Blood and Marrow Transplant Program

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The Blood and Marrow Transplant Program was one of the pioneers in bone marrow transplantation, with the first transplant performed in 1980. The program is one of the largest in the U.S. utilizing unrelated individuals or mismatched family members as donors. Having performed more than 900 transplants, the experienced team focuses on translational research to provide a solid foundation for the most advanced care.

The BMT Program is internationally recognized for its expertise in allogeneic transplantation, including unrelated donor blood and marrow transplants. It also is recognized for expertise in providing medical and transplant care to children and young adults with severe aplastic anemia and their capability for treating cancer in children.

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The team coordinates all aspects of care and treatment, from the initial phone call to posttransplant and outpatient transition. The team has ongoing contact with the referring physician and a team member is available 24/7 to answer questions.

The goal of the program is to provide a bone marrow transplant to any child who needs one. 

Specialties include, but are not limited to:

• Acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL).
• Acute myeloid leukemia (AML).
• Chronic myeloid leukemia (CML).
• Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH).
• Leukemia.
• Matched sibling donor transplants.
• Mismatched family member transplants (including parent to child).
• Primary immunodeficiencies.
• Severe aplastic anemia (SAA).
• Sickle cell anemia.
• Unrelated donor transplants.

	Children's Hospital of Wisconsin's Blood and Marrow Transplant program is accredited by the Foundation for the Accreditation of Cellular Therapy.

Other specialized services include:

Next Steps Clinic
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Young Adult Oncology Group
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Our specialists

Name	Specialty	Location
Lynnette Anderson, MSN, CPNP	Blood and Marrow Transplant	CHW-Milwaukee
Kristin Bingen, PhD	Pediatric Psychologist	CHW-Milwaukee
James T. Casper, MD	Blood and Marrow Transplant, Hematology, Oncology	CHW-Milwaukee
Mary Eapen, MD, MS	Blood and Marrow Transplant	CHW-Milwaukee
William J. Grossman, MD, PhD	Blood and Marrow Transplant	CHW-Milwaukee
Mary Hintermeyer, MSN, CPNP	Blood and Marrow Transplant, Immunodeficiency	CHW-Milwaukee
Mary Jo Kupst, PhD	Pediatric Psychologist	CHW-Milwaukee
David A. Margolis, MD	Blood and Marrow Transplant, Hematology, Oncology	CHW-Milwaukee
Mollie Mulberry, MS, CPNP	Blood and Marrow Transplant	CHW-Milwaukee
Dennis W. Schauer, Jr., MT(ASCP)	Blood and Marrow Transplant, Immunodeficiency, Oncology	CHW-Milwaukee
Julie An Marie Talano, MD	Blood and Marrow Transplant	CHW-Milwaukee