Dr. Alexandra Cheerva This is Me

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1. 1. Norton Healthcare® - Take a stand against stroke and vascular disease

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   Published on: 11/5/2004   Last Visited: 12/7/2005

   If the child requires a bone marrow or stem cell transplant later in life, the frozen cord blood would, of course, be a perfect match for that child, according to Alexandra Cheerva, M.D., pediatric oncology and blood marrow specialist at Kosair Children's Hospital and associate professor of pediatrics at the University of Louisville School of Medicine.
   
   As was the case in the Bouakham family, the frozen cord blood also may be used for a member of that child's immediate family if it's a match. According to Dr. Cheerva, there is a one in four chance that a child's biological brother or sister will be a stem cell match.