Children's Hospital Colorado
Locations
Hematology/Oncology/BMT
13123 E.16th Avenue
Aurora, CO 80045
Phone: (720) 777-6892
Toll-free: (800) 624-6553
Transplant Summary
From January 1, 2022 to December 31st, 2023
Program type: Pediatric
36
Marrow
9
PBSC
20
Cord Blood
52
Autologous*
*PBSC or marrow
Overview
The program operates within the Division of Hem/Onc/BMT, is FACT accredited and has specialized inpatient and outpatient care facilities. The division has 30 doctors and an extensive support staff; the division trains fellows. Pediatric NPs and PAs specialized in BMT also participate in patient care.This center has been performing allogeneic transplants since 1994 and has been an NMDP transplant center since May 1997.
Attending physicians
Adult - Hesham Eissa, Vanessa Fabrizio, Nick Foreman, Lia Gore, Taymour Hammoudi, Eric Mark Kohler, Michael Leibowitz, Christopher McKinney, Laura McLaughlin, Jean Mulchaey-Levy, Sanam Shahid, Michael R Verneris, Rajeev Vibhakar
Pediatric - Hesham Eissa, Vanessa Fabrizio, Nick Foreman, Lia Gore, Taymour Hammoudi, Eric Mark Kohler, Michael Leibowitz, Christopher McKinney, Laura McLaughlin, Jean Mulchaey-Levy, Sanam Shahid, Michael R Verneris, Rajeev VibhakarTransplants performed
Marrow/PBSC, single cord, and double cordCord blood transplants
Pediatric onlyOther programs and services
Pediatric and adolescent focused program offering stem cell transplant and cellular therapy including CAR T cell therapy and gene therapy. Specialized expertise in pediatric leukemia, solid tumors, nonmalignant blood disorders and immune defects. Outstanding support services. One of the top 10 rated children's hospitals in the USA. Opportunity to enroll in state of the art local and national clinical trials. Extensive quality assurance and outcomes monitoring programs. Expertise in cord blood transplantation. Expertise in peripheral blood stem cell collection in young children.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 92 patients.The actual 1-year survival of these patients is 85.9%.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 79.6% and 92.9%.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 pediatric transplants
117
Transplants reported by the centers (from January 1, 2022 to December 31, 2023)
Marrow PBSC Cord blood Total AllogeneicRelated donorMarrow26PBSC8Cord blood1Total35Unrelated donorMarrow10PBSC1Cord blood19Total30Total allogeneicMarrow36PBSC9Cord blood20Total65AutologousMarrowBoth marrow & PBSC 52PBSC—Cord blood—Total52Total combinedMarrowBoth marrow & PBSC 97PBSC—Cord blood20Total117All 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 0-182719-44845-64065+0Total35Unrelated 0-182919-44145-64065+0Total30Autologous 0-185019-44245-64065+0Total52Total 0-1810619-441145-64065+0Total117Treatments 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
Transplant center coordinatorAllison CliftonPhone: (720) 777-6767Financial representativeJackie WhitehairPhone: (720) 777-8256NMDP 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
Pediatric Blood and Marrow Transplantation and Cellular Therapy Program
13123 E 16th Ave, Aurora, CO 80045 Phone:720-777-6892 Physician Referrals:720-777-3999 For more information about this program: https://www.childrenscolorado.org/doctors-and-departments/departments/cancer-and-blood-disorders/programs/bone-marrow-transplant/ (Opens in a new tab)Overview
We provide multidisciplinary post-transplant care for children and young adults who have undergone transplantation.
Staff
Program Director:Michael R. Verneris, MDProgram Coordinator:Alison Sutton, RNMedical Specialties in Program
Allergy/immunology, cardiology, complementary and alternative medicine, dentistry, dermatology, endocrinology, gastroenterology, general surgery, gynecology, hematology, hepatology, infectious disease, nephrology, neurology, oncology, ophthalmology/optometry, orthopedics, otolaryngology, palliative care, psychiatry/psychology, pulmonology, rheumatology, urology.Medical Services Offered
Chronic GVHD management, fertility counseling, reproductive health, financial counseling, genetic counseling, nutrition/dietetics, occupational therapy, pain management, physical therapy and rehabilitation, sexual health, social services, vaccinations.Telemedicine services are available.Patient Eligibility
Children- Allogeneic and Autologous transplant recipients
- 2 years after transplant.
- Patients who were transplanted as a child at this center with no upper age limit
- Does accept patients who were transplanted at another hospital
- Will admit pediatric patients who transferred into the program if they are under age 25
- Will accept adult patients who were transplanted as a child at another center up to age 25