The Bone Marrow Failure Program, directed by Nicholas Gloude, M.D., treats patients with various inherited and acquired forms of bone marrow failure, including, but not limited to:
- Aplastic Anemia
- Congenital Amegkaryocytic Thrombocytopenia (CAMT)
- Congenital Neutropenia
- Diamond Blackfan Anemia (DBA)
- Telomere Biology Disorders
- Fanconi Anemia (FA)
- GATA2
- SAMD9/SAMD9L
- Shwachman Diamond Syndrome (SDS)
- Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria (PNH)
- Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS)
Our program is comprised of an expert team of physicians who specialize in treating these conditions. Our team works closely with other pediatric subspecialists based on your child’s condition to provide comprehensive multi-disciplinary care and streamline the transition to adult care.
University of California, San Diego / Rady Children’s Hospital San Diego is a member of both the North American Pediatric Aplastic Anemia Consortium (NAPAAC) and the Clinical Care Consortium of Telomere-Associated Ailments (CCCTAA) and was designated a Telomere Biology Disorder Center of Excellence in 2024.
As consortium members, our program can offer multi-center clinical trials to our patients and opportunities for expert consultations.
Team
- Nicholas Gloude, M.D., Director, Bone Marrow Failure Program; Assistant Clinical Professor of Pediatrics, UC San Diego
- Helena Yu, M.D., Co-Director, Bone Marrow Failure Program; Associate Physician, UC San Diego
- Eric Anderson, M.D., Director, Pediatric Bone Marrow Transplant Program, Clinical Professor of Pediatrics, UC San Diego
- Jennifer Yu, M.D., Assistant Clinical Professor of Pediatrics, UC San Diego
- Christina Killian-Benigno, P.N.P., Nurse Practitioner
- Diane Masser-Frye, M.S., M.S.W., Genetics Counselor
- Beth Shehee, B.S.N., R.N., Nurse Coordinator and Case Manager
- Social Workers, Child Life Specialists, Dieticians, and Pharmacists
Available & Upcoming Clinical Trials
Resources
Aplastic Anemia & MDS International Foundation: aamds.org
NAPAAC: https://www.napaac.org/
Diamond Blackfan Anemia Foundation: https://dbafoundation.org/
Diamond Blackfan Anemia Registry: https://www.dbar.org/
Fanconi Cancer Foundation: https://www.fanconi.org/
Shwachman-Diamond Syndrome Foundation: https://shwachman-diamond.org/
Shwachman-Diamond Syndrome Registry: http://sdsregistry.org/
Severe Chronic Neutropenia International Registry: severe-chronic-neutropenia.org/en
Team Telomere: https://teamtelomere.org/
