Thalassemia Care Centers

Below are the locations of the seven CDC-funded thalassemia treatment centers in the United States with the contact information for each center.

CDC-Funded Thalassemia Treatment Centers

The Children's Hospital of Boston
Director: Ellis Neufeld, MD
Contact: Jennifer Braunstein
(617) 355-2457

The Children's Hospital of Los Angeles
Director: Thomas Coates, MD
Contact: Susan Carson
(323) 361-4132

The Children's Hospital of Oakland
Children's Hospital & Research Center at Oakland
Director: Elliott Vichinsky, MD
Contact: Dru Foote
(510) 528-3347

The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Director: Alan Cohen, MD
Contact: Marie Martin
(215) 590-2197

Children's Memorial Hospital (Chicago)
Director: Alexis Thompson, MD
Contact: Janice Beatty
(773) 880-4618

Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Director: Patricia Giardina, MD
Contact: Dorothy Kleinert
(212) 746-3404

Children's Healthcare of Atlanta
Director: Jeanne Boudreaux, MD
Contact: Laurie Thomas
(404) 785-3529