Remembering Dr. Hal Broxmeyer, the Father of Cord Blood

On behalf of the teams at Save the Cord Foundation and the Arizona Public Cord Blood Program, we wish to express our condolences to the family, friends and close colleagues of Dr. Hal Broxmeyer. 

A distinguished professor, a visionary in the medical field, a pioneer who changed the face of medicine through his scientific discoveries realizing the potential of umbilical cord blood stem cells. . . Dr. Hal Broxmeyer has long been regarded as the "Father of Cord Blood."  Importantly, he discovered that cord blood contained life-saving hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells, similar to those found in bone marrow. He work did not stop there. He also confirmed that these cells, collected from something previously regarded as "medical waste," could be frozen for FUTURE use!

These two discoveries opened a whole new avenue of research and ultimately led to the regular use of cord blood stem cells in the treatment of over 80+ life-threatening diseases! His discoveries have literally saved thousands of lives and will continue in the years ahead to save thousands more. In fact, most scientists agree that we are only in the early stages of realizing the true potential of cord blood as research is on-going using cord blood in the emerging fields of regenerative medicine and gene therapy. 

Dr. Broxmeyer, you will be missed. 


To learn more about Dr. Broxmeyer's work, we would encourage you to read the article by Cord Blood Association honoring him, his work and his enormous impact on the medical world.  Read the full article here. . .