Overview
Dr. Alicea Marrero is a pediatric hematologist-oncologist specializing in blood and marrow transplants at Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital in St. Petersburg, Florida. She joined the hospital staff in 2023. She earned her medical degree from University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine in San Juan. She completed her residency in pediatrics at University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine/University Pediatric Hospital. She completed a pediatric hematology-oncology fellowship at Louisiana Health Sciences University/Children’s Hospital New Orleans. She then completed a pediatric bone marrow transplantation and cellular therapy fellowship at National Cancer Institute in Bethesda, Maryland, and Children’s National Hospital in Washington, D.C. Dr. Alicea Marrero’s clinical and research interests include stem cell transplant and cellular therapies for non-malignant diseases, especially sickle cell disease and inborn errors of immunity, looking at different approaches to treatment involving graft manipulation, alternative donors, non-myeloablative conditioning regimens and different cellular therapies, with the goal of minimizing toxicity while achieving excellent outcomes.
Her top area of expertise is Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C).
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601 5th Street South, Suite 320, Suite 320, Saint Petersburg, FL 33701
Damon Reed is a Pediatric Hematologist Oncology provider in Tampa, Florida. Dr. Reed is highly rated in 9 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Osteosarcoma, Ewing Sarcoma, Adult Soft Tissue Sarcoma, and Rhabdomyosarcoma.
Johns Hopkins All Children's Outpatient Care, St. Petersburg
Dr. Vlachos is the chief of hematology in the Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital Cancer & Blood Disorders Institute in St. Petersburg, Florida, and professor of pediatrics (PAR) in the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. She joined the hospital staff in 2024. She was previously professor of pediatrics at Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell and attending physician in hematology/oncology at Cohen Children’s Medical Center/Northwell Health, where she was head of the Bone Marrow Failure Program and head of the pediatric hematology/oncology trials office. Dr. Vlachos is internationally known for clinical care and expertise in bone marrow failure syndromes and her transformational research in Diamond Blackfan anemia (DBA) syndrome, a rare inherited bone marrow failure syndrome. Dr. Vlachos is the founder and has directed the Diamond Blackfan Anemia Registry (DBAR) of North America since its inception in 1991. She is the principal investigator and co-investigator on multiple grants funded by the National Institute of Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. She has published numerous articles on her research findings and has been invited to author papers and book chapters on bone marrow failure syndromes and DBA. Dr. Vlachos is a member of the Medical and Scientific Advisory Board for the Shwachman-Diamond Syndrome Registry, is a member of the Scientific Advisory Board for the Diamond Blackfan Anemia Foundation and holds a position on the Scientific Program Committee for Bone Marrow Failure of the American Society of Hematology. She earned her medical degree from New York Medical College in Valhalla, New York. She completed her residency in pediatrics at North Shore University Hospital in Manhasset, New York. She then completed a clinical fellowship in bone marrow transplantation at North Shore University Hospital, followed by a fellowship in pediatric hematology-oncology and bone marrow transplantation at Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York. Videos Bone Marrow Failure Syndrome Expert Dr. Adrianna Vlachos at Johns Hopkins All Children’s. Dr. Vlachos is highly rated in 15 conditions, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are Aase Syndrome, Pure Red Cell Aplasia, Aplastic Anemia, and Transient Erythroblastopenia of Childhood.
Johns Hopkins All Children's Outpatient Care, St. Petersburg
Dr. Metts specializes in pediatric hematology/oncology in the Johns Hopkins All Children's Cancer & Blood Disorders Institute. He sees patients on our main campus in St. Petersburg and at the Johns Hopkins All Children’s Outpatient Care Center in Tampa. He joined the hospital in 2016. He received his medical degree from the University of South Carolina School of Medicine and completed an internship and residency in pediatrics at Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital through the University of South Florida Morsani School of Medicine. Dr. Metts then trained at Emory University School of Medicine as a pediatric hematology/oncology fellow. His clinical interests include sarcomas, rare solid tumors, and Phase 1 and Phase 2 trials for pediatric solid tumors. Dr. Metts is highly rated in 6 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Osteosarcoma, Ewing Sarcoma, Rhabdomyosarcoma, and Adult Soft Tissue Sarcoma.
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