Virginia Commonwealth University Adult Sickle Cell Disease Medical Home

In 1972 the Virginia Sickle Cell Disease Center was initiated at MCV with Florence Neal Cooper Smith and Dr. Robert B Scott at the helm. Today under the leadership of Dr. Wally Smith the program has expanded to include treatment, research and support of patients with Sickle Cell Disease throughout the state of Virginia.

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People diagnosed with Sickle Cell Disease live with uncertainty, as crippling symptoms can erupt without warning. Our team offers research-based and evidence-based treatments to help improve your quality of life – and potentially cure your disease. We’re available 24/7 to help when you need us most.

 

We offer everything you need in one stop: medical inpatient and outpatient treatment, support services to aid in managing day-to-day needs and integrated care with other specialists should complications develop. Beyond that, our doctors develop and test new therapies. Our whole-patient approach means we also help you with the social and mental health impacts of living with a life-long disease – one that isn’t visible to others.