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University of California San Francisco/Benioff Children's Hospital

Background data

Program type: Pediatric
NMDP Transplant Center: Yes
FACT Approved - Autologous: Yes
FACT Approved - Allogeneic: Yes
Year Autologous Open: 1982
Year Allogeneic Open:1985

Location Info

University of California San Francisco/Benioff Children's Hospital
1975 Fourth Street, 6th Floor
San Francisco, California,

Phone Number : (415) 476-2188
Website : https://www.ucsfbenioffchildrens.org/clinics/blood-and-marrow-transplant-bmt-clinic

Number of Transplants Performed

Numbers displayed are the most recent data provided by this center.
Year 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Autologous 43 41 51 24 19 -
Allogeneic Related 51 46 52 21 22 -
Allogeneic Unrelated 30 31 14 4 11 -
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BMT Program Director

Name Phone
Christopher Dvorak, MD (415) 476-2188

Transplant Medical Director

Name Phone
Christopher Dvorak, MD (415) 476-2188
Sandhya Kharbanda, MD (415) 476-2188

Transplant Physician

Name Phone
Christine Higham, MD (415) 476-2188
James Huang, MD (415) 476-2188
Kristin Ammon Shimano, MD (415) 476-2188
Morton Cowan, MD (415) 476-2188
Gabriel Salinas Cisneros, MD (415) 476-3831
Julia Chu, MD (415) 476-2188
Lena Winestone, MD, MSHP (415) 476-2188
Michelle Hermiston, MD (415) 476-2188
Philip Pauerstein, MD (415) 476-2188
Serine Avagyan, MD, PhD (415) 476-2188
William Temple, MD (415) 476-2188

Transplant Nurse Practitioner

Name Phone
Brianne Gebhardt, NP (415) 476-2188
Janelle Facchino, NP (415) 476-2188
Kaila Brereton, NP (415) 476-2188
Mara Bailey-Olson, NP (415) 476-2188
Rebecca Hoeweler, NP (415) 353-1616
Sara O'Kane, NP (415) 476-2188
Stephanie Warnlof, NP (415) 476-2188

Transplant Nurse

Name Phone
Jenny Check, RN (415) 353-1063

Transplant Coordinator

Name Phone
Anne Malcolm-Webb, RN (415) 476-2188
Ari Man-Willrich, RN (415) 476-4936
Carolyn Springman, RN (415) 476-7818
Renita Joseph, RN (415) 502-6812

BMT Social Worker

Name Phone
Cassidy Phelps, LCSW (415) 476-2188
Jessica Manning, LCSW (415) 353-2584
Jillian Foley, LCSW (415) 353-4790
Xin-Hua Chen, LCSW (415) 514-2947

BMT Other Patient Support Services Personnel

Name Phone
Betty Liao (415) 476-2656
Christine Andaya (415) 476-2188
Margaret Mirt
Stacey Crivello (415) 476-2188