BMT - Bone Marrow v Stem Cell Transplantation
When bone marrow bone marrow: The soft, spongy tissue inside most bones.
Pediatric
Aplastic Anemia Diagnosis
Many tests and tools are used to diagnose aplastic anemia aplastic anemia: (ay-PLASS-tik uh-NEE_mee-uh) A rare and serious condition in which the bone marrow fail
Aplastic Anemia Symptoms
Aplastic anemia Aplastic anemia: (ay-PLASS-tik uh-NEE_mee-uh) A rare and serious condition in which the bone marrow fails to make enough blood cells - red blood c
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Education
Diseases like aplastic anemia aplastic anemia: (ay-PLASS-tik uh-NEE_mee-uh) A rare and serious condition in which the bone marrow fails to make enough blood cells
MDS Types
MDS classification systems divide MDS into subtypes based on the results of blood and bone marrow bone marrow: The soft, spongy tissue inside most bones.
Types of Research Articles Part I
This article describes some of the most common types of research articles published in medical journals. Medical journals publish many types of articles not discussed here. A comprehensive list is available from the National Library of Medicine.
Research articles can be primary or secondary. A primary research article describes the design, methods, and results of a study. A secondary research article is a review of at least two primary research articles.
Primary articles
Why Research is Important: Understanding Research Articles Part I
The medical care we enjoy today is built upon decades of effort by physicians, researchers, and other medical professionals investigating the causes of, and potential treatments for disease.
Finding a Stem Cell Donor
When should I start looking for a suitable donor?
If your doctor thinks you may be a candidate for a bone marrow bone marrow: The soft, spongy tissue inside most bones.
Kirk R. Schultz, MD
Institution
British Columbia Children’s Hospital
Physician Status
accepting new patients
Primary Disease Area of Focus
Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML)
Aplastic Anemia
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)
Myeloproliferative Neoplasms (MPN)
Pediatric
About
Dr. Kirk Schultz is a Professor at the University of British Columbia, BC Children’s Hospital, and the Child and Family research Institute (CFRI) who has published over 130 peer-reviewed articles in scientific journals. He is a Pediatric Hematologist/Oncologist focused on new therapies and rejection in Blood and Marrow Transplantation (BMT) and immune therapy of blood cancers.Dr. Schultz was the recipient of the CIHR/Wyeth Clinical Research Chair in Transplantation and is past chair of the Pediatric BMT Consortium the largest children’s BMT clinical trials group in the world. He was recently