Patricia A. Ford
Patricia A. Ford | |
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| Born | September 27, 1955 Camden, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Barry University (B.A.) University of Miami Miller School of Medicine (M.D.) |
| Occupation(s) | Physician, oncologist, hematologist |
| Employer | University of Pennsylvania Health System |
| Known for | Bloodless medicine and surgery |
| Title | Medical Director, Center for Bloodless Medicine Chief Medical Officer, Chromie Health |
Patricia Ann Locantore-Ford (born September 27, 1955) is an American physician, oncologist, and hematologist. She serves as the Medical Director of the Clinical Research Unit, Cellular Therapeutic and Transplant Programs, and Transfusion Medicine Programs at Pennsylvania Hospital in Philadelphia, and is a Clinical Professor of Medicine at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. She is also the Chief Medical Officer of Chromie Health.
Ford is known for her work in bloodless medicine and bloodless surgery. In 1995, she performed the world’s first bloodless autologous stem cell transplant on a Jehovah’s Witness patient, and has since completed the largest known series of transplants without the use of blood products by any individual physician.
She founded the Center for Bloodless Medicine and Surgery at Pennsylvania Hospital, which now treats more than 1,300 inpatients annually.