Dr. Sarah Barnhard

Associate Professor

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Biography

Sarah Barnhard is an Associate Professor and Medical Director of Transfusion Services at UC Davis Health. She specializes in Anatomic Pathology, Clinical Pathology, and Blood Banking/Transfusion Medicine. Dr. Barnhard's clinical focus includes working with inpatients and outpatients requiring therapeutic apheresis, as well as overseeing blood bank functions and consultative services in transfusion medicine. She is dedicated to teaching medical students, residents, and fellows about transfusion medicine practices and is passionate about optimizing blood transfusion practices across the health system through collaboration with quality and safety personnel. Her research interests include therapeutic apheresis and international transfusion medicine, particularly blood utilization.

Research Interests

Therapeutic Apheresis Transfusion Medicine Blood Utilization

Experience

Medical Director, Transfusion Services

— Present

UC Davis Health • Sacramento, CA

Leads the transfusion services division and oversees blood bank functions.

Requirements for University of California, Davis

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
TOEFL
Listening
Required:20
Reading
Required:20
Writing
Required:20
Speaking
Required:20
Total
Required:80
IELTS
Overall
Required:7
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field ECS 120 (Theory of Computation) ECS 122A (Algorithm Design and Analysis) ECS 140A (Programming Languages) or ECS 160 (Software Engineering) ECS 150 (Operating Systems) or ECS 154B (Computer Architecture)
Application Checklist
  • Online application
  • Application fee
  • Three letters of recommendation
  • Transcripts
  • Statement of Purpose
  • Personal History Statement
  • CV/Resume
Specialization Notes

Department of Computer Science. GRE is NOT required.