Sickle Cell Disease
We provide a medical home to children with sickle cell disease, with personalized and comprehensive care throughout childhood. Each child has a dedicated physician and nurse team who will direct their care, providing preventive care, medical management, and home care coordination. Our goal is to enable each child to achieve a high quality of life, enhancing educational opportunities and striving for physical well-being. Our comprehensive sickle cell clinic includes screening for asthma, sleep disorders, and stroke. We have developed a transition process to help children develop independent life skills and ease the introduction to adult services. When needed, we collaborate with our adult colleagues in UTHealth Houston Internal Medicine division of Hematology to facilitate a seamless transition.
We have two sickle cell clinics, one in the UT Physicians clinic building, and one in MD Anderson Cancer Center. Children with sickle cell disease who need hospital care are seen in the Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital, where the Pediatric Hematology team will direct their care.
Our sickle cell program is a referral center for the Texas Department of Health Services newborn screen program for hemoglobinopathies. Our physicians and nurses are members of the TDHS Hemoglobinopathy Consultants Advisory Group.
Sickle Cell Team
| Physicians |
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| Deborah Brown, MD |
| Nidra Rodriguez, MD |
| Neethu M. Menon, MD |
| Lakshmi Srivaths, MD |
To make an appointment, contact Yolanda Silva-Munoz, MA: 832-325-7538
Fax: 713-486-9538