Thalassemia Team Members | Northern California Comprehensive Thalassemia Center

Ellen Fung, PhD, RD, CCD

Dr. Fung is a Research Scientist at CHORI with advanced training in nutrition and a long-standing interest on the impact of nutrition in children with chronic disease. She is a registered dietitian and Certified Clinical Densitometrist. She came to CHRCO in 2000 and is the Director of the Bone Density Clinic at CHRCO.

Marcella Weyhmiller, PhD

Dr. Weyhmiller received her BSc from UC Berkeley and PhD from the University of Washington in Materials Science Engineering where her thesis focused on the magnetic properties of iron oxide nanoparticles. As the Coordinator for the SQUID-Ferritometer Program she measures liver iron concentration (LIC) using the SQUID, a safe, painless, quick and non-invasive technique that utilizes a superconducting magnetic sensor.

Physicians

Hematologists:

Ashutosh Lal, MD -- Director, Thalassemia Program
Elliott Vichinsky, MD
Mark Walters, MD -- Director, Blood & Bone Marrow Transplant Program
Sylvia Titi Singer, MD -- Director, Hemoglobinopathy Reference Laboratory

Cardiologist:

Gregory Kurio, MD

Endocrinologist:

Tariq Ahmad, MD

Gastroenterologist:

Paul Harmatz, MD

Nursing

Anne Rishon, PNP

Social Worker

Marisa Schweberkoren, MSW

Bone Density & Nutrition Science

Ellen Fung, PhD, RD, CCD
Yennie Lo, RDA

Iron Measurement & Research

Marcela Weyhmiller, PhD

Administration

Raquel Manzo -- Thalassemia Program Coordinator
Julie Gervacio -- Office Associate
Salini Gadupudi -- Clinical Research Coordinator

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