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Bone Marrow Transplantation and Cellular Therapy Team

At St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, our team approach ensures that the treatment decisions made for your child come from the advice of our expert staff. Our close-knit group of transplant physicians also work with support staff in different departments, including Rehabilitation Medicine, Nursing, Pathology, Radiation Oncology, Infectious Diseases, Quality of Life, Pharmacy, Psychology, Clinical Nutrition, Child Life and Social Work. These staff have been specially trained to care for children having transplants.

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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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Affiliations

Department of Bone Marrow Transplantation & Cellular Therapy

Center of Excellence for Pediatric Immuno-Oncology

Comprehensive Cancer Center

Cancer Biology Program

St. Jude Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
Research Interests
- Cancer immunotherapy
- Cell therapy
- Stem cell transplantation
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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

stephen.gottschalk@stjude.org

(901) 595-2166 (phone)
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Brandon Triplett, MD

Member, St. Jude Faculty

Deputy Clinical Director
Brandon Triplett, MD

Member, St. Jude Faculty

Deputy Clinical Director

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Affiliations

Department of Bone Marrow Transplantation & Cellular Therapy

Comprehensive Cancer Center

St. Jude Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences

Bone Marrow Transplant

Hematological Malignancies Program

Histiocytosis Treatment
Research Interests
- Hematopoietic cell transplantation for high risk leukemia
- Use of HLA-mismatched related (haploidentical) donors
- Graft modification to reduce GVHD, but maintain GVL
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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

brandon.triplett@stjude.org

(901) 595-2766 (phone)

(901) 595-7944 (fax)

Senthil Bhoopalan, MBBS, PhD, FAA

Assistant Member, St. Jude Faculty
Senthil Bhoopalan, MBBS, PhD, FAA

Assistant Member, St. Jude Faculty

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Affiliations

Department of Bone Marrow Transplantation & Cellular Therapy
Research Interests
- Gene therapy and genome editing
- Inherited bone marrow failure syndromes, with particular focus on Diamond-Blackfan anemia
- Role of ribosomes in hematopoiesis
- Bone marrow transplantation for bone marrow failure syndromes
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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

senthil.bhoopalan@stjude.org

(901) 595-1793 (phone)
Rebecca Epperly, MD

Assistant Member, St. Jude Faculty
Rebecca Epperly, MD

Assistant Member, St. Jude Faculty

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Affiliations

Department of Bone Marrow Transplantation & Cellular Therapy

Comprehensive Cancer Center
Research Interests
- Clinical evaluation of cellular immunotherapies
- Expanding application of chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cell therapy for pediatric cancers
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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

rebecca.epperly@stjude.org

(901) 595-4563 (phone)
Renee Madden, MD

Staff Physician-Bone Marrow Transplant

Renee Madden, MD

Staff Physician-Bone Marrow Transplant
Swati Naik, MBBS

Associate Member, St. Jude Faculty
Swati Naik, MBBS

Associate Member, St. Jude Faculty

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Affiliations

Department of Bone Marrow Transplantation & Cellular Therapy

Comprehensive Cancer Center

Hematological Malignancies Program
Research Interests
- Cellular therapies for hematological malignancies
- Graft manipulation and incorporation of cellular therapies in transplant platform to maximize graft-versus-leukemia effect and minimize infections
- Haplo-identical transplants for high-risk hematological malignancies
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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

swati.naik@stjude.org
Esther A. Obeng, MD, PhD

Assistant Member, St. Jude Faculty
Esther A. Obeng, MD, PhD

Assistant Member, St. Jude Faculty

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Affiliations

Department of Oncology

Comprehensive Cancer Center

St. Jude Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences

Molecular Oncology Division

Cancer Biology Program
Research Interests
- Functional genomics
- Splicing factor mutations in Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)
- Clonal hematopoiesis
- Epigenetic regulator mutations in MDS
- Identification of targeted therapies for bone marrow failure syndromes
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Esther A. Obeng, MD, PhD

Molecular Oncology Division

MS 354, Room D5048C

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

262 Danny Thomas Place

Memphis, TN 38105-3678

esther.obeng@stjude.org

(901) 595-0817 (fax)
Amr Qudeimat, MD

Associate Member, St. Jude Faculty
Amr Qudeimat, MD

Associate Member, St. Jude Faculty

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Affiliations

Department of Bone Marrow Transplantation & Cellular Therapy
Research Interests
- Transplant for bone marrow failure syndromes
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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

amr.qudeimat@stjude.org

(901) 595-8342 (phone)

(901) 595-7944 (fax)
Akshay Sharma, MBBS, MSc.

Associate Member, St. Jude Faculty
Akshay Sharma, MBBS, MSc.

Associate Member, St. Jude Faculty

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Affiliations

Department of Bone Marrow Transplantation & Cellular Therapy

Comprehensive Cancer Center

Hematological Malignancies Program
Research Interests
- Gene therapy and gene editing
- Bone marrow transplantation for patients with non-malignant hematological conditions
- Development of novel reduced intensity and non-myeloablative conditioning regimens
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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

akshay.sharma@stjude.org

(901) 595-1478 (phone)

(901) 595-7944 (fax)
Ali Y. Suliman, MD, MSc

Assistant Member, St. Jude Faculty
Ali Y. Suliman, MD, MSc

Assistant Member, St. Jude Faculty

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Affiliations

Department of Bone Marrow Transplantation & Cellular Therapy
Research Interests
- Long-term complications of transplantation
- Optimal CD34+ cell dose from bone marrow grafts
- T-cell immune reconstitution and anti-viral antibodies
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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

ali.suliman@stjude.org

(901) 595-2740 (phone)
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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Affiliations

Department of Bone Marrow Transplantation & Cellular Therapy

Comprehensive Cancer Center

St. Jude Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences

Hematological Malignancies Program

Bone Marrow Transplantation and Cellular Therapy Fellowship Program
Research Interests
- Cancer immunotherapy
- Adoptive cell therapy
- Clinical investigation of chimeric antigen receptor therapies
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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

aimee.talleur@stjude.org

(901) 595-4215 (phone)
Paulina Velasquez, MD

Associate Member, St. Jude Faculty
Paulina Velasquez, MD

Associate Member, St. Jude Faculty

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Affiliations

Department of Bone Marrow Transplantation & Cellular Therapy

Comprehensive Cancer Center

St. Jude Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences

Hematological Malignancies Program
Research Interests
- Adoptive immunotherapy of hematological malignancies
- Functional characterization of genetically modified cells
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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

paulina.velasquez@stjude.org

(901) 595-3966 (fax)
Caitlin Zebley, MD, PhD

Assistant Member, St. Jude Faculty
Caitlin Zebley, MD, PhD

Assistant Member, St. Jude Faculty

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Affiliations

Department of Bone Marrow Transplantation & Cellular Therapy

Comprehensive Cancer Center

Cancer Biology Program
Research Interests
- Fundamental mechanisms of T cell biology
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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

caitlin.zebley@stjude.org

(901) 595-7604 (phone)

Nurse practitioners / physician assistants

Lisa Beattie, MSN, PNP-C
Nurse Practitioner

Leigh Brandon, MSN, PNP-C
Nurse Practitioner

Katharine Carruthers, MSN, FNP
Nurse Practitioner

Emily Denton, CPNP-AC
Nurse Practitioner

Elizabeth Danielle Eisenman, MSN, FNP-C
Nurse Practitioner

Sophia Folk, MSN, PNP-C
Nurse Practitioner

Elaine Hubbard Harstead, MSN, FNP-C
Referral Nurse Practitioner

Victoria Mackay, PA-C
Physician Assistant

Zoey Phelps-Bergeron, PA-C
Physician Assistant

Richard Rochester, PA-C
Manager - Advanced Practice Provider

Susan Shelton, PA-C
Physician Assistant

Jaime Sisam, MSN, PNP-AC
Nurse Practitioner

Jenn Wallace, MSN, PNP-AC
Referral Nurse Practitioner

Kimberly Woody, MSN, PPCNP-BC, RN
APP Operations Manager of Acute Care
Advanced Practice Provider

Rae Akrouk, PA-C
Physician Assistant

Anna Baker, MSN, APN, CPNP-AC
Manager - Advanced Practice Provider

Camille Dow, MSN, FNP-C, BMTCN
Nurse Practitioner

Jessie Forgione, MSN, APRN, CPNP-AC
Nurse Practitioner

Ashley Roemer, MS-PAS, PA-C
Physician Assistant

Shannon Scott, MSN, APRN, FNP-C
Nurse Practitioner
Coordinators

Shane Cross, PharmD, BCPS
Infectious Diseases Pharmacy Residency Coordinator
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist-Antimicrobial Stewardship
Assistant Professor, The University of Tennessee Health Sciences Center, Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Translational Science

Cory Roberts, RN
Clinical Transplant Coordinator II

Teresa Street, RN, BSN
Clinical Transplant Coordinator II

Donna Stroud, RN, BSN
Clinical Transplant Coordinator II

Anna Hale, RN, BSN
Clinical Transplant Coordinator II

Katy O'Connor, RN, BSN
Lead - Transplant Coordinator
BMT Infectious Diseases team

Gabriela M. Marón Alfaro, MD, MSc
Associate Member, St. Jude Faculty

Diego R. Hijano, MD, MSc
Assistant Member, St. Jude Faculty

Carolyn Michaels, APN, RN
Manager, Advanced Practice Provider

Elizabeth Swift, APN, RN
Nurse Practitioner
BMT Quality of Life team

Deena R. Levine, MD
Associate Member, St. Jude Faculty
Bioethics Consultant

Angela Snyder, DNP, PNP-BC, CHPPN
Nurse Practitioner

Bone Marrow Transplantation and Cellular Therapy Team

Leadership

Transplant physicians

Nurse practitioners / physician assistants

Coordinators

BMT Infectious Diseases team

BMT Quality of Life team

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