Hematology

Important Change to Hospital Visitation Policy

Effective October 19, 2009, Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital will no longer allow non-patient visitors or family members under the age of 16 years to visit in the hospital. This policy will be in effect during the height of the flu season, usually lasting until spring, and will be re-evaluated at that time. Learn more about the visitation policy change / Lea más acerca del cambio en las normas de visitas.

 

Location 770 Welch Road, Suite 261 Palo Alto, CA 94304    Tuesdays, 8:00 am-12:00 pm Thursdays, 1:00 pm-3:00 pm Fridays, 8:00 am-12:00 pm

Phone: (650) 497-8953 Fax: (650) 724-2636

Services Overview

The Hematology Clinic at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital diagnoses and treats infants, children and adolescents with blood diseases such as:

• Acquired and hereditary anemias 
• Hemophilia 
• Hemoglobinopathies such as sickle cell anemia and thalassemia 
• Neutropenia - An abnormally low level of a type of white blood cells (neutrophils)
• White blood cell (leukocyte) function disorders
• Thrombocytopenic disorders
• Platelet function abnormalities
• Hereditary and acquired blood clotting (coagulation) disorders
• Thrombotic abnormalities. A thrombosis is a blood clot in a blood vessel.
• Histiocytic disorders. Histiocytes are white blood cells that are made in the bone marrow.

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Hematology Team

Attending Physicians
Attending physicians are doctors who have completed medical school, a residency specializing in pediatric medicine and a fellowship specializing in hematology.  Attending physicians are responsible for the diagnosis and treatment of your child.  In addition to providing medical care, attending physicians also have university teaching responsibilities. Attending physicians are on call 24 hours a day.

• Harvey J. Cohen, MD, PhD
• Bertil E. Glader, MD, PhD
• Michael R. Jeng, MD
• Wendy Wong, MD

Nurse Practitioners
Nurse practitioners are registered nurses with advanced, master's degree training. After your child has been diagnosed by the hematology team, your child will most often be seen by a nurse practitioner who specializes in hematology and who works in collaboration with the attending physician.

• Carolyn Cooper, RN, MSN, PNP
• Judith Lea, RN, MSN, PNP
• Nancy Tang, RN, MSN, PNP

Nurse Coordinators
Nurse coordinators provide a variety of services for specific groups of patients. The hematology nurse coordinator primarily works with patients with bleeding disorders.  Her responsibilities include education, coordination of annual exams, coordination with outside agencies and assistance with medical needs for travel.

• Jeanmarie Zoland, RN, BSN

Social Worker
Social workers assist families with emotional as well as practical needs.  They are available to help your child and your entire family cope with chronic illness and/or hospitalizations.
 
Fellows
Fellows are doctors who are training to specialize in a particular diagnosis, such as hematology.  Fellows have completed medical school and at least three years as pediatric residents. Many fellows have research experience as well. Fellows are on call after hours and on weekends.
 
Residents
Residents are doctors who have completed medical school and are between one and four years into their training in the general care of children. Residents typically rotate through specialty areas (including hematology) approximately every three weeks. Residents are often available 24 hours a day within the hospital setting.
 
Intern
Interns are first year residents.
 
Medical Student
Medical students are currently in medical school studying to become doctors. Within the hospital, they rotate among specialty services, such as hematology, every one to two months.

Resources

• Fertility Issues in Pediatric Hematology Treatment (PDF)
  Infertility, or the inability to have children, is a side effect of some hematologic therapies.  Even though your child's future fertility may not be a concern at this time, there are ways to help protect their chances to have children in the future.  This booklet provides information on infertility risks for different diseases and treatments and options to help save fertility that are available at LPCH and the surrounding area.