To speak with a physician regarding a patient consultation, please call 404.255.1930.
To refer a CAR T-cell patient, please call 404-255-1930 or visit http://www.bmtga.com/immunotherapy-program-at-northside/
We are honored to announce that Dr. H Kent Holland, Dr. Lawrence E. Morris, Dr. Scott R. Solomon, Dr. Melhem M. Solh and Dr. Asad Bashey have been named Castle Connolly Top Doctors for 2022.
For over 25 years, Castle Connolly has been proud to be the most trusted resource in identifying Top Doctors. This recognition is given to only the top 7% of all US board-certified physicians.
To make a BMT, leukemia or CAR T-cell referral, please call 404-255-1930.
My name is Ed. I am a biomedical engineer, primarily focused on the cognitive and biomechanic effects of work, aging, and disability. I was born in 1960, so before Leukemia happened to me my wife Elizabeth and I had seen our three sons grow up, start their families and careers, and leave us to begin building our post-middle age lives together. At age 57, I enjoyed excellent health – swimming a mile, four days per week, and working full-time as an engineer and research scientist.
To read more about Ed’s leukemia and allogeneic transplant, click here.
On October 18, 2021, Dr. Bachier-Rodriguez joined The Blood and Marrow Transplant Group of Georgia and the Northside Cancer Institute’s Blood and Marrow Transplant, Leukemia and Immunotherapy Programs. Dr. Bachier-Rodriguez has extensive experience taking care of patients with complex blood and hematological malignancies.
Assistant Professor of Medicine
• Albert Einstein College of Medicine/Montefiore Medical Center
Advanced Bone Marrow Transplant Fellowship:
• Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
Hematology Oncology Fellowship:
• Weil Cornell Medicine, New York, NY
Postgraduate Training:
• Internal Medicine Residency, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Board Certification:
• Oncology and Hematology
Dr. Bachier-Rodriguez is accepting new patients. Please call 404.255.1930 to refer a patient or speak to a physician.
For an 13th consecutive year, (20009 – 2021), Northside BMT achieved survival outcomes that significantly exceeded the expected ranges as reported in the Center for International Blood an Marrow Transplant Research Final 2021 Transplant Center Specific Survival Report. The one-year survival of patients transplanted at Northside was 80.8%.
A total of 173 transplant centers were included in this analysis. This survival information includes only patients who received their first allogeneic transplant between January 1, 2017 and December 31, 2019 using unrelated or related donors who had reported follow up. Each of these centers performed at least one unrelated or related donor transplant over the 3-year window of time from January 1, 2017 – December 31, 2019.
For additional information, click Survival Data.
We would like to thank our patients, caregivers and team members who continuously support our nationally recognized BMT/Leukemia/Immunotherapy Programs. Our BMT Program is the ONLY adult program in the U.S. that achieved survival outcomes that significantly exceeded their expected survival rate for the last 12 consecutive reporting cycles.
Please click the images above to view Lindsay Stead’s and Caroline Campbell's BMT and Leukemia patient testimonials.
Congratulations to Connie Sizemore, Pharm. D., Latasha Mccoy, BSN,RN and Dawn Speckhart, PhD, who led a recent nbmtlink’s webinar on Chronic Graft vs. Host Disease and its impact on post allogeneic patients’ lives.
Please click here to review their presentations.
NH-BMT program achieved BMT CTN Core Center Grant renewal funding for years 2017 - 2023. Past performance, current application, and PI leadership contributed to the grant renewal. NH-BMT applied as a consortium with University of Miami and Levine Cancer Institute. The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) and the National Cancer Institute (NCI) provide BMT CTN research grant funding.
Achieving this award is a validation of the efforts of each person in the program, the support of the administration, and leadership of the BMTGA physicians. For further information, please read Press Release.
The 2021 Transplant Consultation Timing Guidelines identify appropriate allogeneic or autologous HCT referral timing based on disease characteristics. Access the guidelines online, as a PDF or in the mobile app.
The NMDP/Be the Match and the American Society for Transplantation and Cellular Therapy (ASTCT) jointly develop the guidelines. They are based on current clinical practice, medical literature, National Comprehensive Cancer Network© (NCCN) Guidelines for the treatment of cancer and evidence-based reviews.
After blood and marrow transplant, patients will need to be re-immunized with all childhood vaccinations due to their new immune systems being immature and vulnerable to diseases/infections. It is recommended that post-transplant patients begin their vaccination schedule six months after transplant unless clinically contraindicated. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC), recommends the following:
Please click here to view the NH-BMT post-transplant vaccination schedule recommended for both autologous and allogeneic transplant recipients. For more specific information, see Tomblyn M, Chiller T, Einsele H, et al. Guidelines for Preventing Infectious Complications among Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation Recipients: A Global Perspective [1.9MB, 96 pages]. Biol Blood Marrow Transplant 15:1143-1238;2009 or visit http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines.