Northern Nevada Pediatric Hematology Oncology Program
Serving families from Northern Nevada and the Eastern Sierras of Northern California
The Nevada Pediatric Hematology Oncology program offers expert medical care to children and adolescents with cancer and blood diseases. Our pediatric specialists from Children's Hospital & Research Center Oakland are board certified and focus on treating only children. Children’s Hospital is a member of the Children's Oncology Group, and therefore you can be assured that your doctor has the most up-to-date information about cancer and blood diseases and is able to discuss the best treatment options for your specific situation.
Three days a week, at the Pediatric Cancer & Blood Diseases clinic, Pediatric oncologists and hematologists from Children's Hospital & Research Center Oakland provide the most advanced comprehensive diagnosis, treatment protocols, and outpatient services for children with any form of cancer or blood disease including:
Cancer & Suspected Cancer
Acute & Chronic Leukemias
Adenopathy
Bone Tumors
Brain Tumors (Specific Expertise)
Lymphoma (Hodgkin's Disease & Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma)
Neuroblastoma
Soft Tissue Sarcomas
Wilms’ Tumor
Blood Disorders
Congenital & Acquired Anemias
Hemophilia
Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (ITP)
Thrombocytopenias
Von Willebrand Disease
Thrombosis (Stroke and Venous Clotting)
White Cell Disorders
Neutropenia
Hemoglobin Disorders
Thalassemia
Sickle Cell Disease
Pediatric Cancer & Blood Diseases Clinic
Services:
The clinic provides consultation and general care including:
- Transfusions and other medication infusion treatments
- Chemotherapy
The Pediatric Cancer & Blood Diseases Clinic has an infusion center for extended day therapies, transfusions, and medication infusions. We also perform procedures such as spinal taps with chemotherapy, bone marrow aspirates, and biopsies. These procedures are done in the clinic with sedation and close observation.
There is also a Child Life specialist available in the clinic to prepare and support patients undergoing procedures in addition to providing therapeutic play and activities. She helps patients develop strategies as necessary to reduce anxiety while undergoing therapy for cancer or blood disease. She is also available to assist patients and their families in transitioning back and forth to school.
The Child Life specialist also participates in a monthly support group for patients, siblings and parents of children with cancer. As part of our healthcare team, the child life specialist helps us provide healthcare for your child and family that will be a positive experience in your child's emotional development.
Children who need highly specialized care are transferred to Children's Hospital & Research Center Oakland. Every effort is made to provide as much care as close to home as possible, and if it is necessary to care for a patient in Oakland, to transition the patient back to the family’s community when local services are available.
We also admit patients for routine care at local hospitals in conjunction with the primary care physicians and pediatric hospitalists.
Hours:
9AM-5PM Clinic is held three days a week on Monday, Thursday, and Tuesday or Wednesday.
(Please call for an appointment)
Pediatric Oncologists and Hematologists from Children's Hospital & Research Center Oakland are available 24/7 for consultation.
Location:
Renown Regional Medical Center
Sierra Tower, 5th floor Pediatrics, Specialty Clinics
1155 Mill Street, Reno, Nevada
Phone 775-982-5123
FAX 775-982-5470
Contact:
For appointments and consultation with a physician call:
Karen Barca, Administrative Coordinator, Hematology/Oncology
Children’s Hospital & Research Center Oakland
510-428-3631 (after hours 510-428-3000)
Hematology Oncology Staff:
Caroline Hastings, MD: 510-428-3631
Robert Raphael, MD: 510-428-3613
Joseph Torkildson, MD: 510-428-3272
Connie Goes, PNP: 510-428-3885 ext 2659
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