Dr Josu De La Fuente
Consultant paediatric haematologist
Patient age group
Children
GMC number
4127589
Consultant registered on:
Gender
Male
Background
Professor de la Fuente is internationally recognised for his pioneering work in haematological innovation and research. He is a consultant haematologist and director of the paediatric bone marrow transplant (BMT) programme, and professor of practice (gene and cellular therapy) at Imperial College London.
He is also the vicechair of Paediatric Diseases Working Party of European Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation, a co-director of the VGC2 consortium, a member of the steering committee of the BMT CTN 1507 trial and a chief investigator and adviser of gene editing and therapy trials for thalassemia and sickle cell disease, and novel agents for red cell disorders.
Expertise
Bone marrow transplants, sickle cell disease, anaemias due to nutrional deficiencies, bone marrow failure, including Diamond Blackfan anaemia, Fanconi anaemia & dyskeratosis, congentia, blood disorders of newborn and infancy, haemolytic anaemias, cytopaenias, chronic myeloid leukaemia, clotting problems and thrombosis, tranfusion medicine
Specialities
Locations- Lindo Wing, St Mary's Hospital