As children with sickle cell disease grow into teens and young adults, they will need to transition from pediatric care into adult care, which means finding the right care team to support them and address their health needs. BMC’s Transitional Care Clinic team, which includes both pediatric and adult sickle cell specialists, works closely with patients and their families during this time to help our young adult patients grow into mature, responsible adults who can manage their health on their own, while providing a safety net as they learn these new skills.



  ### Sickle Cell Disease Transitional Care Clinic

- [Contact Us](#contact-us)
- [Specialty Clinics](#specialty-clinics)
- [Conditions We Treat](#conditions-we-treat)
- [Patient Stories](#patient-stories)
- [Support Services](#support-services)
- [Our Team](#our-team)
- [Patient Resources](#patient-resources)
 
   ## Contact Us

#####  Pediatric Clinic 

 

 [ 850 Harrison Ave., Boston, MA 02118   
6th Floor   
BMC, Yawkey Center ](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/850+Harrison+Ave,+Boston,+MA+02118) 

 [617.414.4841](tel:617.414.4841) 

Monday, Wednesday, Friday: 8:00 AM - 5:30PM Tuesday, Thursday 8:00 AM - 8:00 PM

 

 

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  ## Specialty Clinics

  [### Sickle Cell Disease Pediatric Clinic

Expert children’s sickle cell care, including early diagnosis, transfusions, pain management, and advanced therapies, from pediatric hematologists that support each child’s health and development through personalized, long-term care planning.

 

 

 ](/departments/sickle-cell-disease-pediatric-clinic)  [### Sickle Cell Disease Adult Clinic

The largest SCD center in New England, where adult hematologists care for people living with sickle cell disease with pain relief, blood transfusions, and newer treatments like gene therapies.

 

 

 ](/departments/sickle-cell-disease-adult-clinic)  ## Conditions We Treat

- [Sickle Cell Disease](/patient-care/conditions-we-treat/db/sickle-cell-disease)
 
 

 



  ## Patient Stories

### [Kimora's Story](/sickle-cell-disease/patient-stories#kimora's-story)

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![Kimora's Story](https://assets.bmc.org/transform/12534eed-bb7e-4308-bc9b-857194952803/Screen-Shot-2022-12-28-at-10-58-28-AM)

### [Helen's Story](/sickle-cell-disease/patient-stories#helen's-story)

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![Helen's Story](https://assets.bmc.org/transform/6df8f342-2c49-470a-91b9-32ec8e7c4b87/GT-Email-1-Helen-and-Dr-McMahon)





  ## Support Services

 ### Preventive Food Pantry

BMC’s Preventive Food Pantry works to address nutrition-related illness and undernutrition for our low-income patients. It fills the therapeutic gap by linking physicians and nutritionists to patients.

 [Read more](/nourishing-our-community/preventive-food-pantry)

  ### Patient Financial Assistance

If you are a low-income uninsured or underinsured Massachusetts residents, BMC can provide you with medically necessary services at no cost or a reduced cost.

 [Read more](/patient-financial-assistance)

  ### The Teaching Kitchen

Come to the Teaching Kitchen for a FREE cooking class and learn how to make simple, cost-effective, and delicious recipes that will help you live a healthier life and/or manage your disease or condition!

 [Read more](/nourishing-our-community/teaching-kitchen)

  ### Transportation

Patients with WellSense Health Plan insurance have access to a free Uber ridership program between some neighborhood health centers and BMC. If you are scheduled for an appointment at BMC, please ask the front desk at your health center how to access a free Uber ride.

 [Read more](/visiting-us/transportation/shuttle-bus-uber)

  ### Rooftop Farm

Three stories above Boston Medical Center’s power plant thrives a 2,658-square-foot farm that grows more than 30 crops. The farm provides fresh, local produce to our hospitalized patients, cafeterias, Teaching Kitchen, and Preventive Food Pantry, and is also part of BMC’s commitment to going green.

 [Read more](/nourishing-our-community/rooftop-farm)

   ## Our Team

### Program Leadership

 

 ###  [Amy E. Sobota, MD, MPH](https://www.bmc.org/about-us/directory/doctor/amy-e-sobota-md-mph) 

 Pediatric Hematologist-Oncologist; Chief of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology 


 

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  ## Patient Resources

  [### Podcast: Sickle Cell Disease: Tips for Transitioning Care

Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a chronic, genetic blood disorder which causes painful attacks (sickle cell crises) that can be difficult for patients to manage. Patients with SCD over their lifetime can have problems which affect practically every part of the body.

 

 

 ](/podcasts/sickle-cell-disease-care)