Sickle Cell Disease Treatment program

Comprehensive Care for Sickle Cell Disease

The Comprehensive Sickle Cell Disease Treatment Program (SCDTP) at Manning Family Children's and satellite locations throughout Louisiana is responsible for the care of more than 300 patients with Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) and other hemoglobinopathies.

At the SCDTP, our team provides the most advanced, comprehensive care to children with SCD and other hemoglobinopathies in Louisiana and the Gulf South region. Care is provided by nationally recognized hematologists that are active members and leaders of the Louisiana Commission on SCD, The American Society of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology's Hemoglobinopathy Section, Foundation for SCD Research, and the Sickle Cell Disease Association of Southeast Louisiana.

We actively participate in several industry-sponsored clinical trials and national research initiatives to offer the most advanced and up-to-date treatments for our patients locally.

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Multidisciplinary Outpatient Clinic

Patients with SCD are evaluated and treated with the most current therapies and standards of care in a comfortable and safe environment.

Our team includes:

Pediatric Hematologists
Bone Marrow Transplant Physicians
Advanced Practice Providers
Nurse Educator and Navigator
Research Nurse
Social Worker
Physical Therapist
Pediatric Dentists
Clinical Pharmacist
Genetic Counselor
Laboratory medical technologists and Hematopathologists
Imaging Center
Blood Banking
Integrative Medicine

Other specialists available for consultation include pediatric surgeons, nutritionists, pulmonologists, cardiologists, psychologists, and orthopedists.

The SCDTP offers state-of-the-art facilities and resources known to be essential to the care of patients with sickle cell disease, including transcranial doppler technology, magnetic resonance imaging/angiography (MRI/MRA), echocardiography, erythrocytapheresis, pain management, immunizations, genetic testing, and blood banking with precision typing.

The Sickle Cell Disease Treatment Program at Manning Family Children's is conveniently located on the fourth floor via the saxophone elevators. The outpatient clinic includes sixteen spacious exam rooms, and eleven infusion pods, including 2 isolation rooms. Our clinic suite is designed to accommodate the needs of our patients and their families in a safe and comfortable environment.

Patients visiting our outpatient clinic are closely monitored by their doctors and nurses while receiving a variety of treatments, including:

Infusions
Chelation therapy for iron overload
Blood transfusions
Exchange transfusions
Immunizations including meningococcal and pneumococcal vaccines
Genetic counseling
Curative therapy counseling such as bone marrow transplantation
Psychosocial support
Child to adult transitional care

Manning Family Children's is the largest free-standing pediatric hospital in Louisiana serving children with sickle cell disease and other hemoglobinopathies.

Curative Therapies for Sickle Cell Disease:

Bone marrow transplantation (BMT) is currently the only established cure for SCD. Manning Family Children's is the only pediatric hospital in Louisiana offering BMT and gene therapy for pediatric patients with SCD. Our multidisciplinary team has more than 20 years of experience performing stem cell transplantation. Our team is committed to exploring other curative therapies as they become available to our patient population.