Blood and Marrow Stem Cell Transplantation Program

Phone: 201-336-8297
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Welcome to the Blood and Marrow Stem Cell Transplantation Program at the John Theurer Cancer Center. We recognize that the prospect of undergoing a transplant may be daunting, therefore, we intend to make you and your loved ones as comfortable as possible during every step of treatment and aftercare.

The Blood and Marrow Stem Cell Transplantation Program at the John Theurer Cancer Center is one of the 10 largest in the United States, with more than 300 transplants performed each year. The program's medical team delivers the latest, most advanced care; conducts international clinical research trials; and innovates cutting-edge treatment approaches. Our stem cell transplantation team has trained and/or practiced at many of the leading transplantation centers in the nation, including the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York City, and Temple University Medical Center, the University of Pennsylvania, Fox Chase Cancer Center, and Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University, all in Philadelphia. From an autologous to an allogeneic bone marrow transplant procedure, the John Theurer Cancer Center provides the highest quality care for all of our patients.
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The Blood and Marrow Stem Cell Transplantation Division Team

SCOTT ROWLEY, M.D.
Division Chief

At The Cancer Center, hematologist/oncologist Scott Rowley, M.D., leads New Jersey's only Stem Cell Transplantation Program that is approved by the National Marrow Donor Program to perform all types of transplants: autologous (using the patient's own stem cells), allogeneic (using a donor's stem cells), and umbilical cord (using stem cells collected from umbilical cords).
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MICHELE L. DONATO, M.D.


Medical Director, Blood & Marrow Collection Facility
Michele L. Donato, M.D., has been a clinician and researcher in bone marrow and stem cell transplantation for the past 15 years. She completed her fellowship in medical oncology at the renowned M.D. Anderson Cancer Center at the University of Texas, the largest blood and marrow transplantation program in the world. While there Dr. Donato was the transplantation inpatient service chief and the medical director of the collection facility until 2005.

She then brought her expertise in stem cell transplantation and photopheresis (the use of ultraviolet light to engineer disease-fighting T cells to fight autoimmune disorders, including graft-versus-host disease) to The Cancer Center at Hackensack University Medical Center. Dr. Donato is continuing her research in photopheresis and stem cell transplantation to treat ovarian cancer, leukemia and other cancers at The Cancer Center. Read full bio.

Staff Doctors

Nurse Practitioner
Phlyiss McKiernan
Melissa Baker
Pam Sutherland

Advanced Practice Nurse/Clinician
Brenda Diaz
Maria Cortes
Monica Williams

Accreditation/Credentials 

• Charter member of the Blood and Marrow Transplant Clinical Trials Network (BMT CTN) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH)
• Member of the Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research (CIBMTR)
• Member of the Cancer and Leukemia Group B (CALGB)
• Fully accredited with the National Marrow Donor Program (NMDP)
• Accredited by the Foundation for the Accreditation of Cellular Therapy (FACT)