The best care for pediatric cancer and blood disorders is right here, in
Louisiana.
The Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders at Manning Family Children's
provides comprehensive care with a multidisciplinary team approach. Faculty from
LSU Health New Orleans and
Tulane University School of Medicine work with a team of specialized professionals including surgeons, pathologists,
radiologists, radiation oncologists, nurses, pharmacists, psychologists,
social workers and others to provide expert, compassionate care for each
child and family. The hospital has a dedicated team for inpatient and
outpatient care, providing treatment for children with cancer, sickle
cell anemia, hemophilia and other blood disorders.
Ranked among the nation's top 50 programs treating pediatric cancer and
blood disorders
As Louisiana’s leader in advanced cellular and gene therapies, Manning
Family Children’s is proud to provide children and young adults
across the Gulf South with access to treatments that are often available
at only a handful of centers nationwide. Manning Family Children’s
is home to the first and only certified pediatric CAR-T cell therapy program
in Louisiana and the state’s only FACT-accredited pediatric bone
marrow transplant program.
The hospital is also the first and only center in the Gulf South to offer
gene therapy for Sickle Cell Disease, bringing potentially life-changing therapies closer to home for families
across the region.
The team provides advanced treatments including bone marrow transplantation,
CAR-T cell therapy and FDA-approved gene therapies for Sickle Cell Disease.
By offering these highly specialized therapies under one roof, Manning
Family Children’s gives children and families access to some of
the most advanced treatments available—without having to leave Louisiana
or the Gulf South for care.
Children's is also actively conducting cancer and blood disorders research
at the forefront of medicine and has the largest, most experienced group
of pediatric hematology oncology specialists in the region. Our team is
dedicated to ensuring that patients across the Gulf South region have
access to the most advanced and comprehensive therapies possible, right
here at home - and always, regardless of ability to pay.
Cancer & blood disorder treatment
The Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders treats more than 1,100 children
each year. Manning Family Children's treats more Louisiana kids with cancer
than all other facilities combined. Though patient care is our primary
focus, Manning Family Children's is an active participant in clinical
and basic research of childhood cancers and blood disorders. Our physicians
have access to the most modern therapies for treatment of malignancies
and blood disorders in children.
A dedicated team of pediatric hematologists & oncologists
The Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders comprises the largest group of
hematology and oncology physicians and nurses dedicated exclusively to
pediatrics in the Gulf South. They are specially trained to care for the
unique needs of children and work alongside a medical staff of more than
200 pediatric specialists, including pathologists, radiologists, oncology
surgeons and neurosurgeons. Our pediatric experts realize that caring
for children with malignancies and blood disorders commands a delicate
balance of medical care and emotional support. Support for patients and
their families is provided by child psychiatrists, psychologists and social workers.
Other members of the multidisciplinary team include:
Hematology/oncology and hematopoietic stem cell transplant nurse coordinators
Pharmacists
Dietitians
Laboratory technologists
Physical, occupational, speech and hearing therapists
For appointments with the Oncology and Hematology Department , please call
504.896.9740.
Pediatric surgery, orthopedic surgery, neurosurgery, pathology, radiation
oncology, diagnostic radiology and laboratory services are available at
the center. Radiation oncologists from Touro Infirmary work closely with
physicians at the Center.
Management expertise includes, but is not limited to:
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