Location Info

Advocate Lutheran General Hospital
Transplantation and Cellular Therapy Program
1700 Luther Lane, Suite 1220
Park Ridge, IL 60068
Phone: (847) 723-4400
Patient Contact Number: (847) 723-4400

Background Data

i Unit:  Adult
i NMDP Transplant Center:  Yes
i FACT Approved - Autologous:  Yes
i FACT Approved - Allogeneic:  Yes
i Year Autologous Open:  1991
i Year Allogeneic Open:  1994

iNumber of Transplants Performed

Adult Transplants201820192020202120222023
Autologous525052695339
Allogeneic Related27362627186
Allogeneic Unrelated167136119

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BMT Program Director

Name Phone
Jacob Bitran, MD, FACP, FCCP (847) 723-4400

Transplant Medical Director

Name Phone
Jacob Bitran, MD, FACP, FCCP (847) 723-4400

Transplant Physician

Name Phone
Shams Bufalino, MD (847) 723-4400
Chukwuemeka Uzoka, MD (312) 413-2656

Transplant Nurse Practitioner

Name Phone
Kelsey Bivacca, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC (847) 723-4400
Tara Johnson, NP (847) 723-4400
Jamil Smart, NP (847) 723-4400

Transplant Physician Assistant

Name Phone
Shailar Webber, PA (847) 723-4400

Transplant Nurse

Name Phone
Zachary Di Giulio, BSN, RN (847) 723-8538
Jan Margreth Preza, BSN, RN (847) 723-1358

Transplant Coordinator

Name Phone
Zachary Di Giulio, BSN, RN (847) 723-8538
Sheila Haugh (847) 723-8579
Kate Wambold, MPH (847) 723-1341

BMT Psychologist

Name Phone
Robin Lacey, PhD (847) 723-7965
Ritu Trivedi-Purohit, PsyD (847) 296-3442 ext. 3

BMT Social Worker

Name Phone
Jamie Sorensen, LCSW (847) 723-8929

BMT Other Patient Support Services Personnel

Name Phone
marcela villanueva