Transplant services
When an organ is compromised by trauma or begins to fail, a transplant may be the most suitable treatment. Transplants involve removing a healthy organ or tissue from a donor to replace a diseased organ, blood or bone marrow in a recipient.
Transplant specialists in San Antonio, Texas
Our pediatric transplant services are tailored to your child's unique medical needs.
Since 1993, Methodist Children's Hospital has completed over 750 blood and marrow transplants. If your child is living with leukemia, sickle cell disease or immunodeficiency syndromes, our program provides the help your family needs.
Expert advice, available 24/7
Free health-related information is just a phone call away. Our nurses help you understand your symptoms, treatment options and procedures. They will also help you find a provider or specialist and schedule an appointment.
Free health-related information is just a phone call away. Our nurses help you understand your symptoms, treatment options and procedures. They will also help you find a provider or specialist and schedule an appointment.
Related specialties
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Pediatric conditions we treat
Our inpatient unit provides pediatric oncology, hematology and blood and marrow transplant services for the treatment of a wide range of conditions, including:
- Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL)
- Acute myeloblastic leukemia (AML)
- Autoimmune disorders
- Bone marrow failures
- Brain tumors
- Chronic myeloblastic leukemia (CML)
- Germ cell tumors
- Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
- Hodgkin lymphoma
- Juvenile myelomonocytic leukemia (JMML)
- Neuroblastoma
- Non-Hodgkin lymphoma
- Primary immunodeficiencies
- Sickle cell disease
- Thalassemia
Our transplant services
In addition to performing complex haploidentical allogeneic transplants, we provide compassionate support services, such as art therapy.
Pediatric bone marrow transplants
We provide two types of transplants: allogenic and autologous. During an allogeneic transplant, healthy stem cells from another person are used to replace the cancerous or damaged cells. During an autologous transplant, your child's healthy blood stem cells are used to replace bone marrow that isn't working properly.
Our blood and marrow transplant program also treats adolescents and young adults.
Comprehensive support services
Through our Tracy's Kids art therapy program, your child can access a safe place to express themselves and cope with the stress of a cancer diagnosis. We also have a survivorship clinic to support your child's medical and mental health, even after completing treatment. During annual visits, your child will meet with physicians, nurses, psychologists, social workers, art therapists and case managers.
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