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Blood & Marrow Transplant Clinic

The UCSF Blood and Marrow Transplant (BMT) Clinic provides follow-up care for returning bone marrow transplant patients who have undergone treatment for cancer, such as leukemia and lymphoma as well as diseases of the immune system at the hospital.

BMT patients are seen on Wednesday mornings at the Pediatric Treatment Center which is a specially designed area where outpatient chemotherapy infusions and procedures are performed in a comfortable environment. The center is staffed by nurses trained in administering chemotherapy and hematological products. There are several private rooms, where procedures such as spinal taps and blood draws are performed, and a larger area with four reclining infusion chairs. Each room has a TV and there is a play area stocked with a variety of books, toys and videos.

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Our Pediatric Blood and Marrow Transplant Program, established in 1982, has the best overall patient survival rates in the nation for pediatric bone marrow transplants, according to a recent independent review of 156 programs nationwide. The program was ranked No. 1 among 14 "over performers" for patient survival by the Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research (CIBMTR). The review was based on the number of transplants performed annually, adjusted for risk, and then the chance for survival one year after transplant was estimated.

Nationwide, the estimated chance of survival after one year was 63.4 percent, compared with the UCSF Pediatric Bone Marrow Transplant Program survival rate of 87.6 percent. Fourteen or 9 percent of the centers were considered "over performers."

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Getting Here

BMT Clinic at the Pediatric Treatment Center
400 Parnassus Ave., Suite A101
San Francisco, CA 94143-0134
Phone: (415) 353-2584
Fax: (415) 353-2600

Hours: Wednesday mornings 9 a.m. – noon

What to Bring

  • Health insurance information including authorizations or referrals
  • List of your child's prescription medications and dosages
  • List of medications your child is allergic to
  • List of questions you may have
  • Recent test results related to your child's condition
  • Paper and pencil to take notes

Research and Clinical Trials

Last updated January 25, 2012

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Clinic Team

Jason Bloom
Jason Bloom,
financial case manager
Morton J. Cowan
Dr. Morton J. Cowan,
bone marrow transplant surgeon
Helen Crouch
Helen Crouch,
unrelated donor search coordinator
Christopher C. Dvorak
Dr. Christopher C. Dvorak,
pediatric blood disorder specialist
Robert E. Goldsby
Dr. Robert E. Goldsby,
pediatric cancer specialist
Biljana Horn
Dr. Biljana Horn,
pediatric bone marrow transplant specialist
James Huang
Dr. James Huang,
pediatric blood disorders specialist
Kristina Kavanau
Kristina Kavanau,
clinical research analyst
Amanda Magary Kice
Amanda Magary Kice,
clinical social worker
Hannah Saffold
Hannah Saffold,
registered dietitian
Anu Sood
Anu Sood,
clinical social worker

Patient Experiences

  • Lavinia Epps
    Teen Inspired to Share Her Bone Marrow Transplant Experience
  • Vann Hale
    Unrelated Marrow Donor Saves Youngster's Life
  • Lauren Ishii
    Teen Beats a Rare Disease and a Near Brush with Leukemia
  • Melissa Macalisang
    Father Donates Marrow to Save Young Daughter's Life
  • A.J. Williams
    Marrow Transplant Saves Baby with 'Bubble Boy Disease'