The Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders at Children’s Hospital provides comprehensive care with a multidisciplinary team approach. The program is a part of the National Cancer Institute (NCI) approved LSUHSC/Children's Hospital Minority CCOP, and is a member of the Children’s Oncology Group (COG) - a nationwide Children’s Cancer Study Group. The Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant (HSCT) program is recognized by COG and the National Marrow Donor program is affiliated with the CIBMTR and Pediatric Blood Marrow Transplant Consortion.

Pediatric surgery, orthopedic surgery, neurosurgery, pathology, radiation oncology, diagnostic radiology, and other pediatric subspecialists and laboratory facilities for studies of genetic disorders, bleeding disorders, and hemoglobinopathy are all available. Radiation oncologists (from Touro Infirmary) work closely with our team.

Management expertise includes, but is not limited to:
Leukemia
Lymphoma
Brain tumor
Neuroblastoma
Wilms tumor
Rhabdomyosarcoma
Anemia
Sickle cell anemia
Bleeding disorders
ITP
Hemophilia
Hematopoietic stem cell transplant

 

In 1989, Children’s Hospital was approved as a Pediatric Hospital Cancer Program by the American College of Surgeons. Our program is affiliated with the Louisiana State University’s Minority Community Clinical Oncology Program (MCCOP), which is accredited by the National Cancer Institute. Children’s Hospital is also a member of the Children’s Oncology Group (COG), a national study group of premier research institutes in the United States and Canada. Our hospital has the only approved COG hematopoietic stem cell transplant program in Louisiana.

 

The Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders is also a teaching facility for medical students, nursing students and those completing graduate and postgraduate training. Our program has the only approved, dedicated hematology/oncology fellowship training in the state of Louisiana. This program is part of the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center (LSUHSC) Department of Pediatrics and the Stanley S. Scott Cancer Center of LSUHSC.

 

Our pediatric experts realize that caring for children with malignancies and blood disorders commands a delicate balance of medical care and emotional support. Members of the multidisciplinary team include are child psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, hematology/oncology nurse coordinators, pharmacists, dieticians, laboratory technologists, physical,occupational, speech and hearing, music, recreation and child life therapists.

 

Though patient care is our primary focus, Children’s Hospital is an active participant in clinical and basic research of childhood cancers and blood disorders. Our physicians have access to the most modern therapies for treatment of malignancies and blood disorders in children.

	Lolie C. Yu, MD, Division Chief Director, Bone Marrow Transplant Program, Children’s Hospital/LSUMC Professor of Pediatrics, LSU Health Sciences Center LSU CCOP/Children's Oncology Group (COG) Principal Investigator Professional School: University of Santo Tomas University of Texas Specialty Training: LSU Health Sciences Center, New Orleans Fred Hutchinson's Cancer Center, Seattle, WA Masters in Public Health Special Interests: Stem cell transplant, CD34 Stem Cell, Cord Blood, Veno-occlusive Disease, Nutrition and cancer, Neuroblastoma, Dendritic Cells
	Renee V. Gardner, MD Director, Sickle Cell Clinics Professor of Pediatrics, LSU Health Sciences Center   Professional School: Harvard Medical School Specialty Training: SUNY/Buffalo, Jackson Laboratory, NIDDK Special Interests: Sickle cell anemia, Leukemia/lymphoma, Late effects in cancer survivors   In Area Since: 1993 In Practice Since: 1975
	Jaime Morales, MD Pediatric oncologist, Children's Hospital Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, LSU Health Sciences Center   Professional School: Autonomous University of Guadalajare Specialty School: Monmouth Medical Center, Longbranch, NJ University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX Miami Children's Hospital, Miami, FL Special Interests: Solid tumors   In Area Since: 2008 In Practice Since: 2000
	Cori Morrison, MD Pediatric oncologist, Children's Hospital   Professional School: Louisiana State University School of Medicine   Specialty Training: LSU Health Sciences Center, Pediatric Hematology / Oncology
	Maria C. Velez, MD Pediatric oncologist, Children's Hospital Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Pediatric Hematology-Oncology Fellowship Program Director, LSU Health Sciences Center   Professional School: University of Puerto Rico, School of Medicine and Health Sciences Campus, San Juan, Puerto Rico Specialty Training: Pediatric University Hospital, University of Puerto Rico SoM affiliated, San Juan, Puerto Rico National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland Special Interests: Pediatric brain tumors, leukemias, thrombocytopenias, anemias   In Area Since: 1995 In Practice Since: 1995
	Pinki K. Prasad, MD, MPH Assistant Professor of Pediatrics Pediatric Hematologist Oncologist Director, Late Effects Center Professional School: University of Saint Eustasius School of Medicine, Netherlands Specialty Training: Pediactric Hematology/Oncology - Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN Master's in Public Health - Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN Pediatrics - Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL Special Interests: Late effects; survivorship In Area Since: 2009 In Practice Since: 2009