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Vanderbilt University - VA Hospital

Background data

Program type: Adult
NMDP Transplant Center: Yes
FACT Approved - Autologous: Yes
FACT Approved - Allogeneic: Yes
Year Autologous Open: 1994
Year Allogeneic Open:1994

Location Info

Vanderbilt University - VA Hospital
Blood & Marrow Transplant Program 1310 24th Avenue South 11 T
Nashville, Tennessee, 37212

Phone Number : (615) 873-6373
Website : https://www.va.gov/tennessee-valley-health-care/locations/nashville-va-medical-center/#health-care-offered-here

Number of Transplants Performed

Numbers displayed are the most recent data provided by this center.
Year 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Autologous - 73 79 68 72 62
Allogeneic Related - 9 9 7 9 8
Allogeneic Unrelated - 18 15 12 7 17
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BMT Program Director

Name Phone
Adetola Kassim, MD (615) 936-8422
Salyka Sengasayadeth (615) 873-6373

Transplant Medical Director

Name Phone
Garrett Booth, MD (615) 936-8958
Wichai Chinratanalab, MD (615) 873-6373
Reena Jayani, MD (615) 936-8422
Adetola Kassim, MD (615) 936-8422
Olalekan Oluwold, MD, MPH, MBBS (615) 936-8422
Bipin Savani, MD, MBBS (615) 936-8422
Deva Sharma, MD (615) 936-8958

Transplant Physician

Name Phone
Garrett Booth, MD (615) 936-8958
Wichai Chinratanalab, MD (615) 873-6373
Reena Jayani, MD (615) 936-8422
Adetola Kassim, MD (615) 936-8422
Tae Kim, MD (615) 873-6373
Olalekan Oluwold, MD, MPH, MBBS (615) 936-8422
Bipin Savani, MD, MBBS (615) 936-8422
Salyka Sengasayadeth (615) 873-6373
Deva Sharma, MD (615) 936-8958

Transplant Nurse Practitioner

Name Phone
Nathalie Byrne, NP (615) 873-6373
Stephen Cernawsky, NP (615) 873-6373
Donna Dunn, NP (615) 873-6373
Hava Fife, NP (615) 873-6373
Rachel Hammers, NP (615) 873-6373
Amanda Hollis (615) 873-6373
Jason Taylor (615) 873-6373

Transplant Nurse

Name Phone
Pamela Abad, RN (615) 873-7976
Tawnya Arnold, RN (615) 873-7976
Cynthia Barger (615) 873-6373
Amelia Barrow, RN (615) 873-7976
Charlotte Briones, RN (615) 873-7976
Glory Canups, RN (615) 873-7976
Jolinda Chrisman, RN (615) 873-7976
Jorge Deleon, RN (615) 873-7976
Daniel Fetter, RN (615) 873-7976
Chris Foster, RN (615) 873-7976
Thelma Hall, RN (615) 873-7976
Amanda Huspen, RN (615) 873-7976
Victor Martin, RN (615) 873-7976
Teresa McCanless, RN (615) 873-7976
Melinda Perry (615) 873-6373
Nicholas Ringdahl (615) 873-6373
Spencer Warren, RN (615) 873-7976
Sarah Young, RN (615) 873-7976

Transplant Coordinator

Name Phone
Rita Lynch, PS (615) 873-8468
Gwendolyn Morrison, RN (615) 873-6373

BMT Psychologist

Name Phone
Saundra Saporiti, PsyD (615) 873-6806

BMT Social Worker

Name Phone
Deborah Stokes, LCSW (615) 873-6373