N.I.H. Sickle Cell Centers | Comprehensive Centers

N.I.H. Sickle Cell Centers as of June 2003

These are the 10 sickle cell centers and clinics sponsored by National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), a part of the Federal Government's National Institutes of Health, Sickle Cell Disease Branch. Contact information and researh projects underway in these centers can be found at the NIH Sickle Cell Cell Center's Website.

Southwestern Comprehensive Sickle Cell Center
The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas
Pediatrics Department
Director: George Buchanan, M.D.
5323 Harry Hines Boulevard
Dallas, TX 75390-9063
Phone: (214) – 648-8594
Fax: (214) – 648-3122
Email: George.Buchanan@UTSouthwestern.edu

The University of Texas at Dallas Sickle Cell Disease Research Center (SCDRC) -The Sickle Cell Disease Research Center’s mission is to actively and aggressively participate in the substantive development of basic research and training efforts to improve treatment options or cure sickle cell disease.

Comprehensive Sickle Cell Centers Statistics & Data Management Center
Rho Federal Systems Div., Inc.
Director: Ronald W. Helms, Ph.D.
100 Eastowne Drive
Chapel Hill, NC 27514
Phone (919) 408-8000 Ext. 222
Fax: (919) 408-0999
Email: helms@rhoworld.com

University of Southern California Comprehensive Sickle Cell Center Department of Medicine Director: Cage S. Johnson, M.D. , RMR 304
2025 Zonal Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90033
Phone: (323) 442-1259
Fax: (323) 442-1255
Email: cagejohn@hsc.usc.edu

Cincinnati Comprehensive Sickle Cell Center
Children’s Hospital Medical Center Division of Hematology/Oncology
Director: Clinton H. Joiner, M.D., Ph.D.
3333 Burnet Avenue Division of Hematology/Oncology
Cincinnati, OH 45229-3039
Phone: (513) 636-4541
Fax: (513) 636-5562
Email: clint.joiner@chmcc.org

Bronx Comprehensive Sickle Cell Center
Albert Einstein College of Medicine Division of Hematology Ullman Building, Room 921
Director: Ronald L. Nagel, M.D.
1300 Morris Park Avenue
Bronx, NY 10461
Phone: (718) 430-2088
Fax: (718) 824-3153
Email: nagel@aecom.yu.edu

Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Comprehensive Sickle Cell Center
Director: Kwaku Ohene-Frempong, M.D.
34th Street & Civic Center Blvd.
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Phone: (215) 590-3423
Fax: (215) 590-2499
Email: ohene-frempong@email.chop.edu

Boston Comprehensive Sickle Cell Center
Director: Martin Steinberg, M.D.
One Boston Medical Center Place, FGH-2
Boston, MA 02118
Phone: (617) 414-1020 (Steinberg)
Fax: (617) 414-1021 (Steinberg)
Email: msteinberg@medicine.bumc.bu.edu

Marian Anderson Sickle Cell Anemia Care and Research Center
Thomas Jefferson University Hematology Division, Pediatrics Dept. College Bldg., Suite 727
Director: Marie J. Stuart, M.D.
1025 Walnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19107
Phone: (215) 955-9820
Fax: (215) 955-8011
Beeper: (215) 314-1887
Email: marie.stuart@mail.tju.edu

Northern California Comprehensive Sickle Cell Center
Children’s Hospital & Research at Oakland Dept. of Hematology / Oncology 747
Director: Elliott Vichinsky, M.D.
52nd Street
Oakland, CA 94609
Phone: (510) 428-3651
Fax: (510) 450-5647
Email: evichinsky@mail.cho.org

St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital Comprehensive Sickle Cell Center
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital Department of Hematology/Oncology
Director: Winfred Wang, M.D.
332 North Lauderdale Bldg R-6010 Mail Stop Code 763
Memphis, TN 38105
Phone: (901) 495-3497
Fax: (901) 495-2952
Email: Winfred.Wang@stjude.org