Daniel Held, MHS, MLS (ASCP) SBB
Email: dheld1@lsuhsc.edu
Phone: 504-568-4272
LSUHSC Appointments:
Clinical Assistant Professor and Clinical Education Coordinator of Medical Laboratory
Science
Licensure/Certifications:
Licensure/Certifications:
- Medical Laboratory Scientist, American Society of Clinical Pathologists Board of Certification, 8/31/2000
- Specialist in Blood Banking, American Association of Blood Banks/American Society of Clinical Pathologists Board of Certification, 6/30/2005
- Louisiana Clinical Laboratory Personnel-Generalist, Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners, License #CLP.G0406-GEN, 8/25/2000 – Present
Education/Degree(s):
Master of Health Sciences
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, Louisiana; 2/8/2011
Bachelor of Science in Medical Technology
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, Louisiana; 8/12/2000
Bachelor of Science in Microbiology
Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana: 5/1999
Teaching:
Mr. Held's teaching interests include the immunology, medical laboratory testing, clinical immunohematology and cellular therapy. He has taught the following courses:
- MLS 3107 Immunology
- MLS 4122 Clinical Immunohematology Laboratory
- MLS 5111 Clinical Immunohematology
- MLS 5117 Genetics in the Clinical Laboratory
Service (Departmental, School, Institution, Professional Organizations):
School Committees
- Member, Clinical Coordinators Committee (2019 – Present)
- Member, Faculty Assembly Committee (2020 – 2024)
- Member, Alumni Affairs Committee (2021 – 2023)
- Co-chair, Association of Schools Advancing Health Professions (ASAHP) Award for Institutional Excellence and Innovation in Interprofessional Education and Collaborative Health Care committee (2023)
Departmental Committees
- Member, MLS Admissions Committee (2019 – Present)
- Member, MLS Advisory Board (2019 – Present)
- Member, MLS Awards Committee (2019 – Present)
- Chair, MLS Clinical Affiliate Committee (2019 – Present)
- Member, MLS Curriculum Committee (2019 – Present)
- Member, MLS Recruitment Committee (2019 – Present)
Special Assignments – Ad-hoc task forces/working groups, projects, etc.
- School of Allied Health Professions TeamUPTM grader for the LSUHSC Center for Interprofessional Education and Collaborative Practice (2021 – 2022)
- School of Allied Health Faculty Council Member of the LSUHSC Center for Interprofessional Education and Collaborative Practice (2022 – 2025)
- Member, Strategic Planning Ad-Hoc Committee, School of Allied Health Professions (2024 – 2025)
State/Regional Service
- Vice President, New Orleans Society for Medical Technologists (2003 – 2005)
- Member, South Central Association of Blood Banks Publication Committee (2015 – 2018)
- Member, South Central Association of Blood Banks Protégé/Mentor Committee (2015 – 2018)
- Area VII Representative for Louisiana Society for Clinical Laboratory Sciences (2021 – Present)
- Registration Chair for Louisiana Society for Clinical Laboratory Sciences Annual Bi-state meeting (2024 – 2025)
State/Regional Service
- LSUHSC Chapter President of Alpha Eta Society (2024 – Present)
Membership in Professional Organizations
- Alpha Eta Society (2000 – Present)
- New Orleans Society of Medical Technologists (2001 – 2005)
- Association for the Advancement of Blood & Biotherapies (2009 – Present)
- South Central Association of Blood Banks (SCABB) (2015 – Present)
- Louisiana Society for Clinical Laboratory Sciences (2019 – Present)
- American Society for Clinical Laboratory Sciences (2019 – Present)
Regulatory Agency/Accrediting Body Service
- Blood Bank/Transfusion Service (BB/TS) and Immunohematology Reference Laboratory (IRL) Assessor for Association for the Advancement of Blood and Biotherapies (AABB) (2009 – Present)
Clinical Expertise/Interests:
Immunohematology: Donor motivation, cellular therapy, molecular technology./
CV: Daniel Held CV