Yvette C. Tanhehco PhD, MD, MS, CABP

Dr. Yvette C. Tanhehco, is an Associate Professor of Pathology and Cell Biology at Columbia University Irving Medical Center (CUIMC) and the Medical Director of the Cellular Therapy Laboratory and Assistant Director of Transfusion Medicine at New York-Presbyterian Hospital/CUIMC. She obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in Microbiology and Molecular and Cell Biology from Cornell University; a Doctor of Philosophy degree in viral oncology from Johns Hopkins University; a Medical degree from the University of Pittsburgh; and a Masters of Science degree in Translational Research from the University of Pennsylvania. She completed both her residency training in Clinical Pathology and fellowship training in Blood Banking/Transfusion Medicine at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. She has been involved in the field of biotherapies since 2012 and an active member of AABB’s cellular therapy standards committee since 2022.