Pediatric Stem Cell Transplantation Care Team

Alice Bertaina, MD, PhD

Dr. Bertaina is the section chief of Pediatric Stem Cell Transplantation at Stanford Medicine Children’s Health.

Areas of expertise:Allogenic stem cell transplantation in children, graft manipulation, immune reconstitution, graft-versus-host disease

Rajni Agarwal, MD

Dr. Agarwal is a pediatric hematologist-oncologist who specializes in stem cell transplantation.

Areas of expertise:Hematopoietic stem cell graft manipulation, hematopoietic stem cell transplantation for bone marrow failure syndromes, veno-occlusive disease, infection prevention

Jessie Alexander, MD

Dr. Alexander is a pediatric hematologist-oncologist who specializes in stem cell transplantation.

Areas of expertise:Immunodeficiency, autoimmunity and immune dysregulation, bone marrow failure, and infections in immunocompromised hosts

Rosa Bacchetta, MD

Dr. Bacchetta is a genetic immune disease specialist.

Areas of expertise:Genetic autoimmunity, IPEX syndrome, immune dysregulation

Agnieszka Czechowicz, MD, PhD

Dr. Czechowicz is a pediatric hematologist-oncologist who specializes in stem cell transplantation.

Areas of expertise:Bone marrow failure disorders, Fanconi anemia, stem cell gene therapy for genetic diseases

Tami John, MD

Dr. John is a pediatric hematologist-oncologist who specializes in gene therapy.

Areas of expertise:Stem cell and gene therapies for people with genetic diseases, especially sickle cell disease and thalassemia

Orly Klein, MD

Dr. Klein is a pediatric hematologist-oncologist who specializes in stem cell transplantation.

Areas of expertise:Immune deficiency, bone marrow failure disorders

Ami Shah, MD

Dr. Shah is a pediatric hematologist-oncologist who specializes in stem cell transplantation. 

Areas of expertise:Late effects and survivorship, metabolic diseases, chronic graft-versus-host disease, pediatric leukemia

David Shyr, MD

Dr. Shyr is a pediatric hematologist-oncologist who specializes in stem cell transplantation.

Areas of expertise:Gene and cell therapy, Wiskott Aldrich syndrome, severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID), leukodystrophies, Hurler syndrome

Katja Weinacht, MD, PhD

Dr. Weinacht is a pediatric hematologist-oncologist who specializes in stem cell transplantation. 

Areas of expertise:Immune dysregulation, immune-mediated cytopenia, graft-versus-host disease, primary immunodeficiencies, DiGeorge syndrome

Kenneth Weinberg, MD

Dr. Weinberg is a pediatric hematologist-oncologist who specializes in stem cell transplantation. 

Areas of expertise:Genetic and acquired immune disorders, immune development, hematopoietic stem cell transplantation for genetic diseases, graft-versus-host disease