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    Our providers work together across a range of specialty areas to provide fully coordinated, personalized care. A dedicated team of clinicians that specializes in your type of blood cancer works with you throughout your treatment, from diagnosis through long-term follow-up and specialized survivorship support. Patients are followed by the same attending physician and nurse practitioner throughout their treatment — enabling continuity of care, a strong patient-care team relationship, and clear and easy access for patients and their local providers.

    Patients receive world-class care from a team of specialists, including medical oncologists, radiation oncologists, hematopathologists, infectious disease specialists, hematologists, physician assistants, nurses, oral surgeons, pharmacists, nutritionists, physical therapists, search coordinators, care coordinators, financial counselors, and clinical social workers.

    Our entire care team has extensive experience in stem cell/bone marrow transplant. Our specialists work closely together and collaborate regularly to ensure that your care plan offers the best possible outcomes and that all your needs are met. Your team will also be in communication with your local oncologist throughout your treatment and during your post-transplant care.

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    Celebrating 50 Years of Stem Cell Transplantation

     

    Learn about the history, progress, and innovation in the adult stem cell transplantation program over the past 50 years.

    Explore Our History

    Stem Cell Transplantation Leadership

    Robert J. Soiffer, MD, Chief, Division of Hematologic Malignancies; Vice Chair, Department of Medical Oncology

    Catherine J. Wu, MD, Chief, Division of Stem Cell Transplantation and Cellular Therapies

    Joseph Antin, MD, Chief, Stem Cell Transplantation Emeritus

    Corey Cutler, MD, MPH, FRCPC, Director, Stem Cell Transplantation Program; Director of Clinical Research, Stem Cell Transplantation; Director, Stem Cell Transplantation Survivorship Program

    Vincent Ho, MD, Director of Clinical Operations, Stem Cell Transplantation

    John Koreth, MBBS, DPhil, Director of Translational Research, Stem Cell Transplantation

    Rizwan Romee, MD, Director, Haploidentical Transplantation Program

    Amy Emmert, MScPH, Executive Director for Cellular Therapy External Affairs

    Julie Porter, Vice President of Cellular Therapy Operations

    Medical Oncology

    Kenneth C. Anderson, MD
    Program Director, Jerome Lipper Multiple Myeloma Center
    Joseph H. Antin, MD
    Chief, Stem Cell Transplantation, Emeritus
    Philippe Armand, MD, PhD
    Chief, Division of Lymphoma
    Jennifer R. Brown, MD, PhD
    Director, Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) Center
    Jorge J. Castillo, MD
    Clinical Director, Bing Center for Waldenström Macroglobulinemia
    Jennifer Crombie, MD
    Physician
    Corey Cutler, MD, MPH
    Director, Adult Stem Cell Transplantation Program
    Matthew S. Davids, MD, MMSc
    Director, Clinical Research, Division of Lymphoma
    David C. Fisher, MD
    Institute Physician
    Arnold S. Freedman, MD
    Institute Physician
    Irene Ghobrial, MD
    Director, Clinical Investigator Research Program
    Christopher J. Gibson, MD
    Physician
    Mahasweta Gooptu, MD
    Physician
    Vincent T. Ho, MD
    Director of Clinical Operations, Stem Cell Transplantation
    Eric D. Jacobsen, MD
    Clinical Director, Adult Lymphoma Program
    Caron A. Jacobson, MD, MMSc
    Medical Director, Immune Effector Cell Therapy Program
    Austin I. Kim, MD
    Instructor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School
    John Koreth, MBBS, DPhil
    Director of Translational Research, Stem Cell Transplantation
    Ann S. LaCasce, MD, MMSc
    Director, Dana-Farber/Mass General Brigham Fellowship in Hematology/Oncology
    Andrew A. Lane, MD, PhD
    Director, Blastic Plasmacytoid Dendritic Cell Neoplasm Center
    Jacob Laubach, MD, MPP
    Chief, Multiple Myeloma Division
    Jens G. Lohr, MD, PhD
    Physician
    Reid W. Merryman, MD
    Physician
    Clifton C. Mo, MD
    Director of Autologous Stem Cell Transplantation for Multiple Myeloma
    Nikhil C. Munshi, MD
    Director of Basic and Correlative Science, Jerome Lipper Multiple Myeloma Center
    Omar Nadeem, MD
    Clinical Director, Myeloma Immune Effector Cell Therapy Program
    Prashant Nageshwar, MD
    Senior Physician
    Sarah Nikiforow, MD, PhD
    Technical Director, Immune Effector Cell Therapy Program
    Oreofe O. Odejide, MD, MPH
    Physician
    Paul G. Richardson, MD
    Clinical Program Leader, Jerome Lipper Multiple Myeloma Center
    Jerome Ritz, MD
    Executive Director, Connell and O'Reilly Families Cell Manipulation Core Facility
    Roman Shapiro, MD
    Physician
    Margaret A. Shipp, MD
    Douglas S. Miller Chair in Lymphoma
    Robert J. Soiffer, MD
    Chair, Executive Committee for Clinical Programs
    Adam Sperling, MD, PhD
    Associate Director of Basic and Correlative Science, Multiple Myeloma and Cell Therapies
    Steven P. Treon, MD, PhD
    Director, Bing Center for Waldenström's Macroglobulinemia
    Catherine J. Wu, MD
    Chief, Division of Stem Cell Transplantation and Cellular Therapies

    Hematology, Medical Oncology

    Amar H. Kelkar, MD,
    Physician
    Amar H. Kelkar, MD,
    Physician

    Other Members of Your Care Team

    Oncology Nurse Navigator

    The oncology nurse navigator, a key point of contact for clinical issues, works collaboratively with your physician and other team members to coordinate and oversee your treatment plan, and will play a key role in your treatment both before and after transplant. He/she also functions as an educational resource for you and your family.

    Gertrude Andre, RN
    Brooke Beland, RN
    Jennifer Caplain, BSN, RN
    Stacey Chuma, RN 
    Irene Heffernan, RN
    Michelle Takahashi, RN

    Stem Cell Transplant Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant (NP/PA)

    A stem cell transplant nurse practitioner or physician assistant is a mid-level practitioner who will be an integral part of your outpatient care, and in some cases will assist with your care as an inpatient. You will meet with an NP/PA at the time of your first outpatient follow-up visit after transplant. Working closely with your transplant physician, the NP will be responsible for managing your care, including complications, medications, and education.

    Bonne Dirr, NP
    Alexandra Distaso, NP
    Toni Dubeau, NP
    Tina Flaherty, NP
    Catherine Flynn, FNP-BC
    Katherine Goodrich, MSN, FNP-C, OCN
    Amy Joyce, NP
    Natalie Kazierad, NP
    Clare Kearney, NP
    Shannon Miller, NP
    Josie Montegaard, NP
    Caitlin Murphy, DNP, FNP-BC, AOCNP
    Kathleen O'Neill, NP
    Kimberly Noonan, RN, NP, AOCN
    Sarah Patches, FNP-BC, MSN
    Julia Prescott, NP-C
    Eileen Regan, MSN, CNP, OCN
    Kaitlen Reyes, DNP, FNP
    Emily Riley, NP
    Patricia Severns, ANP
    Lisa Stewart, NP
    Jamie Terwilliger, MSN, NP
    Barbara Virchick, NP
    Susan Waisgerber, ACNP-BC

    Stem Cell Transplant Research Nurse

    If you are participating in a clinical trial, the research nurse will give you information about the trial, as well as coordinate the plan and requirements of the protocol with your medical care and transplant plans.

    Gianna Beshere, RN
    Jennifer Brock, RN
    Liz Halloran, BSN, RN
    Avnee Patel, BSN, RN

    Inpatient Stem Cell Transplant Physician Assistant

    A physician assistant (PA) in partnership with the inpatient attending transplant physician will be a part of your daily medical care while you are in the hospital.

    Karley Adams, PA-C
    Katherine Andersen, PA-C
    Audrey Arbogast, PA-C
    Angeliki Arvanitis, PA-C
    Dakota Blauvelt, PA-C
    Julia Boettger, PA-C
    Ryan Boudreau, PA-C
    Eric Burfeind, PA-C
    Kalin Charette, PA-C
    Jennifer Demaree, PA-C
    Laura Donovan, PA-C
    Mikaela Elia, PA-C
    Linnea Fulton, PA-C
    Erin Grzywna, PA-C
    Megan Harvey, PA-C
    Jessica Hernandez, PA-C
    Laura House, PA-C
    Caitlin Hutchinson, PA-C
    Sharyn Kurtz, PA-C
    Natalie Levine, PA-C
    Alexandra Lynch, PA-C
    Janice MacGillivray, PA-C (Chief PA)
    Kimberly MacKenzie, PA-C
    Maureen Megson, PA-C
    Laura Moss, PA-C
    Dayane Mota, PA-C
    Kelly O'Connell, PA-C
    Kimberly Oppenheim, PA-C
    Andrea Ramsey, PA-C (Chief PA)
    Jeanne Russo, PA-C
    Laura Sastre, PA-C
    Christine Shevchenko, P
    A-C Caitlin Stanford, PA-C
    Jennifer Starr, PA-C
    Keith Taillie, PA-C
    Elizabeth Therrien, PA-
    C Kathleen Way, PA-C

    Stem Cell Transplant Oral Medicine Team

    You must see a dentist and have a dental evaluation before your admission (even if you wear dentures). A member of the Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH) Division of Oral Medicine and Dentistry team will review the dental evaluation prior to transplant, as well as routinely monitor your oral health while you are in the hospital.

    Herve Sroussi, DMD, PhD
    Nathaniel Treister, DMD, DMSc
    Piamkamon Vacharotayangul, DDS, PhD
    Sook-Bin Woo, DMD, MMSc

    Transplant Clinical Coordinator

    A transplant clinical coordinator will work with you before transplant to create a schedule to make sure your pre-tests are completed on time. You may call your clinical coordinator with any non-medical questions you have; the clinical coordinator can also serve as a liaison with members of your care team, such as clinicians.

    Quiearah Cook
    Jessica Crane
    Robert Durand
    Emily Gendrolis
    Pamela Kostaras, Operations Manager 
    Brenna Laperle
    Blossom Marshall
    Vickie Shidler

    Stem Cell Transplant Donor Services

    If you are an allogeneic stem cell transplant patient in need of a related or unrelated stem cell donor, the donor services team will provide support with this process.

    Eric Jacobsen, MD, Donor Services Medical Director
    Christopher Reilly, MD, Donor Services Medical Director
    Cindy Albert, Director, Stem Cell Transplant Donor Services 
    Jane Antin, Donor Services Financial Analyst
    Cristina Balboni, Stem Cell Transplant Donor Search Coordinator
    Greg Bourdeau, Manager, Stem Cell Transplant Donor Services Operations
    Sara Close, PA-C, Donor Services Clinician
    Shana Cuddy, Stem Cell Transplant Donor Collection Lead Coordinator
    Christina Dickau, Stem Cell Transplant Donor Search Lead Coordinator (Adult Program)
    Rachel Kerr, Stem Cell Transplant Donor Search Coordinator (Adult and Pediatric Programs)
    Lisa Koed, Donor Services Coordinator
    Emily McDonough, Stem Cell Transplant Donor Collection Coordinator
    Michelle Noiles, PA-C, Donor Services Clinician
    Tiara Pignone, Stem Cell Transplant Donor Collection Coordinator
    Peggy Powers, Manager, Stem Cell Transplant Donor Collection Operations
    Ashley Rocco, Stem Cell Transplant Donor Collection Coordinator
    Lori Schneider, Stem Cell Transplant Donor Collection Coordinator
    Leigh Sullivan, Be The Match/NMDP Donor Education & Community Engagement Specialist

    Your Care Coordination Team

    Clinical Social Worker

    A clinical social worker can provide counseling and emotional support to you and your family to help you cope with concerns or issues that may arise before, during, or after transplant. He/she can also discuss community resources available; refer to you the Dana-Farber resource specialists, if appropriate; and connect you to additional supports.

    Rachel Allende, MSW, LICSW
    Amy Gonzalez, LCSW
    Tara Kalamchi, LCSW
    Kristy Katesetos, MSW, LICSW 
    Adam Lang, MSW
    Christina Palis, LCSW

    Ambulatory Pharmacy Resource Specialist

    A pharmacy resource specialist is available to assist you and your caregivers prior to transplant, while you are an inpatient, and after transplant to help identify and address pharmacy assistance needs.

    Darlene Holland, BSW, LSW

    Inpatient RN Care Coordinator

    The inpatient RN care coordinator provides care facilitation, discharge planning, and utilization management. He or she will also work with you and your family to plan for your transition from the hospital to the home setting.

    Donna Gately
    Alice Morrison, RN
    Terri O’Sullivan, RN

    Ambulatory Resource Specialist

    A hematologic oncology/BMT resource specialist will work with you to identify and help to arrange short-term accommodations (for example, nearby hotels), transportation, parking, and referrals to community-based programs.

    Madeleine Goldstein
    Caroline Johnson

    Financial Counselor

    A financial counselor will provide support and guidance in handling the costs of your transplant care. The counselor's role is to make the financial side of your transplant as stress-free as possible. He or she may also be able to direct you to sources of financial assistance outside of Dana-Farber and Brigham and Women's Hospital.

    Mariah Edwards
    Sierra Ferris
    Rasheena Johnson
    Patrick Kelley
    Hugo Medeiros
    Elizabeth Parks
    Denyzes Williams