Amyloidosis Program Services

About Our Program

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Our staff works together with each patient individually to create a treatment that best suits your needs. Treatment can include medications, lifestyle changes, chemotherapy, or, if needed, organ transplant.

Services

Comprehensive multi-disciplinary evaluation
Skin, heart, kidney, and bone marrow biopsies
Advanced cardiac imaging with cardiac MRI, strain echocardiography and nuclear pyrophosphate scanning
Advanced tissue staining and analysis
Innovative treatment options including access to clinical research trials for AL and transthyretin amyloidosis
Interventional options for treatment including stem cell, heart, kidney or liver transplantation
Genetic testing and counseling
Financial counseling
Nutrition counseling

What Makes Treatment Here Different

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Patient Resources

Amyloidosis Support Group

For patients, families, and friends

Join us for:

Q & A sessions with amyloidosis experts
Tips to maintain quality of life with amyloidosis Information about clinical trials and therapies
Group discussions

Learn More About the Support Group

3rd Utah Amyloidosis Symposium

The objective of the Utah Amyloidosis Symposium is to develop a forum that will catalyze, advocate, and provide education that promotes change, development and improvement for the early diagnosis and management of amyloidosis.

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Meet Our Patients

Patient Stories

Feb 03, 2016

Merrill Oaks/Amyloidosis

Retired ophthalmologist Merrill Oaks was enjoying an active life and spending time with his family when he started to experience symptoms of kidney failure at 77. Josephine Abraham, MD, a...

Patient Stories

Feb 03, 2016

Dona Osterhout/Amyloidosis

Dona Osterhout of Paul, Idaho was only 48 when she noticed that she was having a hard time keeping up when she and her family were out hiking and biking...

Patient Stories

Feb 03, 2016

Sondra Kunes/Amyloidosis

In February 2014, Sondra Kunes was feeling a little more fatigued than usual. A 24-hour urine test showed she was excreting a lot of protein, so Mrs. Kunes went to...

Contact Us

We want to help not just our patients, but the amyloidosis community. Feel free to contact us with any questions or advice:

Physicians – Contact us for new patient referrals for advice on evaluating or managing all types amyloidosis patients
Patients – Contact us for information about all types of amyloidosis and treatment recommendations, information about our multidisciplinary program approach or to self-refer to our program for amyloidosis management
Others – Contact us for any information about amyloidosis or our program

For More Information, Call or Email Us:

Marissa James

New Patient Coordinator
marissa.james@hci.utah.edu
801-646-4225

Utah Amyloidosis Nurses

Email: amyloidosis@hci.utah.edu