Digging into the Weeds of Cord Blood Transplant: A Roundtable Panel Discussion

Details

On-demand recording link

Recording date: September 20, 2023

Description 

During this virtual roundtable, physicians from four hematopoietic cell transplant (HCT) centers will discuss how they utilize cord blood in their practices. An expert moderator will guide a discussion of use cases and barriers faced with cord blood transplants, digging into the weeds of the challenges and opportunities surrounding this graft source.  

Learning Objectives 

Attendees will learn how transplant centers navigate the risks, selection criteria, and benefits associated with cord blood as an alternative graft source  

Target Audience 

Transplant center physicians, medical directors, coordinators

Moderators 

  • Heather Stefanski, MD, PhD, Vice President, Transplant Medical Services, NMDP/Be The Match
  • Ericka Narr, Senior Manager, Customer Ready Products, NMDP/Be The Match

Panelists 

  • Caridad Martinez, MD, Associate Professor, Baylor College of Medicine, Chief, Pediatric Bone Marrow Transplant, Texas Children’s Hospital
  • Leland Metheny, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
  • Filippo Milano, MD, PhD, Director, Cord Blood Transplant Program and Associate Professor, University of Washington
  • Ioannis Politikos, MD, Director, Cord Blood Transplantation Program, Memorial Sloan Kettering