VA Puget Sound Health Care System
Locations
Transplant Summary
Overview
The VA Puget Sound provides transplant and follow-up treatment to Veterans who have served in the US Armed Forces and were honorably discharged. Patients must be referred by a physician working with the Veterans Health Administration. For a listing of centers, go to the VHA Web site: www.va.gov..This center has been performing allogeneic transplants since 1982 and has been an NMDP transplant center since October 1988.
Attending physicians
Adult - Nicholas Burwick, Thomas Chauncey, Solomon Graf, Robert Richard, Molly Tokaz, Daniel WuTransplants performed
Marrow/PBSC, single cord, and double cordCord blood transplants
Adult onlyThis 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
8
Transplants reported by the centers (from January 1, 2022 to December 31, 2023)
Marrow PBSC Cord blood Total AllogeneicRelated donorMarrow0PBSC5Cord blood0Total5Unrelated donorMarrow0PBSC3Cord blood0Total3Total allogeneicMarrow0PBSC8Cord blood0Total8AutologousMarrowBoth marrow & PBSC 0PBSC—Cord blood—Total0Total combinedMarrowBoth marrow & PBSC 8PBSC—Cord blood0Total8All 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 0-18019-44145-64065+4Total5Unrelated 0-18019-44045-64265+1Total3Autologous 0-18019-44045-64065+0Total0Total 0-18019-44145-64265+5Total8Treatments 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
Marrow Transplant Unit (111)
1660 South Columbian Way Seattle, WA 98108 Phone:206-764-2199 Physician Referrals:206-764-2139 For more information about this program: https://www.pugetsound.va.gov/marrowtransplant/Welcome.asp (Opens in a new tab)Staff
Program Director:Thomas R. Chauncey, MD, PhDProgram Coordinator:Lisa Fox, RNMedical Specialties in Program
Dentistry, dermatology, endocrinology, gastroenterology, general surgery, hematology, hepatology, infectious disease, nephrology, neurology, oncology, ophthalmology/optometry, orthopedics, otolaryngology, palliative care, psychiatry/psychology, pulmonology, rheumatology, urology.Medical Services Offered
Chronic GVHD management, nutrition/dietetics, pain management, physical therapy and rehabilitation, social services, vaccinations.Telemedicine services are available.Patient Eligibility
Adults- Allogeneic and Autologous transplant recipients
- 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