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About us
The National Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics Service for Solid Organ Transplantation (NHISSOT) was set up to provide a nationwide transplant immunology service for solid organ transplantation, including HLA typing and crossmatching donors and recipients for solid organ transplants, HLA antibody screening for post transplant monitoring and HLA typing for disease association.
The H&I department is accredited by European Federation for Immunogenetics (EFI).
The H&I department is committed to providing and maintaining a service of the highest quality by strictly adhering to policies and procedures that are in place to ensure standards are being maintained and updated.
The Beaumont Hospital Laboratory Users Guide identifies the services and tests available in the H&I department. It provides details of the tests available, their specimen requirements, as well as appropriate background information.
Hours
Routine and Urgent service - Laboratory hours are from 8.00am to 6.00pm Monday to Friday. The laboratory is closed on Saturday, Sunday and Bank Holidays
On-Call - The Department provides an out-of-hours service 365 days a year and has a mobile phone for contacting the Medical Scientist on duty: 087 2615 112.
Contacts
Department
- Telephone: (01) 809 2650 or (01) 809 2651
- E-mail: transplantlab@beaumont.ie
- E-mail: posttransplant@beaumont.ie
- E-mail: crossmatch@beaumont.ie
Dr Mary Keogan, Consultant Immunologist
- Telephone : (01) 809 3377 (H&I Secretary)
- Out-of-hours: please ring the Beaumont Hospital switch at (01) 809 3000 or (01) 837 7755.
Mr. Joseph Kelly, Chief Medical Scientist
- Telephone: (01) 809 2661
- E-mail: josephkelly@beaumont.ie
Departmental Secretary
- Telephone: (01) 809 3377
Address
Department of Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics, Beaumont Hospital, PO Box 1297, Beaumont Road, Dublin 9
Request Form
Histocompatibility Testing Request Form