Scientific and Medical Advisors

Cord Blood Registry's Scientific and Medical Advisors consists of professionals in the fields of obstetrics, blood and tissue banking, oncology, transplantation, and medical ethics.

	David B. Agus, M.D. Research Director, Louis Warschaw Prostate Cancer Center and Director, Spielberg Family Center for Applied Proteomics and Research, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA

	Paul R. Billings, M.D., Ph.D., F.A.C.M.G. Senior Vice President Strategic Planning and Corporate Development and Senior Geneticist, Center for Molecular Biology and Pathology, Laboratory Corporation of America, Research Triangle Park, NC Medical Consultant, Cord Blood Registry and Cord Blood Donor Foundation

	Lewis Glasser, M.D. Medical Director, Cord Blood Registry

	David T. Harris, Ph.D. Professor, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ Scientific Director, Cord Blood Registry

	Jesse O. Kramer, Ph.D. Co-founder of CBR Served as Vice President of Business Development and Strategic Alliances at CBR from 1995 - 2005.

	Thomas F. Purdon, MD, FACOC Clinical Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Arizona Health Sciences Center Past President, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG)

	Richard H. Schwarz, M.D., F.A.C.O.G. Vice Chairman for Clinical Services, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, State University of New York Downstate Medical Center, NY Past President, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG)

Banking cord blood does not guarantee that the cells will provide a cure or be applicable for every situation. For inherited genetic conditions, the child will not be able to use his or her own stem cells. A matched sibling's stem cells would be the first choice. Ultimate use will be determined by the treating physician. Treatment for brain injury and juvenile diabetes is experimental and currently requires the use of your own cord blood. Medical treatments using family banked cord tissue are in early research and are not available today; there is no guarantee that therapies will be developed in the future.

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