Nebraska Medicine
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Transplant Summary
Overview
The Nebraska Medical Center offers the clinical expertise of academic and private practice physicians, access to new technologies, and innovative treatment from some of the top specialists in the world. Nebraska Medicine has one of the most respected oncology departments in the country.This center has been performing allogeneic transplants since 1983 and has been an NMDP transplant center since September 1988.
Attending physicians
Adult - Vijaya Bhatt, Greg Bociek, Christopher D'Angelo, Michael Haddain, Gundabolu Krishna, Matthew Lunning, Lori Maness, Julie Vose
Pediatric - Jenna Allison, Joshua Bies, Don Coulter, Phyllis I. WarkentinTransplants performed
Marrow/PBSC, single cord, and double cordCord blood transplants
Pediatric onlyOther programs and services
The Fred and Pamela Buffett Cancer Center opened June of 2017. This state of the art facility offers patients:
108-bed inpatient treatment center, all private rooms; Outpatient center featuring clinics that includes surgical, medical and radiation oncologists, and support services; 24/7 Infusion Center, which serves as both a treatment center and a 24/7 urgent-care-type facility; High-tech units and operating rooms geared specifically for treating cancer patients; Resource and Wellness Center; Free valet parking; Onsite dining; Healing Arts program, cultivating an atmosphere of hope and resilience.
Read more at: https://www.nebraskamed.com/cancer/learn-about-buffett.
In addition, there is a Ronald McDonald house adjacent the medical center property as well as local hotels that offer a discounted rate and transportation to and from the Buffett Cancer Center.This center's data is not sufficient to develop survival estimates for 2024.
If you have questions, contact Be The Match Patient Support Center at 1 (888) 999-6743 or patientinfo@nmdp.org.
Total adult transplants
317
Transplants reported by the centers (from January 1, 2022 to December 31, 2023)
Marrow PBSC Cord blood Total AllogeneicRelated donorMarrow1PBSC40Cord blood0Total41Unrelated donorMarrow3PBSC100Cord blood0Total103Total allogeneicMarrow4PBSC140Cord blood0Total144AutologousMarrowBoth marrow & PBSC 173PBSC—Cord blood—Total173Total combinedMarrowBoth marrow & PBSC 317PBSC—Cord blood0Total317Total pediatric transplants
20
Transplants reported by the centers (from January 1, 2022 to December 31, 2023)
Marrow PBSC Cord blood Total AllogeneicRelated donorMarrow2PBSC2Cord blood0Total4Unrelated donorMarrow3PBSC0Cord blood4Total7Total allogeneicMarrow5PBSC2Cord blood4Total11AutologousMarrowBoth marrow & PBSC 9PBSC—Cord blood—Total9Total combinedMarrowBoth marrow & PBSC 16PBSC—Cord blood4Total20All 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 0-18519-441145-641965+10Total45Unrelated 0-18819-442145-644365+38Total110Autologous 0-18919-442645-649165+56Total182Total 0-182219-445845-6415365+104Total337Treatments 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
If you have questions about costs and financial services at this center, please call the transplant center’s direct phone number.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
This center has separate survivorship programs for adult and pediatric patients.
Please select the program you are interested in.