Hematology Clinic
The Pediatric Hematology Clinic provides comprehensive care for children and adolescents who have noncancerous blood conditions, including anemias; abnormalities of red or white blood cells and platelets; and inherited disorders, such as sickle cell disease and hemophilia. For blood cancer care, please see our Pediatric Cancer Program.
Depending on the disease, our clinic offers treatments ranging from medications and immunotherapies to complex transfusions and bone marrow transplants. Being based at a hospital that's active in research on blood disorders, we're able to access new treatments as soon as they're proven safe and effective.
We understand that the diagnosis and treatment of a blood disorder can be difficult for young patients, both physically and emotionally. For that reason, we're dedicated to giving our patients not only the highest quality medical care but also to offering a range of support services to make the journey smoother.
Our team includes doctors who are experts in pediatric blood diseases as well as nurse specialists, psychologists, social workers and child life specialists. When a patient is eligible for a transplant, we collaborate with the Pediatric Blood & Marrow Transplant Clinic. Our goals are to ensure the best possible outcomes and offer every child an improved and lasting quality of life.
Our locations (7)
Our team
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Shreya Agarwal
MD
Pediatric hematologist -
Neha Bhasin
MD
Pediatric hematologist-oncologist -
Maria I. Castellanos
MD
Pediatric hematologist-oncologist -
Robert Ward Hagar
MD
Internist -
Caroline Hastings
MD
Hematologist-oncologist and neuro-oncologist -
Michelle L. Hermiston
MD, PhD
Pediatric hematologist-oncologist -
James Huang
MD
Pediatric hematologist -
Ashutosh Lal
MD
Pediatric hematologist-oncologist -
Nahal Lalefar
MD
Pediatric hematologist-oncologist -
Anya Levinson
MD
Pediatric hematologist-oncologist -
Alison Matsunaga
MD
Pediatric hematologist-oncologist -
Jennifer Michlitsch
MD
Pediatric hematologist-oncologist -
Robert Raphael
MD
Pediatric hematologist-oncologist -
Elizabeth Robbins
MD
Pediatric hematologist-oncologist -
Kristin A. Shimano
MD
Pediatric hematologist-oncologist -
Sylvia Singer
MD
Pediatric hematologist-oncologist -
Elliott Vichinsky
MD
Pediatric hematologist-oncologist -
Madhav Vissa
MD, MS
Pediatric hematologist-oncologist -
Beth Apsel Winger
MD, PhD
Pediatric hematologist-oncologist -
Mary B. Lesh
PNP, CNS, MSN
Pediatric nurse practitioner -
Anthony Ong
DPT
Physical therapist -
Laura Quill
PNP, MSN
Pediatric nurse practitioner -
Marsha J. Treadwell
PhD
Psychologist -
Katrina Unpingco
FNP, MSN
Nurse practitioner
Awards & recognition
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Ranked among the nation's best in 11 specialties
Plan your visit
What to Bring
- Photo I.D.
- Health insurance card
- Insurance authorization, if required
- Doctor's referral, if required
- Recent test results related to your child's condition
- List of medications, including dosages, plus any your child is allergic to
- List of questions you may have
- Device or paper for taking notes
- Completed medical forms that we will mail to you ahead of time
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Clinical trials
ATHN Transcends: A Natural History Study of Non-Neoplastic Hematologic Disorders
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To measure the response of treatments chosen based on: • Event free survival (EFS)
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To evaluate the efficacy of difluoromethylornithine (DFMO) in combination with etoposide in patients with relapsed/refractory neuroblastoma, based upon: o Event free survival (EFS) from time of enrollment.
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Measured by the presence of radiologically assessable disease by cross-sectional computed tomography (CT) or Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) imaging and/or by metaiodobenzylguanidine (MIBG) or positron emission tomography (PET) s...
Recruiting
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Response defined by achieving at least 20% reduction from baseline in the sum of target lesion volumes (1 to 3 lesions, assessed by MRI by a blinded independent review committee (BIRC)), provided that none of the individual target...
Recruiting
More about this studyA Trial Comparing Unrelated Donor BMT with IST for Pediatric and Young Adult Patients with Seve...
The median time to failure or death will be compared on the two arms using the log-rank test. Failure of IST is defined as the date that a second definitive therapy was recommended (BMT, second course of ATG) and failure of BMT de...
Recruiting
More about this studyA Trial Comparing Unrelated Donor BMT with IST for Pediatric and Young Adult Patients with Seve...
The median time to failure or death will be compared on the two arms using the log-rank test. Failure of IST is defined as the date that a second definitive therapy was recommended (BMT, second course of ATG) and failure of BMT de...
Recruiting
More about this studyDFMO as Maintenance Therapy for Molecular High/Very High Risk and Relapsed Medulloblastoma
o To evaluate the efficacy of difluoromethylornithine (DFMO) as a single agent in preventing relapse in patients with molecular high risk and very high risk medulloblastoma, and relapsed/refractory medulloblastoma based upon the 2...
Recruiting
More about this studyMismatched Related Donor Versus Matched Unrelated Donor Stem Cell Transplantation for Children,...
We will estimate the cumulative incidence of severe GVHD at 1-year post-HCT and corresponding 95% confidence interval among enrolled and eligible patients randomly assigned to either HAPLO or MUD arms who actually undergo HCT.
Recruiting
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