What to know
- People with thalassemia may be able to receive care at a thalassemia treatment center
- These centers typically provide comprehensive treatment including transfusions, chelation therapy, and routine monitoring for complications of thalassemia
- They may also offer lab tests, imaging studies, bone density scans, and other services
Find a treatment center near you
The Children's Hospital of Boston
Director: Erica Esrick, MD
Contact: Jennifer Eile, NP
(617) 355-8246
The Children's Hospital of Los Angeles
Director: Tom Coates, MD
Contact: Susan Carson
(323) 361-4132
Northern California Comprehensive Thalassemia Center
Director Ashutosh Lal, MD
Contact: Raquel Manzo
(510) 428-3347
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Director: Janet L. Kwiatkowski, MD
Contact: Stephanie Kent, RN
(215) 590-3437
Penn Comprehensive Adult Thalassemia Program, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Director: Farzana Sayani MD, MSc
Contact: Jennifer Cohen, RN
(215)-615-6555
Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
Director: Sherif Badawy, MD
Contact: Janice Beatty
(312) 227-4813
Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Director: Sujit Sheth, MD
Contact: Dorothy Kleinert
(212) 746-3404
Children's Healthcare of Atlanta
Director: Jeanne Boudreaux, MD
Contact: Jaime Cook, RN
(404) 785-3529
Children's Health Dallas
Director: Kathryn Dickerson, MD
Contact: Megan Dallas, NP
(214) 456-6102
Texas Children's Hospital
Director: Titilope Fasipe, MD, PhD
Contact: Dameka Harrison, RN
(832) 822-4891