Rate My Professor Jim Faed

Jim Faed serves as Honorary Clinical Associate Professor in the Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine at the University of Otago, Dunedin School of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine. He earned his BMedSc and MB ChB degrees from the University of Otago in 1969 and became a Fellow of the Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia (FRCPA) in 1976. Previously holding the position of Senior Lecturer in the Pathology Department (DSM), Faed is recognized for his expertise in haematology, transfusion medicine, haemostasis encompassing bleeding and clotting disorders, cell culture techniques, iron metabolism and blood donor health, as well as adult stem cell biology with a focus on mesenchymal stromal cells for regenerative medicine.

His research interests include blood donor health, the biological role of iron, blood group antibodies, cell culture, and growth factors. Faed has contributed to numerous publications, including "Warfarin reversal in patients with antiphospholipid syndrome: Caution required, but clear guidance not available" with K.G. Badami in the British Journal of Haematology (2024), "Characteristics of platelet lysate compared to autologous and allogeneic serum eye drops" with J. Zhang et al. in Translational Vision Science & Technology (2020), "An evaluation of a factor Xa-based clotting time test for enoxaparin: A proof-of-concept study" with D.P.J. Ng et al. in Clinical & Applied Thrombosis/Hemostasis (2018), and "Spontaneous intracerebral haemorrhage: A rare complication of aortic aneurysm endoleak" with N. Kerr et al. in BMJ Case Reports (2018). In 2019, he received the Department of Pathology Teaching Award for Medical Laboratory Science and Applied Learning in Medicine (ALM) of the MB ChB programme at the Dunedin School of Medicine. Faed has presented public lectures such as "The 21st century iron renaissance: A new Iron Age has started" at the Otago Medical School Alumni Association History of Medicine and Science Talks in 2023. As a transfusion medicine specialist, he provides clinical insights into the production and use of blood products and has served as a media expert on topics including blood transfusion science and stem cell research.