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Nationwide Childrens Hospital

Background data

Program type: Pediatric
NMDP Transplant Center: Yes
FACT Approved - Autologous: Yes
FACT Approved - Allogeneic: Yes
Year Autologous Open: 1992
Year Allogeneic Open:1992

Location Info

Nationwide Childrens Hospital
700 Childrens Drive
Columbus, Ohio,

Phone Number : (614) 355-1272
Website : https://www.nationwidechildrens.org/specialties/bone-marrow-transplant-clinic

Number of Transplants Performed

Numbers displayed are the most recent data provided by this center.
Year 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Autologous 51 35 28 36 40 20
Allogeneic Related 16 14 19 15 16 16
Allogeneic Unrelated 14 11 8 16 15 15
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BMT Program Director

Name Phone
Dean Lee, MD (614) 355-3594
Rolla Abu-Arja, MD (614) 722-3582

Transplant Medical Director

Name Phone
Dean Lee, MD (614) 355-3594
Rolla Abu-Arja, MD (614) 722-3582

Transplant Physician

Name Phone
Alexander Rankin, MD (614) 722-3582
Dean Lee, MD (614) 355-3594
Hemalatha Rangarajan, MD (614) 722-3582
Jeffery Auletta, MD (614) 722-3582
Rajinder Bajwa, MD (614) 722-3582
Rolla Abu-Arja, MD (614) 722-3582
Margaret Lamb, MD (614) 722-3582
Nabanita Bhunia, MD (614) 722-3582

Transplant Nurse Practitioner

Name Phone
Amanda Venham, CPNP-PC
Annie Thompson, NP
Beth Hubach
Brianne Cotterman, CPNP-AC
Erica Stratz (614) 722-8887
Jenna Stevens, NP (614) 722-3708
Kim Taylor, NP (614) 722-1458
Melissa Laudick, CPNP-PC
Rebecca Hughes, CPNP-PC
Sanaya Batcho, CPNP-AC
Sarah Welfley, PNP (614) 722-1425

Transplant Nurse

Name Phone
Cathy Gibson (614) 355-1272
Erica Cernoia (614) 722-8964

Transplant Coordinator

Name Phone
Dalena Sanderson, RN, BSN (614) 722-3672
Kristen McCrea, RN, BSN, CPON (614) 722-4876
Sharon Robison, RN, BSN (614) 722-3806

BMT Psychologist

Name Phone
Jennifer Hansen-Moore, PhD (203) 241-5414
Tammi Young Saleme, BS, MS, PhD (614) 722-4706

BMT Social Worker

Name Phone
Eleni Davis, MSW, LSW, MPA
Lynn Finefrock, LISW-S