University of Cincinnati Transplant and Cellular Therapy
Locations
Transplant Summary
Overview
The University of Cincinnati Transplant and Cellular Therapy Program, led by Edward Faber, MD, is one of few transplantation sites which offers treatment in one setting. Designed with patient comfort and convenience in mind, the center features state-of-the-art cellular therapy infusion suites and exam rooms along with integrative appointment scheduling. Patients can expect a care team consisting of hematology oncology specialists who focus exclusively on blood cancers as well as dedicated radiation oncologists, cancer and bone marrow transplant-trained hospitalists, pathologists, oncology nurse practitioners and nurses, pharmacists, dietitians, oncology social workers, a nurse educator for patients and caregivers and a director for clinical quality management.This center has been performing allogeneic transplants since 2013 and has been an NMDP transplant center since August 2018.
Attending physicians
Adult - John Byrd, Emily Curran, Edward Faber, Bryan Hambley, Tahir Latif, Zulfa Omer, Pier Paolo Scaglioni, Eric VickTransplants performed
Marrow/PBSC onlyCord blood transplants
Not performedOther programs and services
Lodging: Our hospital has established preferred relationships with the hotels below, which are convenient to our facilities across the Greater Cincinnati Area. We also have established a preferred relationship with Executive Transportation for shuttle service, should it be required.
Preferred Accommodations include:
Cincinnati Marriott North, Residence Inn Cincinnati Downtown, Cincinnati Marriott Northeast, and Holiday Inn Cincinnati Airport. Please refer to the following link for more information:
https://uchealth.com/patients-visitors/hotel-accommodations/
Support service (Interpreter, Volunteer Services, Pets, Social services etc.)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 34 patients.The actual 1-year survival of these patients is 70.6%.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 64.5% and 91.3%.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
86
Transplants reported by the centers (from January 1, 2022 to December 31, 2023)
Marrow PBSC Cord blood Total AllogeneicRelated donorMarrow1PBSC13Cord blood0Total14Unrelated donorMarrow0PBSC24Cord blood0Total24Total allogeneicMarrow1PBSC37Cord blood0Total38AutologousMarrowBoth marrow & PBSC 48PBSC—Cord blood—Total48Total combinedMarrowBoth marrow & PBSC 86PBSC—Cord blood0Total86All 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 0-18019-44445-64965+1Total14Unrelated 0-18019-44745-641165+6Total24Autologous 0-18019-44645-642365+19Total48Total 0-18019-441745-644365+26Total86Treatments 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 coordinatorMary Beth ShirleyPhone: (513) 584-1370If 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
University of Cincinnati Cancer Survivorship & Supportive Services
3151 Bellevue Avenue Cincinnati, OH 45219 Phone:513-584-8222 For more information about this program: https://www.uchealth.com/en/cancer-center/cancer-survivorship (Opens in a new tab)Overview
This visit is scheduled with a survivorship nurse practitioner or physician after cancer treatment is completed. The purpose of this visit is to develop your personalized care plan that focuses on potential long-term treatment-related effects, managing current treatment-related issues and developing healthy habits with diet and exercise. Services available include but are not limited to, oncofertility, cardio- oncology, exercise and wellness, integrative medicine, sexual health, oncology primary care, neurocognitive support, counseling and emotional support.
Staff
Program Director:Elizabeth Shaughnessy, MD,PHDProgram Coordinator:Jennie MartinMedical 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, Telemedicine services are available., vaccinations.Telemedicine services are available.Patient Eligibility
Adults- Allogeneic transplant recipients
- Adults: 1 year after transplant after transplant.
- Adults (over age over age 18)
- Will provide care to adult patients who underwent transplant as a child
- Does accept patients who were transplanted at another hospital