University of California San Francisco/Benioff Children's Hospital
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Location Info
University of California San Francisco/Benioff Children's Hospital
1975 Fourth Street, 6th Floor,
San Francisco, CA 94158
San Francisco, CA 94158
Phone number: (415) 476-2188
Background data
Program type: Pediatric Program
FACT Approved: Yes
Year CAR T-cell Therapy Program Opened: 2017
CAR T-cell therapies performed
| Year | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number Performed | 5 | 8 | 10 | 3 |
Program Director
| Name | Phone |
|---|---|
| Christopher Dvorak, MD | (415) 476-2188 |
Medical Director
| Name | Phone |
|---|---|
| Christopher Dvorak, MD | (415) 476-2188 |
| Sandhya Kharbanda, MD | (415) 476-2188 |
Physician
| Name | Phone |
|---|---|
| Kristin Ammon Shimano, MD | (415) 476-2188 |
| Serine Avagyan, MD, PhD | (415) 476-2188 |
| Julia Chu, MD | (415) 476-2188 |
| Michelle Hermiston, MD | (415) 476-2188 |
| Christine Higham, MD | (415) 476-2188 |
| James Huang, MD | (415) 476-2188 |
| Philip Pauerstein, MD | (415) 476-2188 |
| Gabriel Salinas Cisneros, MD | (415) 476-3831 |
| William Temple, MD | (415) 476-2188 |
| Lena Winestone, MD, MSHP | (415) 476-2188 |
Coordinator
| Name | Phone |
|---|---|
| Renita Joseph, RN | (415) 502-6812 |
| Anne Malcolm-Webb, RN | (415) 476-2188 |
| Ari Man-Willrich, RN | (415) 476-4936 |
| Carolyn Springman, RN | (415) 476-7818 |
Social Worker
| Name | Phone |
|---|---|
| Xin-Hua Chen, LCSW | (415) 514-2947 |
| Jillian Foley, LCSW | (415) 353-4790 |
| Jessica Manning, LCSW | (415) 353-2584 |
| Cassidy Phelps, LCSW | (415) 476-2188 |
Diseases treated by CAR T-cell therapy
- Leukemia, acute lymphoblastic
- Lymphoma
CAR T-Cell products
- Kymriah (tisagenlecleucel, tisa-cel)
- Yescarta (axicabtagene ciloleucel, axi-cel)
