Pediatric Sickle Cell Disease and Noncancerous Blood Disorders Care

Sickle Cell Disease Treatment in Central Massachusetts and Beyond

Our Children’s Medical Center is home to the Pediatric Sickle Cell program, the only program of its kind in Central Massachusetts. Our close-knit team includes board-certified pediatric hematologist-oncologists, pediatric nurses, social workers and child life specialists. We give your child a level of care and attention that is hard to find at larger institutions.

As a member of the New England Pediatric Sickle Cell Consortium, we receive the latest sickle cell updates from institutions throughout the region. This collaboration...

Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Program

About Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) is a genetic muscular disorder that affects many of the body’s functioning systems, including muscular, endocrine, urinary, pulmonary, digestive, respiratory, nervous, circulatory, skeletal, reproductive, etc. Duchenne primarily presents in males between the ages of 2 to 5 years old, and presents with early loss of ambulation, such as walking and upper extremity function, and, ultimately, heart failure. Interventional treatments offered at the Duchenne Clinic improve our ability to slow the progress of these symptoms in our...