Cristina Gasparetto
Advanced in Plasmacytoma
Advanced in Plasmacytoma

Overview

The Division of Cellular Therapy does bone marrow transplants and stem cell transplants for patients with different types of blood cancers. Specifically, I see patients with multiple myeloma or other plasma cell issues like amyloidosis. Many of the cases in my clinic are difficult. So I spend a lot of time talking with my patients, explaining the disease when they come as new patients and talking about the complexity of the disease, because it’s important that they understand what to ask their physicians here at Duke and at home. There’s no standard treatment for myeloma. We have different options – continuation of therapy, immediate transplant or transplant later. I like to explain to patients why I favor a certain treatment approach and why I think it would be the best approach for them.

Dr. Gasparetto is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Plasmacytoma. Her top areas of expertise are Multiple Myeloma, Smoldering Multiple Myeloma, Relapsed Refractory Multiple Myeloma (RRMM), Bone Marrow Transplant, and Colonoscopy.

Graduate Institution
Sapienza University Of Rome (Italy), 1986
Residency
Internal Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Hematology and Bone Marrow Transplant, Duke University Medical Center
Specialties
Infectious Disease
Hematology
Transplant Surgery
Licenses
Internal Medicine in NC
Hospital Affiliations
Duke University Hospital
Languages Spoken
English
Italian
Gender
Female

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Locations

Duke Adult Blood and Marrow Transplant Clinic
2400 Pratt St, Durham, NC 27705
Other Locations
Duke Blood Cancer Center
2400 Pratt St, Austell, GA 30106
Duke Hematologic Malignancies Clinic
2400 Pratt St, Durham, NC 27705

Additional Areas of Focus

Dr. Gasparetto has provided the following conditions as areas of focus. Please note that we may not have enough data to validate their experience in some of these conditions.

POEMS Syndrome
Multiple Myeloma
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