{"id":10979,"date":"2021-08-04T12:14:07","date_gmt":"2021-08-04T16:14:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.wabash.edu\/alumninews\/?p=10979"},"modified":"2022-07-25T15:32:42","modified_gmt":"2022-07-25T19:32:42","slug":"dr-ted-kieffer-02-named-blood-assurances-regional-medical-director","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.wabash.edu\/alumninews\/2021\/08\/04\/dr-ted-kieffer-02-named-blood-assurances-regional-medical-director\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Ted Kieffer \u201902 named regional medical director"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.wabash.edu\/alumninews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/08\/Ted-Kieffer.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.wabash.edu\/alumninews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/08\/Ted-Kieffer-857x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10980\" width=\"181\" height=\"216\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.wabash.edu\/alumninews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/08\/Ted-Kieffer-857x1024.jpg 857w, https:\/\/blog.wabash.edu\/alumninews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/08\/Ted-Kieffer-251x300.jpg 251w, https:\/\/blog.wabash.edu\/alumninews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/08\/Ted-Kieffer-768x917.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.wabash.edu\/alumninews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/08\/Ted-Kieffer-1286x1536.jpg 1286w, https:\/\/blog.wabash.edu\/alumninews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/08\/Ted-Kieffer.jpg 1317w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 181px) 100vw, 181px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Dr. Ted Kieffer <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Ted Kieffer \u201902 was recently named as Blood Assurance\u2019s new regional medical director in Middle Tennessee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kieffer is tasked with overseeing and ensuring the safety of donors and collected blood products while acting as a liaison to hospitals. He will also help develop and launch a cellular therapy program, geared toward reforming the way physicians treat cancer, genetic, and infectious disease.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe are thrilled to have Dr. Kieffer join Blood Assurance,\u201d Dr. Liz Culler, the chief medical officer for Blood Assurance, said in a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.williamsonherald.com\/features\/blood-assurance-names-new-regional-medical-director\/article_2f69ba8a-f48b-11eb-b264-e7094b25ff87.html\">Williamson Herald report.<\/a> \u201cHis medical expertise will be invaluable in providing the highest level of service to Blood Assurance donors, hospitals and patients in the Middle Tennessee area. He will be bringing cutting edge technology to the area in the future.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kieffer previously worked as a clinical pathologist, medical director and assistant professor at West Virginia University. In addition, he has experience working as a medical consultant for several companies in Indiana and Arizona.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/watch\/?v=1501373180195808\">WATCH: Meet Dr. Ted <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/watch\/?v=1501373180195808\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Kieffer<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWhen Blood Assurance offered me the opportunity to return to my passion and solely focus on blood banking\/transfusion medicine with the added benefit of developing a cellular therapy program, I jumped on it,\u201d Kieffer said. \u201cThe cellular therapy program will be the donation program of the future.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While at Wabash, Kieffer studied chemistry and music and was a member of Lambda Chi Alpha, Brass Ensemble, Rugby Team, and WNDY Radio Station. He received a master\u2019s degree in biology from Purdue University and a M.D. from the Indiana University School of Medicine in Indianapolis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kieffer resides in Davidson County, Tennessee, with his 7-year-old daughter. In his spare time, he enjoys engaging in community service, listening to and playing music and rebuilding Jeep Wranglers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dr. Ted Kieffer \u201902 was recently named as Blood Assurance\u2019s new regional medical director in Middle Tennessee. 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