Patient Care

A team of highly skilled and compassionate physicians, nurse practitioners, social workers, and adjunct staff assist in the coordinated care of patients with blood disorders and their families. Our division aims to devise innovative therapies and improve the lives of our patients through research studies that advance our understanding of blood and blood disorders. We participate in impactful national collaborations that seek to improve treatments for thalassemia, sickle cell anemia, and bleeding and clotting disorders.  

As part of the Comprehensive Thalassemia Center and the UCSF Sickle Cell Center of Excellence, we pursue new avenues of investigation and offer comprehensive care for patients with these diseases. Our Hemophilia and Thrombosis Center program cares for children with bleeding disorders and participates in research to develop improved treatments for hemophilia and its complications. 

Exemplary Care for Patients

Our hematology/oncology team understands that treatment is an intensely personal experience for each child and family. We draw not only on the expertise of multidisciplinary physicians, but also on supportive care from nurse specialists, psychologists, social workers and child life specialists. We work closely with the UCSF Pediatric Blood and Marrow Transplant team, which provides a range of transplant options for selected children with cancer and blood diseases.

Inpatient Services

Inpatient Hematology Consultative Service 

The Pediatric Hematology Consult Services provide specialized support to inpatient teams and intensive care units across UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospitals. The service helps manage the anticoagulation for patients with venous thromboembolic diseases, advises on hemostatic support for patients with hemostatic defects, and guides the evaluation and management of patients presenting with cytopenias and other hematologic symptoms. 

  • The West Bay Pediatric Hematology Consult Service supports the inpatient teams and the pediatric and neonatal intensive care units at the UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital San Francisco.    

  • The East Bay Pediatric Hematology Consult Service supports the inpatient teams and the pediatric and neonatal intensive care units at the UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland.

Outpatient Services
Cooperative Group Affiliations