Mark Walters, MD, Blood & Marrow Transplant Program--Children's Hospital Oakland

WORLD-CLASS RESEARCH DRAWS $9.8 MILLION JORDAN FAMILY ENDOWMENT FOR CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL & RESEARCH CENTER OAKLAND

The Jordan Family names Mark Walters, MD, as Endowment Chair, securing the channel for continued advances in bone marrow transplant treatments and research in cellular therapies. Under the leadership of Mark Walters, MD, Children's Hospital Oakland has become a national and international center for treating children with leukemia, sickle cell, and thalassemia through transplantation. Dr. Walters continues to lead Children's clinical transplantation research and focus on protocols that can be successful—even when the donor is not a genetic match.

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