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The mission of the Department of Bone Marrow Transplantation and Cellular Therapy at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital is to advance cures for pediatric catastrophic diseases through research and treatment focused on cell, gene and immune therapies. Our vision is to cure pediatric catastrophic diseases with minimal treatment-related harm.
St. Jude pioneered mismatched transplants and NK cell therapy, thus providing a platform to perform life-saving transplants in patients without a matched donor or in patients with chemotherapy-refractory disease. The Department strives to perform cutting-edge laboratory and clinical research, particularly in the areas of immunogenetics, cellular therapy, transplant tolerance, immune reconstitution, infection control, and survivorship. Formal programs are offered for graduate studies or fellowships in postdoctoral research or clinical transplant.
Under the Bone Marrow Transplantation Program at St. Jude, one of the largest pediatric programs in the world, more than 3,600 transplants have been performed since 1982. Our patients are newborns, infants, children, adolescents and young adults who have a malignant or nonmalignant life-threatening disorder that is treatable with a hematopoietic stem cell / bone marrow transplant with autologous cells or allogeneic cells.
Children with life-threatening illnesses who are undergoing hematopoietic stem cell / bone marrow transplant require highly specialized resources and experienced staff, such as those available at St. Jude, to meet their physical, psychological, social, and developmental needs. At St. Jude, a multidisciplinary team of health care professionals provides advanced treatment, and all of our patients are enrolled on clinical research protocols that are designed to give patients the best possible chances of survival with the fewest possible complications when they undergo the transplantation procedure.
The Transplant Program at St. Jude is approved by the Children's Oncology Group (COG), the National Marrow Donor Program (NMDP), the Pediatric Blood and Marrow Transplant Consortium, and the Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research (CIBMTR). The Program is certified by the Foundation for Accreditation of Cellular Therapy (FACT).
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Senthil Bhoopalan, MBBS, PhD, FAA
Assistant Member, St. Jude Faculty
Senthil Bhoopalan, MBBS, PhD, FAA
Assistant Member, St. Jude Faculty
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Senthil Bhoopalan, MBBS, PhD, FAA
Bone Marrow Transplantation and Cellular Therapy
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
262 Danny Thomas Place
Memphis, TN 38105-3678
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Christopher DeRenzo, MD, MBA
Associate Member, St. Jude Faculty
Christopher DeRenzo, MD, MBA
Associate Member, St. Jude Faculty
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Christopher DeRenzo, MD, MBA
Bone Marrow Transplantation and Cellular Therapy
MS 310, Room I4304
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
262 Danny Thomas Place
Memphis, TN 38105-3678
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Stephen Gottschalk, MD
Member, St. Jude Faculty
Chair, Department of Bone Marrow Transplantation & Cellular Therapy
Co-Director, Center of Excellence for Pediatric Immuno-Oncology (CEPIO)
Endowed Chair in Bone Marrow Transplantation & Cellular Therapy
Stephen Gottschalk, MD
Member, St. Jude Faculty
Chair, Department of Bone Marrow Transplantation & Cellular Therapy
Co-Director, Center of Excellence for Pediatric Immuno-Oncology (CEPIO)
Endowed Chair in Bone Marrow Transplantation & Cellular Therapy
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Stephen Gottschalk, MD
Bone Marrow Transplantation and Cellular Therapy
MS 321, Room I4112
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
262 Danny Thomas Place
Memphis, TN 38105-3678
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Giedre Krenciute, PhD
Associate Member, St. Jude Faculty
Giedre Krenciute, PhD
Associate Member, St. Jude Faculty
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Giedre Krenciute, PhD
Bone Marrow Transplantation & Cellular Therapy
MS 310, Room I4104
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
262 Danny Thomas Place
Memphis, TN 38105-3678
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Paulina Velasquez, MD
Associate Member, St. Jude Faculty
Paulina Velasquez, MD
Associate Member, St. Jude Faculty
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Paulina Velasquez, MD
Bone Marrow Transplant and Cellular Therapy
MS 310, Room I4109
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
262 Danny Thomas Place
Memphis, TN 38105-3678
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Rebecca Epperly, MD
Assistant Member, St. Jude Faculty
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Rebecca Epperly, MD
Bone Marrow Transplantation & Cellular Therapy
MS 260, Room I4312
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
262 Danny Thomas Place
Memphis, TN 38105-3678
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Caitlin Hurley, MD
Associate Member, St. Jude Faculty
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Caitlin Hurley, MD
Critical Care Medicine
MS 734, Room IA3307
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
262 Danny Thomas Place
Memphis, TN 38105-3678
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Swati Naik, MBBS
Associate Member, St. Jude Faculty
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Swati Naik, MBBS
Bone Marrow Transplantation & Cellular Therapy
MS 1130, Room I3305
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
262 Danny Thomas Place
Memphis, TN 38105-3678
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Amr Qudeimat, MD
Associate Member, St. Jude Faculty
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Amr Qudeimat, MD
Bone Marrow Transplant & Cellular Therapy
MS 1130, Room I3303
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
262 Danny Thomas Place
Memphis, TN 38105-3678
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Akshay Sharma, MBBS, MSc.
Associate Member, St. Jude Faculty
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Akshay Sharma, MBBS, MSc.
Bone Marrow Transplantation & Cellular Therapy
MS 1130, Room I3304
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
262 Danny Thomas Place
Memphis, TN 38105-3678
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Ali Y. Suliman, MD, MSc
Assistant Member, St. Jude Faculty
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Ali Y. Suliman, MD, MSc
Bone Marrow Transplantation & Cellular Therapy
MS 1130, Room I3342
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
262 Danny Thomas Place
Memphis, TN 38105-3678
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Aimee Talleur, MD
Associate Member, St. Jude Faculty
Fellowship Director, BMTCT Fellowship Program
Aimee Talleur, MD
Associate Member, St. Jude Faculty
Fellowship Director, BMTCT Fellowship Program
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Aimee Talleur, MD
Bone Marrow Transplant & Cellular Therapy
MS 1130, Room I3309
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
262 Danny Thomas Place
Memphis, TN 38105-3678
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Brandon Triplett, MD
Member, St. Jude Faculty
Deputy Clinical Director
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Brandon Triplett, MD
Bone Marrow Transplantation & Cellular Therapy
MS 1130, Room I3305
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
262 Danny Thomas Place
Memphis, TN 38105-3678
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Caitlin Zebley, MD, PhD
Assistant Member, St. Jude Faculty
Caitlin Zebley, MD, PhD
Assistant Member, St. Jude Faculty
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Caitlin Zebley, MD, PhD
Bone Marrow Transplant and Cellular Therapy
MS 351, Room M5403
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
262 Danny Thomas Place
Memphis, TN 38105-3678
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Department of Bone Marrow Transplantation & Cellular Therapy
MS 321, Room I4112
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital