Diagnosis and treatment of pediatric myelodysplastic syndromes: A survey of the North American Pediatric Aplastic Anemia Consortium
Background: Myelodysplastic syndromes Myelodysplastic syndromes: (my-eh-lo-diss-PLASS-tik SIN-dromez) A
Pediatric
A study assessing the feasibility of randomization of pediatric and young adult patients between matched unrelated donor bone marrow transplantation and immune-suppressive therapy for newly diagnosed severe aplastic anemia: A joint pilot trial of the Nort
Background: Recent data show survival after matched unrelated donor
Sarah Bannon, MS, CGC
Institution
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Physician Status
accepting new patients
Primary Disease Area of Focus
Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML)
Aplastic Anemia
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL)
Chronic Myelomonocytic Leukaemia (CMML)
Graft Versus Host Disease (GVHD)
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)
Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria (PNH)
Pure Red Cell Aplasia (PRCA)
Pediatric
About
Sarah Bannon is a Senior Genetic Counselor in the Department of Clinical Cancer Genetics at the UT MD Anderson Cancer Center. Her clinical responsibilities include providing risk assessment and genetic counseling services to individuals at risk for an inherited predisposition to hematologic malignancies (leukemia). She is the Genetic Counselor for the Hereditary Hematologic Malignancies Clinic (HHMC).
External Resources
This is a list of many resources that may be helpful to patients and their families dealing with a bone marrow failure bone marrow failure: A
Guidance for Bone Marrow Failure Patients to Protect Against Coronavirus (COVID-19)
This content has been prepared in consultation with AAMDSIF Medical Advisory Board Chair Mikkael Sekeres MD, MS of Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Miami and Co-Chair Olatoyosi Odenike MD of the University of Chicago with additional review by Amy DeZern, MD, Johns Hopkins and Carlos De Castro, MD, Duke. ( November 2022)
Hoon Kook, MD, PhD
Institution
Chonnam National University Children's Hospital
Physician Status
accepting new patients
Primary Disease Area of Focus
Aplastic Anemia
Pediatric
Taizo Nakano, MD
Institution
Children's Hospital of Colorado
Physician Status
accepting new patients
Primary Disease Area of Focus
Aplastic Anemia
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)
Pediatric
Joseph Oved, MD
Institution
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Physician Status
accepting new patients
Primary Disease Area of Focus
Aplastic Anemia
Pediatric
About
Dr. Oved completed scientific and clinical training that included tenures as a Fulbright Fellow with the Weizmann Institute in Israel, the NYU School of Medicine with two years as a Howard Hughes Medical Fellow, followed by a residency in Pediatrics at NYP Weill Cornell Medical College. During his residency, he developed an interest in more translational questions working with Dr. James Bussel to test a novel combination of dexamethasone and rituximab for pediatric patients with chronic idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP).
Alison Bertuch, MD, PhD
Institution
Texas Children's Hospital
Physician Status
accepting new patients
Primary Disease Area of Focus
Aplastic Anemia
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)
Myeloproliferative Neoplasms (MPN)
Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria (PNH)
Pediatric
Ashley and Alayna: A Mother's Story
September 16 through December 20 will stand out in Ashley’s mind.
Forever.