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UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center

Background data

Program type: Adult
NMDP Transplant Center: Yes
FACT Approved - Autologous: Yes
FACT Approved - Allogeneic: Yes
Year Autologous Open: 1989
Year Allogeneic Open:1993

Location Info

UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center
Blood & Marrow Transplantation Program 3855 Health Sciences Drive 0960
La Jolla, California, 92093

Phone Number : (858) 822-6600
Website : https://health.ucsd.edu/specialties/cancer/programs/hematologic/BMT/Pages/default.aspx

Number of Transplants Performed

Numbers displayed are the most recent data provided by this center.
Year 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Autologous 105 89 87 79 83 -
Allogeneic Related 23 24 25 28 15 -
Allogeneic Unrelated 32 20 26 35 42 -
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BMT Program Director

Name Phone
Ayad Hamdam, MD (858) 822-6600

Transplant Medical Director

Name Phone
Ayad Hamdam, MD (858) 822-6600

Transplant Physician

Name Phone
Caitlin Costello, MD (858) 822-6600
Aaron Goodman, MD (858) 822-6600
Ayad Hamdam, MD (858) 822-6600
Autumn Jeong, MD (858) 822-6600
Divya Koura, MD (858) 822-6600
James Mangan, MD, PhD (858) 822-6600
Tiffany Tanaka, MD (858) 822-6600
Dimitrios Tzachanis, MD, PhD (858) 822-6600

Transplant Nurse Practitioner

Name Phone
Michelle Duong, NP (858) 822-6390
Eleanor Flores, MSN, RN, FNP-BC (858) 822-6840
Caoilfhionn Mulvey O'Connor, DNP (858) 822-3688

Transplant Nurse

Name Phone
Tracy Brenner, LVN (858) 822-6382
Elizabeth Castillanos, RN (858) 822-7892
Kathleen De Koker, RN (858) 822-5944
Theresa Diaz, RN (858) 246-4923
Cheri Garcia, RN (858) 822-6600
Alexis Haden, RN (858) 822-6600
Dawn Huckabone, RN (858) 822-6394
Ursula Linne-McLaren, RN (858) 822-6203
Christopher Moore, RN (858) 822-6203
Susan Stalter, RN (858) 822-7993
Kaileigh Valentine, RN

Transplant Coordinator

Name Phone
Stefany Brizuela (858) 822-6846
Cassandra Fiore, RN, BSN, OCN (858) 822-7738
Jessica Malley, RN, BSN (858) 822-6383
Lindsey Springhetti, RN, BSN, OCN (858) 822-2492
Marti Terry, RN, BSN (858) 822-6385
Genevieve Wood, RN, BMTCN (858) 534-3787

BMT Social Worker

Name Phone
Monika Lingle, LCSW (858) 534-8720
Vanesia Patchin, MASTERS SOCIAL WORK, LCSW (858) 534-2659
Melissa Pricer, LCSW (858) 822-1877
Jennifer Shackleton, MSW, LCSW (858) 822-1981
Lauren Shaffer, MSW, LCSW (858) 822-1873
Matt Vasile, MSW, LCSW (858) 822-1873

BMT Other Patient Support Services Personnel

Name Phone
Iris Gonzales