{"id":2924,"date":"2021-02-28T16:09:59","date_gmt":"2021-02-28T20:09:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.med.virginia.edu\/kidsmatter\/?p=2924"},"modified":"2021-03-01T15:05:47","modified_gmt":"2021-03-01T19:05:47","slug":"establishing-a-bone-marrow-transplant-program-at-uva","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.med.virginia.edu\/kidsmatter\/establishing-a-bone-marrow-transplant-program-at-uva\/","title":{"rendered":"Establishing a Pediatric Bone Marrow Transplant Program at UVA"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_2928\" style=\"width: 210px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2928\" class=\"wp-image-2928 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/news.med.virginia.edu\/kidsmatter\/files\/2021\/02\/Dr.-Roehrs-web-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"photo of Dr. Philip Roehrs standing in front of a desk in the hospital \" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.med.virginia.edu\/kidsmatter\/files\/2021\/02\/Dr.-Roehrs-web-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/news.med.virginia.edu\/kidsmatter\/files\/2021\/02\/Dr.-Roehrs-web-134x200.jpg 134w, https:\/\/news.med.virginia.edu\/kidsmatter\/files\/2021\/02\/Dr.-Roehrs-web.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-2928\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Dr. Philip Roehrs <\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>Q. Tell me about your new role and program.<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>A. <\/strong>I am the Clinical Director of Pediatric Transplant and Cellular Therapies joining Trey Lee to help establish a bone marrow transplant program here at UVA. Creating the program is a significant task, from developing standard operating procedures, educating and training nursing\/clinical staff, to establishing collaborations with other subspecialty programs on the \u201cmost up to date\u201d management of transplant patients. Our goal is to become FACT accredited, the international accreditation standard that programs aspire to achieve, while opening up treatment options for the children of Virginia who need access to transplant and\/or immunotherapy for life-threatening cancers, bone marrow failure syndromes, immune deficiency syndromes, and other blood and metabolic disorders. Currently, patients that come to UVA for care end up going to intuitions outside of the state for these types of transplants and immunotherapy. We want to make sure children and young adults in Virginia do not have to leave the state to receive a transplant or cellular therapy. This also means that patients with rare disorders will be able to come to UVA for specialized care.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Q. What are you most excited about?<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>A. <\/strong>I\u2019m excited about the ability to work with excellent people who are dedicated to expanding a pediatric cellular program. My passion for this work comes from my training at Cincinnati Children\u2019s Hospital, where many patients with rare and life-threatening cancers, bone marrow failure syndromes, and immune deficiencies\u00a0 have historically been referred and\/or sought treatment. I was fortunate to have trained and worked with several \u201cpioneers\u201d and international \u00a0leaders in transplant and Immunology. I\u2019m originally from Danville with the Southeast being my \u201chome,\u201d so \u00a0my goal was always to end up \u201cback home\u201d and be able to offer that same level of care. Now, I\u2019m happy to be back, as these treatment options have been lacking in the state of Virginia and I\u2019m excited to be a part of it.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Q. What&#8217;s your long-term plan?<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>A. <\/strong>After standing up the program, we want to become a site for novel therapies, combining Dr. Lee\u2019s immunotherapy expertise and my interest in primary immune deficiencies, bone marrow failure syndromes, \u00a0and other blood disorders, many of which are cured with bone marrow transplants. Gene therapy trials are also coming out for many conditions, including Immune deficiencies and sickle cell disease,<\/p>\n<p><strong>Q. What would you want others to know?<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>A. <\/strong>I\u2019m looking forward to partnering with other departments in Pediatrics, as these patients often have multiple organs effected by their disorders. These patients are often seen in GI, dermatology, and pulmonary clinics, but ultimately, they have one condition and it is a defect in their immune system. The defect leads to a multi-organ system disease that warrants specialized care and the potential for a curative transplant. A bone marrow transplant can correct many if not all these patients\u2019 problems.<\/p>\n<p>Stay tuned for more to come. Our goal is to be transplanting patients by the end of 2021!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Q. Tell me about your new role and program. A. I am the Clinical Director of Pediatric Transplant and Cellular Therapies joining Trey Lee to help establish a bone marrow transplant program here at UVA. 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