Qualifications:
- Clinical Pathology and Cell Biology
- Blood Banking/Transfusion Medicine

Expertise/ Research Interests:
- Platelet refractoriness
- Transfusion-associated GVHD
- HLA typing

Memberships:
AABB, ASHI, ASCP, FABB

Previous Positions:
Assistant Medical Director, American Red Cross Blood Services

Publications:

1. Herman JH, Benson K. Platelet Transfusion Therapy. In Mintz PD, ed. Transfusion Therapy: Clinical Principles and Practice, 2nd ed., American Association of Blood Banks Press, Bethesda, MD, 2005.
2. Heller L, Merkler K, Westover J, Cruz Y, Coppola D, Benson K, Daud A, Heller R. Evaluation of toxicity following electrically mediated interleukin-12 gene delivery in a B16 mouse melanoma model. Clin Cancer Res 2006;12(10):3177-83.
3. Benson K. Home is where the heart is: Do blood transfusions belong there too?  Transfusion Med Reviews 2006;20(3):218-29.
4. Benson K, Agosti SJ, Latoni-Benedetti GE, Leparc GF. Acute and delayed hemolytic transfusion reactions secondary to HLA alloimmunization. Transfusion 2003;43: 753-757.  [With accompanying editorial: Nance ST. Do HLA antibodies cause hemolytic transfusion reactions or decreased RBC survival? Transfusion 2003;43:687-690.]
5. Benson K. Bacterial contamination of blood components. Infect Med 2000;17:248-250. 
6. Kornman MT, Leparc G, Benson K. Nucleic acid amplification testing: the new infectious disease testing method for donor blood. Cancer Control 1999;6(5):504-508. 
7. Benson K, Agosti SJ, Lyman GH, Pow-Sang JM, Saba HI, Balducci L. Estimated blood loss in group O as compared to non-group O radical prostatectomy patients. Hematology 1998:3:257-261. 
8. Benson K, Popovsky MA, Hines D, Hume H, Oberman HA, Glassman AB, Pisciotto PT, Thurer RL, Stehling L, Anderson KC. Nationwide survey of home transfusion practices. American Association of Blood Banks Transfusion Practices Committee report. Transfusion 1998;38:90-96. 
9. Mair B, Benson K. Evaluation of changes in hemoglobin levels associated with ABO-incompatible plasma in apheresis platelets. Transfusion 1998;38:51-55. 
10. Benson K. Blood transfusions in the home sweet home: How to avoid a sour outcome. Cancer Control 1997; 4(4): 364-367. 
11. Hume HA, Popovsky MA, Benson K, Glassman AB, Hines D, Oberman HA, Pisciotto PT, Anderson KC. Hypotensive reactions: a previously uncharacterized complication of platelet transfusion? Transfusion 1996;36:904-909. 
12. Mair B, Agosti S, Foulis P, Hamilton R, Benson K. Monitoring for undertransfusion. Transfusion 1996;36:533-535. 
13. Benson K, Balducci L, Milo KM, Heckel L, Lyman GH. Patients' attitudes regarding out-of-hospital blood transfusion. Transfusion 1996;36:140-143