VA Tennessee Valley Healthcare System
Locations
Transplant Summary
Overview
The Stem Cell Transplant Center at VA Tennessee Valley Healthcare System (VA TVHS) in Nashville was established in 1995. We are the largest center among VA transplant centers in the country, performing the most allogeneic transplants annually. The first unrelated donor transplant was performed in 1995. VA TVHS offers related, unrelated, and haploidentical donor allogeneic transplants and provides comprehensive post-transplant care. This center has been performing allogeneic transplants since 1995 and has been an NMDP/Be The Match transplant center since that date.This center has been performing allogeneic transplants since 1995 and has been an NMDP transplant center since June 2013.
Attending physicians
Adult - Wichai Chinratanalab, Baghirathbhai Dholaria, Adetola Kassim, Tae Kim, Olalekan Oluwole, Bipin Savani, Salyka SengsayadethTransplants performed
Marrow/PBSC onlyCord blood transplants
Adult onlyOther programs and services
We provide local housing to our Veterans and their caregiver during their stay. Our Veteran's Hospital is the only FACT accredited VA Transplant Center and our team consists of Coordinators, Nurse Practitioners, Physicians, Social Workers, PharmD's, Phycology, Physical Therapy and a multitude of other services when needed.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 79 patients.The actual 1-year survival of these patients is 64.6%.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 59.9% and 79.2%.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
43
Transplants reported by the centers (from January 1, 2022 to December 31, 2023)
Marrow PBSC Cord blood Total AllogeneicRelated donorMarrow0PBSC16Cord blood0Total16Unrelated donorMarrow0PBSC27Cord blood0Total27Total allogeneicMarrow0PBSC43Cord blood0Total43AutologousMarrowBoth marrow & PBSC 0PBSC—Cord blood—Total0Total combinedMarrowBoth marrow & PBSC 43PBSC—Cord blood0Total43All 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 0-18019-44145-64965+6Total16Unrelated 0-18019-44445-641065+13Total27Autologous 0-18019-44045-64065+0Total0Total 0-18019-44545-641965+19Total43Treatments 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 coordinatorGwendolyn MorrisonPhone: (615) 873-8398Email: gwendolyn.morrison@va.govIf 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
VA Tennessee Valley Healthcare
1310 24th Ave S, 11T Nashville, TN 37212 Phone:615-873-7976 Physician Referrals:615-873-4751 Overview
For Veterans only
Staff
Program Director:Stacey Goodman, MDProgram Coordinator:Valerie Fristrom, RNMedical Specialties in Program
Allergy/immunology, cardiology, 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, nutrition/dietetics, occupational therapy, pain management, physical therapy and rehabilitation, sexual health, social services, vaccinations.Telemedicine services are available.Patient Eligibility
Adults- Allogeneic and Autologous transplant recipients
- Adults: 100 days after transplant.
- Adults (over age 18 year)
- Will provide care to adult patients who underwent transplant as a child
- Does accept patients who were transplanted at another hospital