Meet our management team
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Message from the Founder |
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Learning all of the details surrounding cord blood banking, and about what matters concerning the processing and storage of your baby’s stem cells can be overwhelming. That is why parents can have peace of mind knowing that PacifiCord has the highest level of service, and has invested in the most optimal, state-the-art technology available, not just what is acceptable in the cord blood banking industry. Read More
- From the time that your baby is born, your OBGYN or midwife will have access to only the highest quality materials provided within PacifiCord’s collection kit: FDA approved sterile Pall collection bag, CPD, FDA NDA approved, and recommended anticoagulant by the Department of Health and Human Services. After the cord blood is collected, a courier will come to your bedside to pick it up. It’s that simple.
PacifiCord has proudly invested in the same premium processing and storage technology as the world-leading cord blood banks known for successful transplants, including the New York Blood Center, Duke University, and M.D. Anderson. Our cord blood processing system, the AXP AutoXpress platform, provides the most precise cell separation and the highest published cell recoveries in the industry – important factors prior to storage. Storing your baby’s stem cells in the BioArchive, the leading storage system specifically designed for long-term preservation of only cord blood stem cells, is also a system adopted by over 29 countries, 76 institutions and over 60% of public banks worldwide.
When it comes to the quality and long-term viability of your baby’s stem cells, PacifiCord, focuses on what truly matters; adhering to global best practices. In association with five additional cord blood locations and three research and development subsidiaries worldwide, PacifiCord is a member of the HealthBanks Biotech family of companies, which for over 22 years has been a leader in pharmaceuticals, stem cell therapy, and research with thousands of cord blood procedures worldwide. In connection with our parent company, HealthBanks Biotech, PacifiCord invests millions of dollars in relevant research and development projects, including those involving umbilical cord blood stem cells, maintaining the focused goal to find cures for diseases and disabilities that are currently thought to be untreatable.
The PacifiCord team looks forward to providing your family with our cord blood banking services, along with our ongoing community outreach programs, such as our many free prenatal classes; complimentary facility tours offered seven days a week, free consultations, and our Cord Blood Concierge Service™.
In Good Health,
H.K. Chang
Chairman
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Paul V. Holland, M.D. Medical Director |
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With more than 40 years of experience in blood banking and transfusion medicine, Paul V. Holland, M.D. is a leading expert in the field. As PacifiCord’s Medical Director, Dr. Holland oversees the medical and laboratory procedures for PacifiCord’s cord blood banking operation. Read More
- Dr. Holland also serves as a Clinical Professor of Medicine and Pathology in the Division of Hematology/Oncology and the Pathology Department at the University of California, Davis, Medical Center (UCDMC). Additionally he is the Scientific Director of Delta Blood Bank in Stockton, CA. Dr. Holland continues to be involved in research activities related to TRALI (transfusion related acute lung injury) as well as other transfusion-associated complications, and transfusion-transmitted infections. Dr. Holland was the Medical Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Sacramento Medical Foundation Blood Center (currently doing business as BloodSource) from 1983 to 2004. Dr. Holland started his career at the NIH Blood Bank Department in 1963, where he spent 20 years with this government organization, including nine years as Chief of the Blood Bank Department. Dr. Holland has more than 250 published papers in peer-reviewed scientific journals and books. He has served on multiple committees for the American Association of Blood Banks (AABB) and NIH, and has been an advisor to various U.S. government committees and agencies. As a consultant, he has aided numerous biotechnology companies, foreign governments and international organizations, among them the World Health Organization (WHO) that assists blood banks in third-world countries. Dr. Holland served two years as President of the International Society of Blood Transfusion (ISBT). He has been a nominating committee member for the Nobel Prize in Medicine and Physiology for three years. Dr. Holland is the recipient of numerous honors, including being an ISBT Lifetime Honorary Member and three awards from the AABB. In 2009, he will receive the Susan Leden Memorial Award from the California Blood Bank Society (CBBS). Dr. Holland received his BA in zoology at the University of California, Riverside, in 1958 followed by his MD at the University of California, Los Angeles, in 1962. In addition, he has performed post-graduate work in immunology, immunochemistry, genetics and virology at the NIH Foundation for Advanced Education in the Sciences and completed his internal medicine residency at UCSF. Dr. Holland currently resides in Walnut Creek, Calif., with his wife of 46 years. He has four children and six grandchildren. He enjoys tennis and photography.
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Wendy Spry Healthcare Educator |
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Passionate about educating new and expectant parents about healthcare issues and the overall importance of cord blood preservation, Wendy Spry, LVN and Certified Perinatal Support Specialist (CPSS), is the resident Healthcare Educator at PacifiCord. Read More
- Her primary role is to teach parents, as well as the surrounding healthcare community, including physicians, nurses and childbirth educators, about the benefits of cord blood preservation through classes, intensive training sessions, e-newsletters and facility tours at PacifiCord. Because cord blood preservation is just one of the many important decisions expectant parents need to make, Spry also provides seminars that focus on cord blood banking, as well as important parenting issues, such as infant CPR, infant car seat safety and breastfeeding. Concurrently serving as a nurse at the Women's Center & Newborn Nursery at Orange County's Coastal Communities Hospital, Spry is intimately connected to new mothers and their unique needs and concerns, as well as the latest advancements in stem cell therapy research. Spry educates expectant mothers on childbirth, breastfeeding, newborn care and parenting. Through her lactation work, Spry has contributed to the increased breastfeeding percentage at Coastal Communities Hospital, as well as overall patient satisfaction scores in the labor and delivery department. Prior to Coastal Communities Hospital, Spry worked at Birth Wisdom, an intensive training facility for CPSS and Professional Labor Support Specialists. While at Birth Wisdom, she developed and implemented training and curriculum for classes on childbirth education, lactation, advanced doula training, business development and newborn care. Spry also contributed to the development of the CPSS certification system, ensuring greater education and safety for those providing bedside care to laboring mothers. In 2003, Spry was quoted as an expert source in the book "The Doula Advantage" about the role of doulas in the childbirth process. Prior to entering the nursing field, Spry was an entertainer for Disney and ABC Television where she portrayed popular Disney characters, including Snow White, in various national and international shows, parades, commercials and television specials. An Orange County, Calif., native, Spry lives in Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif., with her three children: Tyler (age 16), Madeline (age 14) and Evan (age seven). A graduate of California State University, Long Beach, and Pacific College, Spry enjoys spending time with her children, her two dogs, target shooting, singing, ballet and staying fit.
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