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Sickle Cell Center

Sickle Cell Center

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Sickle cell disease is a complicated condition that affects children in many ways. If your child has the disease, we offer the fullest range of services they need. These include:

  • Curative gene therapies approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
  • Blood transfusions
  • An acute care unit that will see your child immediately
  • Care for asthma and other lung/airway conditions
  • A stroke team for children at risk of blood flow problems in the brain
  • State-of-the-art imaging technology to monitor for stroke prevention, gallstones, blood supply to bones and organ damage from red cell sickling
  • Counseling to help children and families cope with chronic illness

You can reach a hematologist 24 hours a day. For acute illness, you can bring your child to the Hematology Acute Care Unit or the Emergency Department.

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Meet your team

Your child will be cared for by one of the most accomplished teams of sickle cell experts in the world. We provide medical care, emotional counseling and much more. We make sure your entire family gets the support you need.

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Our locations

Access sickle cell disease care at the Buerger Center for Advanced Pediatric Care on our Philadelphia campus.

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Our research

Our researchers have made game-changing discoveries in the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of stroke in children with sickle cell disease. We are constantly striving to make the next breakthrough.

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Sickle cell disease resources

We have gathered resources to give you information and help you find answers to your questions. We hope this helps your family deal with the challenges you face.

Patient stories

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A gift of any size can help us make life-changing breakthroughs and advance our work for children everywhere.

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