World-Class Team of Experts
Alexandra (Lisa) H. Filipovich, MD, consults with Keijan Zhang, MD, MBA.
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Alexandra (Lisa) H. Filipovich, MD, is director of the Immune Deficiency and Histiocytosis Program at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center. She is also the Ralph J. Stolle Chair in Clinical Immunology.
Dr. Filipovich’s expertise includes the whole range of genetically determined immune deficiencies, and she has a special interest in histiocytic disorders, especially hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis. Dr. Filipovich serves as current President of the Histiocyte Society, an international group of more than 200 physicians and scientists who are committed to improving the lives of patients with histiocytosis through research. Dr. Filipovich has more than 25 years of experience in blood and marrow transplantation for immune deficiencies and other disorders.
Other members of the program’s multidisciplinary team who care for patients and conduct research include:
Our team also includes laboratory researchers. Their work advances our understanding of immune deficiencies and histiocytic disorders, and helps physicians provide the most effective care possible.
Nursing Excellence
Nurses also play an integral role on the immune deficiency and histiocystosis 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. The Magnet Recognition Program 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.
