Yvonne A. Efebera, MD, MPH | Source | Hematologist/Hematology Oncology at OhioHealth
Yvonne A. Efebera, MD, MPH
Dr. Efebera is a Hematologist who specializes in B-cell lymphoid malignancies, including multiple myeloma, amyloidosis, Waldenstrom’s disease, and stem cell and bone marrow transplant. She is an international leader focusing her clinical and research expertise in blood and marrow transplantation, multiple myeloma, and Plasma cell dyscrasia. Yvonne has been named “TOP Doctors”, “Regional Top Doctors”, “MOST Honored Doctor”, “Exceptional Women in Medicine” since 2016 by Castle Connolly and has been rated in the top ten percent of physicians in the nation for patient satisfaction since 2014. She is the director of Blood and Marrow Transplant and Cellular Therapy for OhioHealth.
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BMT, blood and marrow transplant, is a process where, certain diseases require this, where non-functioning, deficient bone marrow or cancer cells are eliminated by giving high-dose chemotherapy, with or without radiation, and then replaced by new, healthy cells.
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Columbus Man Receives Transplant Using Own Stem Cells
Marc Howard, a 52-year-old from Gahanna has never faced any health issues before. However, in early 2022, Howard was diagnosed with multiple myeloma, a cancer that forms in plasma cells.He’s been taking medication and going through chemotherapy. But what he needed was a stem cell transplant.10TV first shared the story of Howard’s journey in...
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