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Rush University Medical Center

Background data

Program type: Adult
NMDP Transplant Center: Yes
FACT Approved - Autologous: Yes
FACT Approved - Allogeneic: Yes
Year Autologous Open: 1984
Year Allogeneic Open:1984

Location Info

Rush University Medical Center
Bone Marrow Transplant & Cell Therapy Program 1725 W. Harrison Street, Suite 809
Chicago, Illinois,

Phone Number : (888) 352-7874
Website : https://www.rush.edu/services/stem-cell-and-bone-marrow-transplantation

Number of Transplants Performed

Numbers displayed are the most recent data provided by this center.
Year 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Autologous 51 58 78 73 86 -
Allogeneic Related 26 15 17 16 18 -
Allogeneic Unrelated 12 14 11 11 15 -
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BMT Program Director

Name Phone
Celalettin Ustun, MD (312) 942-5982

Transplant Medical Director

Name Phone
Celalettin Ustun, MD (312) 942-5982

Transplant Physician

Name Phone
Ankur Varma, MD (312) 942-5982
Sunita Nathan, MD (312) 942-5982
Mouhammed Kelta, MD (312) 942-5983
Patrick Moore, MD (312) 942-5982

Transplant Nurse Practitioner

Name Phone
Jacqueline Baptista, APRN (312) 942-8925
Kara Conroy, APRN (312) 942-8925
Kristy Luke, APRN (312) 942-8925

Transplant Physician Assistant

Name Phone
Anna Ward, PA (312) 942-8925
Chole Zito, PA-C (312) 942-8925
Debra Marinovic, PA (312) 942-8925
Elle O'Brien, PA-C (312) 942-8925
Kathryn Mahoney, PA-C (312) 942-8925
Katie Schaefer, PA (312) 942-8925
Mallory Weber, PA (312) 942-8925
Natasha Ali, PA (312) 942-8925

Transplant Nurse

Name Phone
Carri Alldredge, RN (312) 942-8948
Cate Maidlow, RN (312) 942-4686
Jennifer Margolis, RN (312) 942-8288
Melanie Pugh, RN (312) 942-4686

Transplant Coordinator

Name Phone
Cory Fronza, RN (312) 942-5158
Emilee Moeke, RN (312) 942-6028
Jennifer Wildeboer, RN (312) 563-5545
Karla Cavazos, RN (312) 942-1181

BMT Psychologist

Name Phone
Teresa DeShields, PhD, ABPP
Lauren Rynar, PhD
Patricia Fank, PsyD

BMT Social Worker

Name Phone
Cancer Center Social Work (312) 563-3695
Grace Mooney Melvin, LCSW
Jacquelyn Giaimo, LSW, CADC