Bone Marrow Transplant Service
Service profile
Telephone: |
9845 7073 |
Facsimile: |
9689 2331 |
Location: |
Level 2 ICPMR |
Postal address: |
Prof. Ken Bradstock Bone Marrow Transplant Service ICPMR, Level 2 Westmead Hospital Westmead NSW 2145 |
Email: |
Service Profile
Welcome to the Bone and Marrow Transplant Service at Westmead Hospital.
We are the largest bone marrow transplant (BMT) centre in New South Wales, and among the most active in Australia. We have performed allogeneic transplants,using family or unrelated donors, and autologous (from self) transplants for 25 years. We recently carried out our 500th allogeneic transplant.
We treat adults and adolescents; patients under the age of 15 years are treated at the Childrens Hospital at Westmead. The diseases we treat with bone marrow transplants include leukemias, lymphomas, myelomas, and bone marrow failure syndromes, such as aplastic anemia and myelodysplasia. In addition, allogeneic transplantation is being evaluated as an experimental treatment for some solid tumours, such as renal cell cancer.
The Westmead BMT Service is located in Ward C5A, which has recently undergone a $.5.4million upgrade, and now contains 21 single rooms and 2 rooms with 2 beds, all in a sterile air environment. We currently carry out around 50 allogeneic and 20 autologous transplants each year. Patients are referred for BMT from other centres in metropolitan Sydney, ACT and regional NSW. The BMT Service has specific funding as a state-wide referral centre for allogeneic BMT.
Research is a continuing and integral part of our work. The BMT Service is affiliated with University of Sydney and is a founding member of the NSW BMT Network. We are part of national and international networks of transplant centres, and are actively involved in numerous clinical trials in BMT medicine.
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Last updated: 10th July, 2007
