HCC’s Pediatric Blood and Marrow Transplant team encompasses all of the specialists involved in treating and caring for patients. Team members collaborate to ensure care is effective and efficient. Each week, the team reviews individual cases, makes treatment recommendations and schedules appointments that accommodate patients’ schedules and preferences. During these meetings, the team also identifies patients who might benefit from joining a clinical trial. In addition to our daily transplant rounds for inpatients, we conduct weekly blood and marrow rounds and provide weekly updates to their referring physicians. This level of thoroughness and patient focus makes our care unique. The Pediatric Blood and Marrow Transplant team includes: Director: Michelle Hudspeth, MD Oncology/Hematology: Jacqueline Kraveka, DO Radiation Oncology Joseph Jenrette, MD, Chairman Jennifer Harper, MD Blood Bank and Cryopreservation: Jerry Squires, MD, PhD Karen Garner, MT (ASCP), SBB Hemapharesis Milos Budisavljevic, MD, Director Melissa Martin, RN,MBA Nurse Manager Stephanie Severance, RN, HP (ASCP) Charge Nurse/Quality Manager Harry Bean, RN Kylie Perkins, RN Rainee Johnson, RN Lynette Shepphard, RN, BSN, CWON Parthenia Kitchens, CA Pharmacy: Dominic Ragucci, PharmD, Coordinator HLA Laboratory: Robert Bray, PhD, D(ABHI), HCLD(ABB), Co-Director Howard M. Gebel, PhD, D(ABHI), Co-Director Sheree Waslaske, BS, CHS, HLA, Technical Coordinator Omar Moussa, PhD, Assistant Professor Nurses: Karen Ingram, RN, MSN Diane Dufour, RN, PNP, Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Debbie Disco, RN, PNP, Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Lori Burton, RN, Pediatric Nurse Practictioner
Coordinators: Theo Fouts, RN, BSN, CPON, Lead Transplant Coordinator Cindy Kramer, RN, BSN, OCN, Transplant Coordinator Elizabeth Nista, BA, Statistical Research Analyst Karen Rogers, RN, MSN, Research Nurse Louan Russ, RN, BSN, BC, Transplant Coordinator
Financial Coordinator: Marian Taylor, BS Corey Grooms
Case Manager: Brenda Carey, RN, MSN Social Worker: Joyce Rivers-Miller, LMSW Child Life Specialist: Christine Campbell Marcoux, MS, CCLS |