• How do I contact a transplant physician?

• How do I arrange a consultation for my patient?

• How do I contact a transplant physician after 5:00 PM or on weekends for urgent patient care?

• How can I set up tissue typing at the University of Iowa before starting chemotherapy?

• Do you have good educational resources for the clinical management of transplant patients?

How do I contact a transplant physician?

You can reach each physician by phone, e-mail, fax or mail. The address of the Division is as follows:

Division of Hematology, Oncology, Blood and Marrow Transplantation
Department of Internal Medicine
University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, C32, GH
200 Hawkins Drive
Iowa City, IA 52242

Phone: 319-356-2324
Fax: 319-353-8383

Following are the titles of individual physicians:

• Roger D. Gingrich, M.D., Ph.D.
  Professor and Program Director
  roger-gingrich@uiowa.edu
• Margarida De Magalhaes-Silverman, M.D.
  Associate Professor
  margarida-silverman@uiowa.edu
• Raymond J. Hohl, M.D., Ph.D.
  Professor and Program Director
  Division of Hematology, Oncology, Blood and Marrow Transplantation
  raymond-hohl@uiowa.edu

How do I arrange a consultation for my patient?

You are welcome to call one of our transplant physicians directly to discuss your patient's condition and options for therapy. You are also welcome to call our program's toll free number, 800-944-8220, and ask for one of our Patient Coordinators. They are available from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. (CT) Monday through Friday. After hours, please leave a message on the answering machine.

If you need to reach a transplant program physician, call the transplant inpatient unit, 319-356-3330. You may also call University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics operator, 319-356-1616, and ask to speak with the fellow physician on call for hematology and oncology.

How can I set up tissue typing at UI Hospitals and Clinics before starting chemotherapy?

Patients who need an allogeneic transplant should begin the process of tissue typing as soon as possible and preferably before chemotherapy isstarted. Contact one of our Patient Coordinators, 800-944-8220, to begin this process.