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University of Alabama at Birmingham

Background data

Program Type : Adult Program
FACT Approved: Yes
Year CAR T-cell Therapy Program Opened:

Location Info

University of Alabama at Birmingham
Blood and Marrow Transplantation & Cell Therapy Program
1900 University Blvd THT 541
Birmingham, Alabama, 35294
Phone Number : (205) 934-1911
Website : https://www.uab.edu/medicine/hemonc/about/blood-marrow-transplantation-cell-therapy-program

CAR T-cell therapies performed

Numbers displayed are the most recent data provided by this center.
Year 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Number performed 5 15 40 81 85

Program Director

Name Phone
Ravi Bhatia, MD (205) 638-9285

Medical Director

Name Phone
Zaid Al-Kadhimi, MD (205) 975-2236
Donna Salzman, MD (205) 934-1908

Physician

Name Phone
Kimo Bachiashvili, MD (205) 934-1908
Susan Bal, MD (205) 934-1908
Luciano Costa, MD (205) 934-1980
Antonio Di Stasi, MD (205) 934-1908
Manuel Espinoza-Gutarra, MD (205) 934-1908
Kelly Godby, MD (205) 934-1908
Omar Jamy, MD (205) 934-1908
Amitkumar Mehta, MD (205) 934-1908
Razan Mohty, MD (205) 934-1908
Gayathri Ravi, MD (205) 934-1908
Lauren Shea, MD (205) 934-1908
Heidi Worth, MD (205) 934-1908

Coordinator

Name Phone
Sarah Bragg (205) 934-1911
Jessica Brown, BSN, RN (205) 934-1911
Kari Henderson (205) 934-1911
Sharon Jones, BSN, RN, BMTCN (205) 934-0915
Ashley Landreth (205) 975-7637
Kathy Langley, BSN, RN, OCN (205) 934-1911
Beth Sewell (205) 934-1911
JoAnn Steele (205) 934-1911
Dana Stinson (205) 934-0912
Mary Underwood (205) 934-1911
Sydney Ware (205) 934-1911
Emily Wood (205) 934-1911

Social Worker

Name Phone
Christina Brown
Nel Pritchett, LICSW

Diseases treated by CAR T-cell therapy

  • Leukemia, acute lymphoblastic
  • Lymphoma
  • Mantle Cell Lymphoma
  • Multiple Myeloma

CAR T-Cell products

  • Abecma (idecabtagene vicleucil, ide-cel)
  • Breyanzi (lisocabtagene maraleucel, liso-cel)
  • Carvykti (ciltacabtagene autoleucel, cita-cel)
  • Kymriah (tisagenlecleucel, tisa-cel)
  • Tecartus (brexucabtagene autoleucel, brexu-cel)
  • Yescarta (axicabtagene ciloleucel, axi-cel)