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Dana-Farber Boston Children's Cancer and Blood Disorder Center

Background data

Program type: Pediatric
NMDP Transplant Center: Yes
FACT Approved - Autologous: Yes
FACT Approved - Allogeneic: Yes
Year Autologous Open: 1972
Year Allogeneic Open:1972

Location Info

Dana-Farber Boston Children's Cancer and Blood Disorder Center
450 Brookline Ave
Boston, Massachusetts, 02215

Phone Number : (617) 632-2980
Website : https://www.childrenshospital.org/treatments/stem-cell-transplant

Number of Transplants Performed

Numbers displayed are the most recent data provided by this center.
Year 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Autologous 59 36 57 54 62 -
Allogeneic Related 29 27 25 28 23 -
Allogeneic Unrelated 40 40 38 38 29 -
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BMT Program Director

Name Phone
Emily Bakinowski

Transplant Medical Director

Name Phone
Leslie Kean, MD, PhD
Leslie Lehmann, MD (617) 632-2980

Transplant Physician

Name Phone
Amy Keating, MD
Christina Ullrich, MD, MPH
Christine Duncan, MD, MMSC
Emily Heikamp, MD, PhD
Francesca Alvarez Calderon, MD, PhD
Franziska Wachter, MD
Jared Rowe, MD, PhD
John Horan, MD
Lara Wahlster, MD, PhD
Lev Gorfinkel, MD
Malika Kapadia, MD
Miki Nishitani, MD
Robert Grant Rowe, MD, PhD
Suneet Agarwal, MD, PhD
Susan Prockop, MD, PhD (212) 639-6715
Susanne Baumeister, MD
Takuto Takahashi, MD, PhD
Ulrike Gerdemann, MD, PhD

Transplant Nurse Practitioner

Name Phone
Angela Wysocki, MSN, CPNP-AC
Anna Zeng, MSN, CNP
Brienne Leary, MSN, RN, CPNP-PC/AC
Brittany Owen
Elizabeth Schnorr Weiskopf, NP
Emma Walter
Heidi Abendroth, NP
Katelyn McGaughey
Katherine Elizabeth Waters, NP
Kathrine Vanderveen
Kathryn Goddard
Kathryn Rose Bever, NP
Kristin Mangada, NP
Laura Cartwright, NP
Melissa Carter, NP
Melissa O'Connor, NP

Transplant Physician Assistant

Name Phone
Margaret Buonanno, PA

Transplant Nurse

Name Phone
Robyn Blacken, RN (617) 632-2980

Transplant Coordinator

Name Phone
Grace Frey
Gregory Bourdeau (617) 632-5846
Isabel Isalguez
Jessica Crane
Katherine Carroll
Rachel Kerr
Sarah Hemeon

BMT Psychologist

Name Phone
Nancy Frumer-Styron, PsyD
Sarah Tarquini, PhD (617) 582-9109

BMT Social Worker

Name Phone
Kristin Drouin, LICSW
Stephanie Yin, LICSW

BMT Other Patient Support Services Personnel

Name Phone
Kim Craig