Our Distinguished Experts
The co-directors of the Cincinnati Children’s Bone Marrow Failure Clinic are Richard E. Harris, MD, and Stella M. Davies, MBBS, PhD, MRCP.
Dr. Harris is the founder of the Bone Marrow Transplantation Program at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center. He has special interests in aplastic anemia, Shwachman-Diamond Syndrome and other forms of hereditary bone marrow failure.
Dr. Davies, one of the world's foremost experts on Fanconi anemia, is Director of the Division of Bone Marrow Transplantation and Immune Deficiency.
These physicians work closely with Karen A. Kalinyak, MD, Theodosia A. Kalfa, MD, PhD, and Joseph S. Palumbo, MD, who are also experts in caring for bone marrow failure patients.
Theresa Cole, RN, has extensive experience in caring for patients with bone marrow failure syndromes and plays a key role at the Bone Marrow Failure Clinic.
Nursing Excellence
Nurses play an integral role on the multidisciplinary team, providing patient care and extensive education. In fact, Cincinnati Children’s is known as a place of nursing excellence. In 2009, the medical center received Magnet status from the Commission on the Magnet Recognition Program. This is the gold standard for recognizing nursing excellence and collaboration among all care providers and patients. Of approximately 5,700 hospitals in the United States, only 6 percent have achieved status from the Magnet Recognition Program.
