Kimberly W. Sanford, MD
Transfusion Medicine
Professor of Pathology;
Medical Director of Transfusion Medicine;
Medical Director of Stony Point and Ambulatory Outpatient Pavilion Laboratories;
Director of Undergraduate Medical Education
Department: Pathology
Phone: (804) 828-2745
Fax: (804) 828-0876
Email: Kimberly.Sanford@vcuhealth.org
Kimberly Williams Sanford, M.D., was appointed Director of Transfusion Medicine at VCU in 2012 after serving as Associate Director from 2008 until 2012. She also serves as medical director of the laboratory at VCU’s Stony Point and Ambulatory Outpatient Pavilion Laboratories and Director of Undergraduate Education for the Department of Pathology.
Dr. Sanford graduated summa cum laude with a B. S. degree in medical technology from VCU. After working in a variety of laboratories in the Department of Pathology at VCU for six years she entered medical school. Following medical school she completed residency in Anatomic and Clinical Pathology at VCU. In 2008, she then became Associate Medical Director of Transfusion Medicine and Medical Director of Stony Point Laboratory. She also completed a fellowship in Transfusion at University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Virginia and shortly thereafter was appointed as Medical Director of Transfusion Medicine. Dr. Sanford was appointed as Medical Director of Ambulatory Outpatient Pavilion Laboratory in 2022.
Dr. Sanford is a Past President of the (ASCP). She was awarded Ward Burdick Award for Dedicated Service to Pathology in 2022, the "H. P. Smith Award for Distinguished Pathology Educator" in 2015 and the "Mastership Award" in 2011 from ASCP for her national contributions to education. Dr. Sanford is a passionate teacher who has been awarded the "Outstanding Teacher Award" in the pathology introduction course for VCU medical student for 7 consecutive years and was the 2017 recipient of the Enrique Gerszten, M.D. Faculty Teaching Excellence Award from the VCU School of Medicine.
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Education
Postgraduate Medical Training
2010-2012 Fellowship Transfusion Medicine, University of Virginia Charlottesville, Virginia
2001-2006 Residency AP/CP Pathology, Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU), Richmond, Virginia
Medical Education
1997-2001 MD, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
Undergraduate Education
1987-1991 Medical Technology, BS
Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
Licenses & Certifications
Medical Licenses
Virginia
Professional Certifications
2026 American Board of Pathology, Transfusion Medicine Subspecialty
2026 American Board of Pathology, Anatomic and Clinical Pathology
1991 American Society for Clinical Pathology, Medical Technologist
1991 National Clinical Association, Clinical Laboratory Specialist
1988 American Society of Phlebotomy, Technician
Awards
2022 Ward Burdick Award for Distinguished Service to Pathology, American Society for Clinical Pathology, awarded Sept 9, 2022.
2018 Danny Meyer Volunteer Board Member of the Year Award, American Red Cross, Capital Chapter, Virginia, awarded September 2018.
2017 Outstanding Division Director, 2017-2018, School of Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, awarded September 2018.
2017-2010 Outstanding Teacher Award for Best Teacher for Scientific Foundations of Medicine, Foundations of Disease,
2017- 2018, School of Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, awarded September 2018.
2017 Enrique Gerszten, MD Faculty Teaching Excellence Award, School of Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, awarded September 2017.
2015 H. P. Smith Award for Distinguished Pathology Educator, American Society for Clinical Pathology, awarded October 2015.
Virginia Commonwealth University and Medical Center Appointments
Current (Department of Pathology)
Medical Director Transfusion Medicine, VCU Medical Center
Medical Director Stony Point and Ambulatory Outpatient Pavilion Laboratories Medical Advisor Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, VCU
Program Director, Pathology Residency, VCU
Current (Other)
2012 - present Member Trauma Patient Care Committee, VCU Health
2012 - present Blood Utilization Committee, Co-Chair, VCU Medical Center
Professional Organizations
American Association of Blood Banks American Society for Clinical Pathology American Society for Apheresis
Virginia Society for Pathology (VSP)
Richmond Academy of Medicine
College of American Pathologists
Professional Service
2023 - present Chair, Resident In-Service Examination (RISE), American Society for Clinical Pathology
2023 - present Member, Commission on Continuing Professional Development, American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP)
2022- present VSP, Treasurer
2021 - present Past President, Board of Directors, American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP)
2020 - 2021 President, Board of Directors, American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP)
2017 - present Member, Neurologic Disorders Treated with Apheresis Working Group, American Society for Apheresis (ASFA)
2008 - present Richmond Academy of Medicine, legislative committee member
Community Service
2019 - present Chair, Board of Directors, American Red Cross, Capital Chapter, Virginia
2016 - 2019 Member, Board of Directors, American Red Cross, Capital Chapter, Virginia
Editorial Advisory Boards
Ad Hoc Reviewer:
2018 - present Transfusion
2018 - present Journal of Clinical Apheresis
2011 - present American Journal of Clinical Pathology
2011 - present Laboratory Medicine, ASCP
Recent Invited Presentations
“Women Trailblazers in a Multigenerational Workplace” Inside the Lab Podcast, ASCP, May 20, 2024.
“Empowering Women in Laboratory Workforce” Inside the Lab Podcast, ASCP, March 15, 2022.
“What is an FDA reportable event”, American Red Cross Success Virtual Online Presentation, May 2021.
“Stop the Bleed” and “Stop the Bleed: continuing the conversation” American Society for Clinical Pathology, Virtual Annual Meeting, September 10, 2020.
Kalamazoo Muskegan Black Nurse Association. “The Impact of COVID-19 on Patients with Sickle Cell Anemia”. 6/20/20. Virtual presentation.
ASCP Town Hall. “The Health Care Disparities of COVID-19” July 8, 2020, virtual town hall.
CDC’s National Clinical Laboratory COVID Call. “The Unexpected Impact of COVID-19 on the Blood Supply”. May 18, 2020, virtual presentation.
ASCP Town Hall, “COVID-19 Impact on Blood Banks: What you need to know” May 11, 2020, virtual town hall.
“Pathologist Role in Car Tcell Therapy” United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology. March 2, 2020, Los Angeles, CA.
Recent Publications
Peer Reviewed Publications
Ipe TS, Meyer EK, Sanford KW, Joshi SK, Wong ECC, Raval JS. Use of therapeutic plasma exchange for pediatric neurological diseases. J Clin Apher. 2021 Feb;36(1):161-176. doi: 10.1002/jca.21850. Epub 2020 Oct 16. PMID: 33063869.
Godbey EA, Anderson MR, M Bachmann L, Sanford KW, Wieditz K, Roseff SD. How do we monitor hemoglobin S in patients who undergo red blood cell exchange and take voxelotor? Transfusion. 2021 Jun;61(6):1680-1683. doi: 10.1111/trf.16405. Epub 2021 Apr 20. PMID: 33880770.
Gehrie E, Tormey CA, Sanford KW. Transfusion Service Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic. Am J Clin Pathol. 2020 Aug 5;154(3):280-285. doi: 10.1093/ajcp/aqaa111. PMID: 32584950; PMCID: PMC7449374.
Godbey EA, Dalton JB, Lai G, Sanford KW, Roseff SD. First reported case of leukocytapheresis in plasma cell leukemia. Transfusion. 2020 Jan;60(1):11-12. doi: 10.1111/trf.15564. Epub 2019 Nov 4. PMID: 31682280.
Booth GS, Gehrie EA, Tormey CA, Sanford KW. Specimens Received as a Critical Indicator for Blood Bank Preparedness in the SARS-CoV-2 Era. Am J Clin Pathol. 2020 Sep 8;154(4):571-572. doi: 10.1093/ajcp/aqaa129. PMID: 32710106; PMCID: PMC7454289.
Ipe TS, Raval JS, Fernando LP, Gokhale A, Jacquot C, Johnson AD, Kim HC, Monis GF, Mo YD, Morgan SM, Pagano MB, Pham HP, Sanford K, Schmidt AE, Schwartz J, Waldman A, Webb J, Winters JL, Wu Y, Yamada C, Wong ECC. Therapeutic plasma exchange for neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder: A multicenter retrospective study by the ASFA neurologic diseases subcommittee. J Clin Apher. 2020 Jan;35(1):25-32. doi: 10.1002/jca.21754. Epub 2019 Nov 9. PMID: 31705563.
Sanford K, Case N, Blake B, Michaud T, McPherson RA, Roseff SD. Changes in Mean Corpuscular Volume and RBC Distribution Width Predict Erythrocyte Engraftment Following ABO-Incompatible Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation. Am J Clin Pathol. 2020 May 5;153(6):781-789. doi: 10.1093/ajcp/aqaa006. PMID: 32103240.
Sanford K, Anderson J, Roseff SD, McPherson RA. Iron Deficiency in Patients Undergoing Extracorporeal Photopheresis for Cutaneous T-cell Lymphoma. Lab Medicine. Lab Med. 2019 Jan 1;50(1):29-33. PMID:29955854.
Book Chapters
Sanford KW and Mais DD. Blood Banking. In: ASCP Quick Compendium Clinical Pathology, 5rd ed. Mais D and Sanford K, eds. USA: ASCP Press; 2023.
Sanford KW and Mais DD. Medical Directorship. In: ASCP Quick Compendium Clinical Pathology, 5rd ed. Mais D and Sanford K, eds. USA: ASCP Press; 2023.
Long PM, Sanford KW, Bluth MH. Immunodeficiency Disorders. In: Henry’s Clinical Diagnosis and Management by Laboratory Methods, 23rd ed. McPherson RA, Pincus MR, editors. USA: Elsevier; 2017. Chapter 51; p.983- 992.
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