At-Large Director (Position 10)

Alyssa Ziman, MD, is professor of pathology and laboratory medicine at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, section chief of transfusion medicine, and CLIA medical director of the clinical laboratories at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center.

Throughout her career, she has advanced transfusion and laboratory medicine through clinical leadership, research, education, and collaboration to improve the safety, quality, and accessibility of patient care. Her research focuses on patient and donor safety, transfusion practice, blood utilization, laboratory stewardship and innovation in laboratory medicine. She is passionate about translating research into practical solutions that improve patient care, strengthen the blood community and advance evidence-based practice.

A dedicated AABB volunteer, Ziman currently serves on the Clinical Transfusion Medicine Committee and the Public Policy Strategy Committee and is an Annual Meeting abstract reviewer. She previously served on the Donor Hemovigilance Working Group and the Hospital-Based Blood Collectors Forum.

She is also a scientific member of the Biomedical Excellence for Safer Transfusion (BEST) Collaborative and serves on the American Board of Pathology Test Development and Advisory Committee for Blood Banking/Transfusion Medicine. In 2024, she received the Dennis Goldfinger Award for Excellence in Clinical Transfusion Medicine from the California Blood Bank Society.