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 |