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St. Luke's Cancer Institute – Center for Blood Cancer Therapy

The St. Luke's Cancer Institute – Center for Blood Cancer Therapy offers comprehensive care and cellular therapy for patients with leukemia, lymphoma, multiple myeloma, myelodysplastic disorders, and other blood cancers. We're proud to be Idaho's only blood and marrow transplant program, offering autologous and allogeneic bone marrow/stem cell transplants at St. Luke’s Boise. Our dedicated team focuses on your quality of life while providing novel therapies, access to clinical trials, and supportive care, close to home.


Our facility is also National Marrow Donor Program (NMDP) apheresis center. 

  • Location & Contact Info

    100 E. Idaho St.
    Suite 200
    Boise, ID 83712
    (208) 381-2711
    Fax: (208) 381-4847

    Accepting New Patients

    Yes
  • Office Hours

    Mon - Fri: 7:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.

    Referral Required

    Yes
  • Before Your Visit

  • For Current Patients

  • After-hours & Weekends

    For emergency care before and after regular office hours, please call (208) 327-8055 to reach the St. Luke's Cancer Institute doctor on call. Please reserve after-hours calls for urgent needs. If you haven’t received a return call from the doctor within 30 minutes, please phone again. If you need urgent support for a mental health crisis, please use 988 to call or text the Idaho Crisis & Suicide Hotline.

  • Inpatient Care Delivery

Conveniently located downtown, St. Luke's Boise is nationally recognized for patient safety, and designated a Magnet hospital, the gold standard for nursing care.


  • Location & Contact Info

    190 E. Bannock St.
    Boise, ID 83712
    (208) 381-2222

Providers

  • Medical Oncology

    Availability

    Accepting new patients
     
    • St. Luke's Health Partner
      St. Luke's Health Partner

      These providers work together to achieve patient-centered care, using proven best practices to offer better care to you and your family.

    • Specialties, Conditions & Treatments

  • Medical Oncology

    Biography

    Rachel Davis is a board-certified adult-gerontology acute care nurse practitioner.  She specializes in hematology-oncology with bone marrow transplant certification. Before earning her nurse practitioner certification, she worked as an oncology nurse at St. Luke's Boise. She is passionate about providing high quality care to her patients and empowering them to do the things they love.
     
    Rachel earned her bachelor's degrees in nursing through Weber State University and Utah State University, and her master's degree in nursing science through the University of South Alabama.

    Outside of work, Rachel enjoys rafting, backpacking, skiing, and spending time outdoors with her husband, dog, and friends. 

    Availability

    Accepting new patients
     
    • St. Luke's Health Partner
      St. Luke's Health Partner

      These providers work together to achieve patient-centered care, using proven best practices to offer better care to you and your family.

    • Specialties, Conditions & Treatments

  • Medical Oncology

    Biography

    Patricia (Trish) Dey, DNP, AGACNP-BC, FNP-C specializes in hematology-oncology. She is a member of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners. Prior to joining St. Luke’s, Trish worked at University of Colorado in malignant hematology and bone marrow transplant (BMT) bringing that expertise to her current practice.

    Trish earned her master's and doctorate degrees in nursing at Regis University. She obtained her post-master's certification as an adult gerontology acute care nurse practitioner (AGACNP) at the University of Colorado.  

    Trish is married and enjoys spending time with family and friends. Her hobbies include running, weightlifting, gardening and baking.  

    Availability

    Accepting new patients
     
    • St. Luke's Health Partner
      St. Luke's Health Partner

      These providers work together to achieve patient-centered care, using proven best practices to offer better care to you and your family.

    • Specialties, Conditions & Treatments

  • Medical Oncology

    Biography

    William Kreisle, MD earned his bachelor's degree from Stanford University prior to his medical education.

    Availability

    Accepting new patients
     
    • St. Luke's Health Partner
      St. Luke's Health Partner

      These providers work together to achieve patient-centered care, using proven best practices to offer better care to you and your family.

    • Specialties, Conditions & Treatments

  • Medical Oncology

    Biography

    Jarah M. Leman, NP-C, MSN, APRN, AOCNP, BMTCN is nationally certified by the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners. She holds additional certifications as an advanced oncology nurse practitioner and a blood and marrow transplant certified nurse from the Oncology Nursing Certification Corporation. Jarah specializes in malignant hematology and cellular therapy. Her previous experience also includes medical oncology, pediatric bone marrow transplant, and family medicine.

    Jarah completed her bachelor’s degree in nursing at the University of Utah and her master’s degree in nursing from Duke University.


    Availability

    Accepting new patients
     
    • St. Luke's Health Partner
      St. Luke's Health Partner

      These providers work together to achieve patient-centered care, using proven best practices to offer better care to you and your family.

    • Specialties, Conditions & Treatments

  • Medical Oncology

    Biography

    Rebecca Penner, PA-C specializes in hematology-oncology. She is a member of the Idaho Academy of Physician Assistants and American Society for Transplantation and Cellular Therapy. Prior to joining St. Luke's, Rebecca worked at OHSU Knight Cancer Institute, specifically in malignant hematology, bone marrow transplant, and CAR-T therapy. 

    Rebecca earned her bachelor’s degree in health science studies from Boise State University, and her master’s degree in physician assistant studies from Pace University – Lenox Hill Hospital Physician Assistant Program – NYC Campus. Originally from Idaho, she is excited to provide medical care in the place she calls home.

    Availability

    Accepting new patients
     
    • St. Luke's Health Partner
      St. Luke's Health Partner

      These providers work together to achieve patient-centered care, using proven best practices to offer better care to you and your family.

    • Specialties, Conditions & Treatments

  • Infectious Disease

    Biography

    Susan Schram, PA-C has clinical interest in infections among immunocompromised patients and antibiotic stewardship.

    Born and raised in Star, Susan earned a bachelor’s degree from The College of Idaho and a master’s degree in physician assistant studies from Idaho State University. She worked in hematology at the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota for four years before returning to the Treasure Valley.

    Availability

    Accepting new patients
     
    • St. Luke's Health Partner
      St. Luke's Health Partner

      These providers work together to achieve patient-centered care, using proven best practices to offer better care to you and your family.

    • Specialties, Conditions & Treatments

  • Medical Oncology

    Biography

    Travis G. Williams, DO has a special interest in malignant hematology. During his residency, he researched, presented, and published articles on donor-transmitted non-leukemic promyelocytic sarcoma, acute myeloid leukemia, metastatic papillary renal cell carcinoma, and cancer medicine rate of complete diagnostic testing. He also earned Chief Fellow and Resident of the Year awards.

    Dr. Williams earned his bachelor's degree in biology from Idaho State University. He is a member of the American College of Physicians, the American Society of Clinical Oncology, and the American Society of Hematology. He currently chairs a team of IT experts and serves as the St. Luke's Cancer Institute IT Medical Director. In his free time, Dr. Williams enjoys the outdoors and spending time with his family.

    Availability

    Accepting new patients
     
    • St. Luke's Health Partner
      St. Luke's Health Partner

      These providers work together to achieve patient-centered care, using proven best practices to offer better care to you and your family.

    • Specialties, Conditions & Treatments

  • Medical Oncology

    Biography

    Michele L. Winslow, RN, MSN, FNP works in medical oncology/hematology. She is nationally certified as a family nurse practitioner by the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners. She earned her bachelor's degree in biochemistry from Colorado College and her master's degree in nursing from Seattle University.

    Availability

    Accepting new patients
     
    • St. Luke's Health Partner
      St. Luke's Health Partner

      These providers work together to achieve patient-centered care, using proven best practices to offer better care to you and your family.

    • Specialties, Conditions & Treatments

Procedures & Treatments

  • We offer autologous transplants (using your own stem cells) and allogeneic transplants (using cells from a matched donor).
  • Extracorporeal photopheresis is a type of treatment that can be used for patients with problems associated with cutaneous T-cell lymphoma.

  • Plasma exchange removes plasma from a patient's blood and replaces it with donor plasma before it is returned to the body. 

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