Positions
- Asc Prof Emeritus
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Pathology
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX US
Education
- Advanced Training from Baylor College Of Medicine Affiliate Hospitals
- 01/1966 - Houston, TX United States
- Advanced Training from Tufts University Affiliate Hospitals
- 01/1963 - Boston, MA United States
- M.D. from Fac. De Ciencias Med., U. De Buenos Aires
- 01/1960 - Buenos Aires, Argentina
Websites
Selected Publications
- Hollinger FB, Werch J, Melnick JL "A prospective study indicating that double-antibody radioimmunoassay reduces the incidence of post-transfusion hepatitis B.." N. Engl. J. Med.. 1974 May 16;290(20):1104-9. Pubmed PMID: 4132370
- Pivarnik JM, Lee W, Miller JF, Werch J "Alterations in plasma volume and protein during cycle exercise throughout pregnancy.." Med Sci Sports Exerc. 1990 Dec;22(6):751-5. Pubmed PMID: 2287251
- Burns KH, Werch JB "Bacterial contamination of platelet units: a case report and literature survey with review of upcoming american association of blood banks requirements.." Arch. Pathol. Lab. Med.. 2004 Mar;128(3):279-81. Pubmed PMID: 14987162
- Hersh T, Goyal RK, Grubb MN, Werch JB, Melnick JL "Blood-groups, Australia (Au-S.H.) antigen, and viral hepatitis.." Lancet. 1971 May 1;1(7705):908-9. Pubmed PMID: 4102044
- Syed SK, Sears DA, Werch JB, Udden MM, Milam JD "Case reports: delayed hemolytic transfusion reaction in sickle cell disease.." Am. J. Med. Sci.. 1996 Oct;312(4):175-81. Pubmed PMID: 8853066
- Werch J, Gray RE, Hersh T, Melnick JL "Detection of Australia antigen in various fractions of frozen blood.." JAMA. 1971 Oct 4;218(1):93-4. Pubmed PMID: 4999423
- Werch J, Todd C, Moulds M "Du phenotyping by the rosette technique when the direct antiglobulin test is positive.." Immunohematology. 1990;6(2):44-6. Pubmed PMID: 15945989
- Werch JB, Mhawech P, Stager CE, Banez EI, Lichtiger B "Detecting bacteria in platelet concentrates by use of reagent strips.." Transfusion. 2002 Aug;42(8):1027-31. Pubmed PMID: 12385414
- Stevens CE, Aach RD, Hollinger FB, Mosley JW, Szmuness W, Kahn R, Werch J, Edwards V "Hepatitis B virus antibody in blood donors and the occurrence of non-A, non-B hepatitis in transfusion recipients. An analysis of the Transfusion-Transmitted Viruses Study.." Ann. Intern. Med.. 1984 Dec;101(6):733-8. Pubmed PMID: 6437308
- Mirkovic R, Werch J, South MA, Benyesh-Melnick M "Incidence of cytomegaloviremia in blood-bank donors and in infants with congenital cytomegalic inclusion disease.." Infect. Immun.. 1971 Jan;3(1):45-50. Pubmed PMID: 16557945
- Hollinger FB, Gitnick GL, Aach RD, Szmuness W, Mosley JW, Stevens CE, Peters RL, Weiner JM, Werch JB, Lander JJ "Non-A, non-B hepatitis transmission in chimpanzees: a project of the transfusion-transmitted viruses study group.." Intervirology. 1978;10(1):60-8. Pubmed PMID: 632054
- Lee W, Werch J, Rokey R, Pivarnik J, Miller J "Physiologic observations of pregnant women undergoing prophylactic erythrocytapheresis for sickle cell disease.." Transfusion. 1991 Jan;31(1):59-62. Pubmed PMID: 1986466
- Van Den Veyver IB, Subramanian SB, Hudson KM, Werch J, Moise KJ, Hughes MR "Prenatal diagnosis of the RhD fetal blood type on amniotic fluid by polymerase chain reaction.." Obstet Gynecol. 1996 Mar;87(3):419-22. Pubmed PMID: 8598966
- Werch JB "Prevention of Rh sensitization in the context of trauma: two case reports.." J Clin Apher. 2010;25(2):70-3. Pubmed PMID: 20027640
- Przepiorka D, LeParc GF, Werch J, Lichtiger B "Prevention of transfusion-associated cytomegalovirus infection. Practice parameter. American Society of Clinical Pathologists.." Am. J. Clin. Pathol.. 1996 Aug;106(2):163-9. Pubmed PMID: 8712167
- Werch J, Todd C "Resolution by erythrocytapheresis of the exposure of an Rh-negative person to Rh-positive cells: an alternative treatment.." Transfusion. 1993 Jun;33(6):530-2. Pubmed PMID: 8390730
- Aach RD, Szmuness W, Mosley JW, Hollinger FB, Kahn RA, Stevens CE, Edwards VM, Werch J "Serum alanine aminotransferase of donors in relation to the risk of non-A,non-B hepatitis in recipients: the transfusion-transmitted viruses study.." N. Engl. J. Med.. 1981 Apr 23;304(17):989-94. Pubmed PMID: 6782484
- MacMahon HE, Werch J, Sorger K "Tumorlet of bronchus. With a 12 year follow-up.." Arch Pathol. 1967 Apr;83(4):359-63. Pubmed PMID: 6024262
- Przepiorka D, LeParc GF, Stovall MA, Werch J, Lichtiger B "Use of irradiated blood components: practice parameter.." Am. J. Clin. Pathol.. 1996 Jul;106(1):41436. Pubmed PMID: 8701934
- Werch J "Use of Rh immune globulin when transfusing large volumes of Rh-positive cells.." Am. J. Clin. Pathol.. 1999 May;111(5):712. Pubmed PMID: 10230366
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