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Jaap Jan Boelens a pediatric hematologic oncologist and Chief of the Pediatric Stem Cell Transplantation and Cellular Therapies Service. He specialize in bone marrow and cord blood transplantation to treat blood diseases in children and young adults. He have particular expertise caring for people with rare diseases, such as lysosomal storage disorders like Hurler’s disease and leukodystrophies like metachromatic leukodystrophy, adrenoleukodystrophy, and Krabbe disease. Jaap Jan Boelens is also part of a dedicated team of experts working to develop new treatments for our young patients. At MSK Kids, our goal is to better control children’s disease while improving their well-being, as well as that of their families.Before coming to Memorial Sloan Kettering in 2018, He spent a decade developing an umbilical cord blood transplant program in the Netherlands that is now the largest in Europe. Cord blood transplants are a promising treatment for people who don’t have a suitable bone marrow match. Jaap continuing to build on this work by looking for ways to combine transplants with new cellular therapies. His goal is to raise the chance of eliminating disease while having less of an impact on my patients’ quality of life.
Talks About #cellular #celltransplantation
Preferred Locations #NorthAmerica