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:
Ram K. Alpatthi, MD
Jacqueline Kraveka, DO Blood Bank and Cryopreservation:
Jerry Squires, MD, PhD
Karen Garner, MT (ASCP), SBB Pharmacy:
Dominic Ragucci, PharmD, Coordinator HLA Laboratory:
Robert Bray, PhD D(ABHI), HCLD(ABB), Co-Director
Howard M. Gebel, PhD, D(ABHI), Co-Director
Denise Heaney, PhD, Assistant Director
Sheree Waslaske, BS, CHS, HLA, Technical Coordinator Nurses:
Beth Thelan, RN, MN, Transplant Unit Nurse Manager
Diane Dufour, RN, PNP, Pediatric Nurse Practitioner
Debbie Disco, RN, PNP, Pediatric Nurse Practitioner
Sue Redfield-Jones, RN, CPON, Transplant Clinic Nurse Coordinator Coordinators:
Theo Fouts, RN, BSN, CPON, Lead Transplant Coordinator
Cindy Kramer, RN, BSN, OCN, Transplant Coordinator
Steve Naert, CHTC, EMT-B, NMDP, Search Coordinator
Elizabeth Nista, BA, Data and Research Coordinator
Karen Rogers, RN, MSN, Transplant Coordinator Financial Coordinator:
Marian Taylor, BS Case Manager:
Brenda Carey, RN, MSN Social Worker:
Joyce Rivers-Miller, LMSW Child Life Specialist:
Christine Campbell Marcoux, MS, CCLS |
