Guest: Joel Weinthal, MD

In this presentation, originally delivered at Omnia Education’s Women’s Health Annual Visit ®, Dr. Joel Weinthal, a pediatric hematologist and Medical Director of the Stem Cell Lab at Apheresis Medical City Dallas Hospital in Dallas, TX, discusses the science and history of cord blood transplantation and its clinical indications. The potential of regenerative medicine using cord blood stem cells is evaluated and Dr. Weinthal discusses how to incorporate this information into patient counseling practices. For additional tips for counseling patients and families on cord blood donations to public and private banks see Related Content. For additional, certified foundational education see: Related Content.