Team of Doctors

The pediatric bone marrow transplant team at the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance is headed by Dr. Jean Sanders, a leader in the field of pediatric transplants.

In addition to the medical oncologists who will be caring for your child, you and your child will have a team of specialists who are trained to care for young transplant patients. This team includes pediatric nurses, pediatric physician assistants, child life therapists, pediatric social workers, pediatric dieticians and more.

Team Member Profile

Dr. Paul Carpenter: Down-under doc is here to stay
In 1995, Dr. Paul Carpenter came to the United States from Sydney, Australia for a hematology fellowship program at the University of Washington, and he began working at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center. The success of his work at the Hutchinson Center motivated Dr. Carpenter to stay.

Dr. Ann Woolfrey: Working to improve treatments for kids with cancer
Born into medicine, Dr. Ann Woolfrey found her passion in pediatric hematology and immunology. “I don’t think any child should die from cancer,” she says.

June 2007

The Pediatric Bone Marrow Transplant team members include:

Robert G. Andrews, MD — Pediatric Oncology, Pediatric Bone Marrow Transplantation

Paul A. Carpenter, MD — Hematology Oncology, Pediatric Oncology, Pediatric Bone Marrow Transplantation

Colleen Delaney, MD, MSc — Pediatric Oncology, Pediatric Bone Marrow Transplantation

Soheil Meshinchi, MD, PhD — Pediatric Oncology, Pediatric Bone Marrow Transplantation, Bone Marrow Transplantation

Ann E. Woolfrey, MD — Pediatric Oncology, Pediatric Bone Marrow Transplantation

Jean E. Sanders, MD — Pediatric Oncology, Pediatric Bone Marrow Transplantation

Susan Spiller, MD — Pediatric Oncology, Pediatric Bone Marrow Transplantation