBBS (Medical Education), P.D.U. Medical College, Rajkot, Gujarat, India
Licenses & Certifications
Virginia Medical License
Pennsylvania Medical License
2022 American Board of Pathology – Clinical Pathology
2023 American Board of Pathology – Hematopathology
Awards
2023 Rolf Sjuve Scott Award, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, Texas
2023 Inspector Excellence, College of American Pathologists (CAP)
Professional Service (outside)
2024 – present American Society for Apheresis (ASFA)
2024 – present Association for the Advancement of Blood & Biotherapies (AABB)
2018 – present American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP)
2020 – present Texas Society of Pathologist (TSP)
2019 – present Accredited Laboratory Inspector, College of American Pathologists (CAP)
Recent Publications
Book Chapter
Ace the boards - Hematopathology Review MCQ book, First Edition
Book Reviewer
Ace the Boards – Neoplastic Hematopathology, Second Edition
Abstracts
Prajapati V. P., Modi M. B., Madabhavi I., Kavani H., Shah M. R. (October 2018). Extramedullary Monoblastic Sarcoma / Medullary Sarcoma of Paraspinal Region Without Myeloid Leukemia: A Rare Case Report Poster presented at: American Society for Clinical pathology (ASCP) Annual Meeting; 2018.
Prajapati V. P., Modi M. B., Madabhavi I., Shah M. R., Sarkar M. (October 2018). HER 2/NEU Expression In Breast Cancers And Its Various Correlation With ER/PR Status And Various Clinical And Histological Parameters Poster presented at: American Society for Clinical pathology (ASCP) Annual Meeting; 2018.
Rahaf Alkhateb MD, Vipulkumar Prajapati MD, John Daniels DO, Leslie Greebon MD, “RhD negative women transfused RhD positive blood: Alloimmunization prophylaxis protocol and experiences”; American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) Annual meeting, 2021.
Vipulkumar Prajapati, Apeksha Agarwal, Andrea Yunes, Blastic Plasmacytoid Dendritic Cell Neoplasm: A Rare Hematological Neoplasm, Texas Society of Pathologist Annual meet Jan 2022.
Apeksha N Agarwal, MD, Vipulkumar Prajapati, MD, Julie M Fischer, MD, Melissa Frei-Jones, MD, Russell Higgins, MD; Voxelotor Interference with Hemoglobin Electrophoresis- A Report of 2 Cases, Texas Society of Pathologist Annual meet Jan 2022.
Vipulkumar Prajapati, Apeksha Agarwal, Kenneth Holder; Angioimmunoblastic T-Cell Lymphoma (AITL) In A Systemic Polyclonal Immunoblastic Proliferation (SPIP) Background, Society for Hematopathology- European Association for Hematopathology, 2023 workshop.
Apeksha Agarwal, Vipulkumar Prajapati, Russel Higgins; Chronic Lymphoproliferative Disorder of NK cells Associated with a Clonal T-cell Large Granular Lymphocyte Proliferation, Society for Hematopathology- European Association for Hematopathology, 2023 workshop.
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