DUKE UNIVERSITY
SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
DUKEHEALTH.ORG
| Division of Blood & Marrow Transplantation |
Faculty & Staff
|
Name |
Areas of Special Interest |
| Joanne Kurtzberg, MD, Chief | Umbilical cord blood transplantation, nucleoside therapy, T-cell ALL, asparaginase, ITP, aplastic anemia, BM and UCB transplantation, growth factor therapy, hematopoiesis, transplantation therapy for inborn errors of metabolism, immunodeficiency syndromes, congenital marrow failure syndromes, and hemoglobinopathies |
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Cost-benefit analysis of hospital/ patient care interventions; hematology-oncology health services research; palliative care and quality of life | |
| Timothy A. Driscoll, MD | Pediatric bone marrow transplant, oncology, new treatments in high risk neuroblastoma, research-chemotherapy induced apoptosis |
Pediatric oncology, pediatric leukemia, stem cell transplantation, infections in immunocompromised patients | |
|
Pediatric blood and marrow transplantation | |
Stem cell (cord blood, peripheral blood and bone marrow) transplantation for hemoglobinopathies such as sickle cell disease and thalassemia; inherited metabolic disorders, immune disorders and childhood malignancies | |
| Vinod Prasad, MD | Cord blood, stem cell, and bone marrow transplant for childhood cancers, inherited metabolic disorders, immunodeficiency, Hemoglobinopathies and other serious diseases; lab research in histocompatibility (tissue typing) and other determinants of alloreactivity with a focus on identifying the best matched donor by cutting edge molecular techniques; clinical research in post-transplant viral infections with a focus on early detection and treatment |
| Bone marrow and cord blood transplantation, immune reconstitution, immunotherapy, graft engineering, graft-versus-host disease, immunodeficiency, MPS syndromes autoimmunity, IBD/Crohn's disease |
Nurse Coordinators and Practitioners
| Name | Role |
| June Allison, RN, CPON | Senior Nurse Coordinator |
| Lynn Boyd, RN, BSN | Nurse Coordinator |
| Jayne Cash, RN, BSN, CPON | Nurse Coordinator |
| Danielle Robinette, RN, BSN | Nurse Coordinator |
| Gilbert Ciocci, MSN, FNP | Senior Nurse Practitioner, Certified Family Nurse Practitioner |
| Barbara Kassmann, MSN, C-PNP | Certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner |
| Jerelyn Moffet, MSN, C-PNP | Certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner |
| Michelle Schweitzer, MSN, CAPPNP | Certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner |
| Deborah Semmel, MSN, C-FNP | Certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner |
| M. Ann Shonkwiler, C-PNP | Certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner |
| Lauren Stafford, AC-PNC | Certified Acute Care Pediatric Nurse Practitioner |
|
Susan Wood, MN, CPNP | Certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner |
Staff
| Name | Role |
| Katie Breen | Clinical Social Worker |
| Marion Kalbacker, MSW, LCSW | Clinical Social Worker |
| Susan Trout, CCLS, MPH, MSW | Clinical Social Worker |
| Jane Schroeder, MS, MSEd | Director, Family Support Program |
| Lindsey Kearns, BS | Program Coordinator, Family Support Program |
| Rachel Tripp | Family Support Program |
| Caroline Sweezy, CCLS | Childlife Therapist |
| Jennifer H. Baker, RN | Clinical Research Coordinator |
| Kristine Gurganus |
Clinical Research Coordinator |
| Jodi Russell, BA, CCRP Monitor | Clinical Research Coordinator |
| Diane Humphrey | Transplant Insurance Coordinator |
| Leigh Garmussen, RN | Discharge Coordinator |
| Maureen Kester | Transplant Search Coordinator |
| Barbara Chance | Housing Coordinator |
| Rebecca Lewis | New and Return Appointments |
| Jannell Patterson | New Appointments |
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