World-Class Leadership
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. She has a special interest in Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome and 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 30 years of experience in blood and marrow transplantation for immune deficiencies and other disorders.
Focused Expertise
Our program includes physicians with expertise in immune deficiencies as well as in bone marrow transplantation. These physicians understand the variety of medical issues caused by these diseases, but they are also experts in the complex transplant procedures that lead to a cure. This combined expertise makes our program unique in the United States, and it allows us to provide thoughtfully coordinated care by physicians with a comprehensive approach.
Some of our physicians specialize solely in immune deficiencies and histiocytic disorders. Like the physicians listed above, they care for patients during clinic visits, but they do not perform bone marrow transplants.
Our team also includes devoted laboratory researchers. Their work advances our basic understanding of immune deficiencies and histiocytic disorders, and helps physicians provide the most effective care possible.
Nursing Excellence
Our care managers and nurse practitioners are devoting their careers to understanding and treating immunological disorders.
Nurse practitioners work with the physicians to provide optimal patient care. They conduct physical exams and order lab tests and medications, providing continuity during complex immunology treatments.
- Gretchen Vaughn, RN, CNP
- Jennifer Detzel, RN, CNP
- Mary Ann Michael, RN, CNP
- Paula Cuthrell, RN, CNP
- Steffani Maier, RN, CNP
Nurse Care managers guide families through the hospital and outpatient experience. They are often the first point of contact for families, and they can answer medical questions and coordinate each patient’s schedule based on his or her medical needs.
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.
