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Location Info

Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
Division of Hematology/Oncology
500 University Dr. CH-35
Hershey, PA 17033
Phone: (717) 531-5647
Patient Contact Number: (717) 531-5647
https://cancer.psu.edu/condition/-/condition/bone-marrow-transplantation

Background Data

i Unit:  Adult
Unit Type
If the transplant center treats only adult patients, the word "Adult" will appear in this section. If only pediatric patients are accepted for treatment, the word "Pediatric" will appear. If the center treats both pediatric and adult patients, but at separate facilities, the words "Both Adult/Ped" will appear. If both pediatric and adult patients are treated at the same facility and by the same medical personnel, the words "Adult/Ped Combined" will appear.
i NMDP Transplant Center:  Yes
NMDP Transplant Center
NMDP stands for National Marrow Donor Program, the organization that provides bone marrow, stem cell and cord blood donors for patients.
i FACT Approved - Autologous:  Yes
FACT Approved - Autologous
FACT stands for the Foundation for the Accreditation of Cellular Therapy. This group establishes standards for the collection, storage and transplantation of bone marrow, stem cells and cord blood.
i FACT Approved - Allogeneic:  Yes
FACT Approved - Allogeneic
FACT stands for the Foundation for the Accreditation of Cellular Therapy. This group establishes standards for the collection, storage and transplantation of bone marrow, stem cells and cord blood.
i Year Autologous Open:  1996
Year Autologous Open
The year the autologous and allogeneic transplant programs began
i Year Allogeneic Open:  1996
Year Allogeneic Open
The year the autologous and allogeneic transplant programs began

iNumber of Transplants Performed

Number of Transplants Performed
These numbers are the most recent data provided to BMT InfoNet by this center. If there are zeros for each transplant type in a single year, it means the center has not yet provided us with data for that year. If no data is showing for the transplant center it means they have not provided data in the last 5 years.
Adult Transplants201820192020202120222023
Autologous09991121118105
Allogeneic Related06079687319
Allogeneic Unrelated00001061

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BMT Program Director

Name Phone
Suchi Patel, MHA, MSN, RN, CCRN (717) 801-5383

Transplant Medical Director

Name Phone
Robert Greiner, MD
Shin Mineishi, MD
Witold Rybka, MD

Transplant Physician

Name Phone
Joseph Cioccio, DO
David Claxton, MD
W Christopher Ehmann, MD
Robert Greiner, MD
Raymond Hohl, MD, PhD
Kentaro Minagawa, MD, PhD
Seema Naik, MD
Myles Nickolich, MD
Kevin Rakszawski, MD
Witold Rybka, MD
Natthapol Songdej, MD, MPH
Hong Zheng, MD, PhD

Transplant Nurse

Name Phone
Crystal DeMedici, MSN, RN

Transplant Coordinator

Name Phone
Michelle Bernas-Peterson, BSN, RN
Paige Erbach
Melora Hartman, RN, BSN, CCM
Nathan Myers, BSN, RN
Jessica Valentin (717) 531-1658

BMT Psychologist

Name Phone
Michael Hayes, PhD
Cora Tomasko, PsyD

BMT Social Worker

Name Phone
Beth Harvey, LCSW
Karen Rogers, LSW

BMT Other Patient Support Services Personnel

Name Phone
Janice Heintzelman, RD, LDN