Aplastic Anemia

Is blood transfusion safe during the COVID-19 pandemic?

The rapid spread of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has challenged healthcare systems to re-organize the management of patients in a short period. The causative pathogen of this pandemic is severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), one of seven coronaviruses that can be found in humans. It is a rapidly mutating, enveloped, ssRNA, beta-coronavirus. The initial reports published after the pandemic spread showed a transmissibility rate of 2.2 and possibly low values of dispersion.

Martha L. Arellano, MD

Institution
Emory University
Physician Status
accepting new patients
Primary Disease Area of Focus
Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML)
Aplastic Anemia
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)
About
Martha L. Arellano, MD, is an Associate Professor in the Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology at the Emory University School of Medicine where she serves as Associate Director of the Division of Hematology. Board certified in hematology, medical oncology and internal medicine, Dr. Arellano specializes in the treatment of leukemia and myelodysplastic syndromes. She started practicing with Emory Healthcare in 2006. Dr. Arellano is a clinical member of the Discovery and Developmental Therapeutics Research Program at Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University. She currently leads the

Alice S. Mims, MD

Institution
Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center
Physician Status
accepting new patients
Primary Disease Area of Focus
Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML)
Aplastic Anemia
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)
Myeloproliferative Neoplasms (MPN)
About
Dr. Alice S. Mims is the Acute Leukemia Clinical Research Director and Associate Professor in the Division of Hematology at Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center - James. Dr. Mims is a hematologist who specializes in treating patients with acute and chronic myeloid diseases, particularly AML, She earned her medical degree and Masters of Science in Clinical Research (MSCR) from the Medical University of South Carolina. Her research focuses on studying the effectiveness of novel therapeutics on patients with AML and other myeloid neoplasms including MDS. She is currently the lead

David Jacobsohn, MD, ScM

Institution
Children's National
Physician Status
accepting new patients
Primary Disease Area of Focus
Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML)
Aplastic Anemia
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL)
Chronic Myelomonocytic Leukaemia (CMML)
Graft Versus Host Disease (GVHD)
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)
Myeloproliferative Neoplasms (MPN)
Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria (PNH)
Pure Red Cell Aplasia (PRCA)
Pediatric
About
David Jacobsohn, MD, ScM is the Division Chief, Blood and Marrow Transplanation at Children's National Hospital in Washington, D.C. Previously, he was at Children’s Memorial Hospital in Chicago, where he served as a member of the Stem Cell Transplant Program staff and as the Director of the Chronic Graft-versus-Host Disease Clinic. He has lectured widely on GvHD/BMT in Europe, Latin America, and the United States. Dr. Jacobsohn obtained a Bachelor of Science from Yale University, his medical degree from Tufts University, and a Masters in Clinical Investigation from Johns Hopkins School of

Staci Arnold, MD, MBA, MPH

Institution
Children's Healthcare of Atlanta
Physician Status
accepting new patients
Primary Disease Area of Focus
Aplastic Anemia
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)
Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria (PNH)
Pediatric
About
Dr. Arnold is an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine. She specializes in pediatric hematology and has particular expertise in the care of children undergoing stem cell transplantation for noncancerous disorders, such as sickle cell anemia, aplastic anemia and thalassemia. In addition to caring for patients, Dr. Arnold conducts research. She has an MBA and does outcome research to demonstrate the cost-effectiveness of the therapies she uses.

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