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University of Southern California Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center

Background data

Program type: Adult
NMDP Transplant Center: Yes
FACT Approved - Autologous: Yes
FACT Approved - Allogeneic: Yes
Year Autologous Open: 1987
Year Allogeneic Open:2011

Location Info

University of Southern California Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center
Blood and Marrow Transplant Program 1441 Eastlake Ave
Los Angeles, California,

Phone Number : (323) 865-3741
Website : https://cancer.keckmedicine.org/patients/cancer-treatments/stem-cell-transplantation/

Number of Transplants Performed

Numbers displayed are the most recent data provided by this center.
Year 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Autologous 103 69 121 86 - -
Allogeneic Related 38 30 65 27 - -
Allogeneic Unrelated 9 20 20 24 - -
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BMT Program Director

Name Phone
Preet Chaudhary, MD, PhD (323) 865-5348
Lakisha Jones, RN, BSN, MSN, MBA, BMTCN (323) 865-0904

Transplant Medical Director

Name Phone
Preet Chaudhary, MD, PhD (323) 865-5348

Transplant Physician

Name Phone
Abdullah Ladha, MD (323) 865-3950
Anne Mohrbacher, MD (323) 865-3924
Preet Chaudhary, MD, PhD (323) 865-5348
Eric Tam, MD (323) 865-3946
George Yaghmour, MD (323) 865-3170
Karrune Woan, MD, PhD (323) 442-7436
Kevin Kelly, MD, PhD (323) 865-3828
Raghuveer Ranganathan, MD (323) 865-3950
Zaw Myint, MD (323) 865-0343

Transplant Nurse Practitioner

Name Phone
Kim Schiff, MSN, AGACNP-BC (323) 865-3294
Lavina Shahani, RN, MSN (323) 865-0331

Transplant Physician Assistant

Name Phone
Hannah Prawat, PA-C (323) 865-3333
Lakshmi Damerla, PA (323) 865-3809

Transplant Nurse

Name Phone
Armila Horne, LVN

Transplant Coordinator

Name Phone
Cyndi Truong, RN, MSN, OCN, BMTCN (323) 865-0929
Mary Perrin (323) 569-0331
Menchie Pacis, RN, BSN (323) 865-3814
Stephanie D'Nelly, RN (323) 865-3129

BMT Social Worker

Name Phone
Dorothy Rocha, LCSW
Jane Ruitermann, LCSW (323) 865-3156
Lisa Nghe, MSW, LCSW, OSW-C (323) 865-0503
Susan Waters, LCSW
Vinita Khanna, LCSW (323) 865-3586

BMT Other Patient Support Services Personnel

Name Phone
Alice Chwa (323) 865-0727
Amir Ali, PharmD, BCOP (323) 865-1120
Anna Gutierrez (323) 865-0369
Barbara Nowicki (323) 865-3194
Erica Benedetto (323) 865-6195
James Macri (323) 865-0727
Sandra Lagunas (323) 334-6280
Stephanie Rupit-Venegas (323) 865-3741