UC San Diego Health
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Transplant Summary
Overview
The UC San Diego Health Blood and Marrow Transplant Program is a highly specialized multidisciplinary team of board-certified hematologists and oncologists, advanced practice providers (NPs and Pas, transplant coordinators, case managers, and licensed clinical social workers who support the unique needs of transplant patients and families.
We offer autologous and allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplants, including from related, matched, and mismatched unrelated donors, as well as haploidentical transplants, cord blood transplants, CAR-T therapy, survivorship care, and access to gene and cellular therapy clinical trials.
As the largest BMT center in San Diego County, we have performed allogeneic transplants since 1993 and collaborate closely with NMDP on research, pilot programs, and expanding donor access.This center has been performing allogeneic transplants since 1993 and has been an NMDP transplant center since July 1998.
Attending physicians
Adult - Dr. Caitlin Costello, Dr. Kaitlyn Dykes, Dr. Ayad Hamdan, Dr. Ah-Reum Jeong, Dr. Dan Kaufman, Dr. Divya Koura, Dr. James Mangan, Dr. Nadeem Tabbara, Dr. Tiffany Tanaka, Dr. Dimitrios Tzachanis
Transplants performed
Marrow/PBSC, single cord, and double cordCord blood transplants
Adult onlyOther programs and services
UC San Diego Health does have an agreement with local hotels for discounted rates.Patient survival information for this center
This center's actual 1-year survival results are similar to the expected rate for this center*.The survival information we have for this center includes ONLY:- Patients who had their FIRST ALLOGENEIC transplant (cells from a related or unrelated donor/cord blood) during 2020, 2021, 2022 and
- Who had their transplant at a U.S. transplant center, and
- Who had follow-up information provided by the transplant center for analysis
For this center, we have survival information for 142 patients.The actual 1-year survival of these patients is 77.4%.Compared to similar patients transplanted at all centers in the U.S., we expect that the 1-year survival for patients at this center to be in a range between 67.9% and 81.5%.For help with understanding these statistics, please see Understanding Transplant Outcomes.For overall survival for all patients transplanted with a specific disease, please see U.S. Patient Survival report (Opens in a new tab) at bloodcell.transplant.hrsa.gov.* The expected survival rate for a transplant center can be below, similar to, or above the range listed. This is based on comparing patient survival at all centers that treated patients with similar diseases.
The survival rate cannot tell how you will do with your transplant. Talk to your doctor to understand your prognosis or the likely course of your disease.
Total adult transplants
279
Transplants reported by the centers (from January 1, 2022 to December 31, 2023)
Marrow PBSC Cord blood Total AllogeneicRelated donorMarrow0PBSC53Cord blood0Total53Unrelated donorMarrow0PBSC62Cord blood0Total62Total allogeneicMarrow0PBSC115Cord blood0Total115AutologousMarrowBoth marrow & PBSC 164PBSC—Cord blood—Total164Total combinedMarrowBoth marrow & PBSC 279PBSC—Cord blood0Total279All Diseases
Number of transplants by age reported from January 1, 2022 to December 31st, 2023(includes marrow, PBSC and cord blood)
0-18 19-44 45-64 65+ Total Related 0-18019-442345-642065+10Total53Unrelated 0-18019-441245-642865+22Total62Autologous 0-18019-442245-649465+48Total164Total 0-18019-445745-6414265+80Total279Treatments may be similar for diseases within a group. It might be helpful to look at centers that have done transplants for a specific disease and centers that have done transplants for any corresponding broad disease categories.
Centers are not required to report autologous transplants so the numbers might be incomplete.
More information about transplants can be found:
- U.S. Transplant Data by Center (Opens in a new tab) report at blood cell.transplant.hrsa.gov
- List of diseases
Transplant center resources
NMDP patient navigators
Patient navigators can answer your questions about choosing a transplant center and provide support and education to help you throughout your transplant journey.
- Inside the United States: 1 (888) 999-6743
- Outside the United States: 1 (763) 406-3410. (Long distance or international charges may apply.)
Email: patientinfo@nmdp.org
More resources
- Choosing a transplant center
- Preparing for transplant
- Learn about transplant outcomes and treatment decisions (Opens in a new tab)
- Support and resources (including non-English materials)
- U.S. Transplant Data by Center (Opens in a new tab) at blood cell.transplant.hrsa.gov
UCSD/Sharp Healthcare Blood and Marrow Transplant Program
3855 Health Sciences Drive La Jolla, CA 92093-0960 Phone:858-822-6600 For more information about this program: https://health.ucsd.edu/specialties/cancer/programs/hematologic/BMT/Pages/survivorship.aspx (Opens in a new tab)Overview
UC San Diego Health offers a specialized, long-term follow-up program to help blood and marrow transplant survivors maintain the best possible health after transplant. Designed specifically for allogeneic recipients, the BMT Survivorship Program provides support for both physical and psychological well-being. The program helps identify patients who may be at risk for long-term complications and ensures they receive proactive care for conditions such as cardiovascular disease, secondary cancers, and other late effects of transplant.
Staff
Program Director:Divya Koura, MDProgram Coordinator:Eleanor FLores, NPMedical Specialties in Program
The survivorship program connects patients with specialists experienced in managing the long-term effects of stem cell transplant. Depending on individual needs, referrals may be made to providers in hematology oncology, infectious diseases, cardiology, endocrinology, dermatology, gynecology, psychiatry, and other supportive care fields. Each provider is familiar with the unique medical and psychosocial challenges transplant survivors face.Medical Services Offered
Chronic GVHD management, fertility counseling, reproductive health, nutrition/dietetics, Our survivorship program offers a wide range of services tailored to the long-term needs of transplant recipients. These include chronic GVHD management, fertility and reproductive health counseling, nutrition and dietetics support, mental health services, social work support, and routine vaccinations. Telemedicine appointments are also available for eligible patients., social services, vaccinations.Telemedicine services are available.Patient Eligibility
Adults- Allogeneic transplant recipients
- Adults: 12 months after transplant.
- Adults (over age 18)
- Will provide care to adult patients who underwent transplant as a child
- Does accept patients who were transplanted at another hospital