Condition guide · acute leukemia (AML / ALL)

Leukemia in an adult or a child: find the team that treats it every day.

Acute leukemia moves fast, and so do the first decisions. Whether it is an adult with AML or ALL or a child with leukemia, we find the leukemia and transplant programs near you — each checked on their current hospital or university page (and we tell you when a site couldn't be checked) — and tell you exactly who to call and what to ask.

Check if we can help — $149 only after we confirm

$149, one time. You pay only after we confirm we can cover your case · report by email within 3 business days of payment · 14 days of email questions included.

Not helpful? Tell us within 7 days. We redo the research free — and if it still doesn't help, we refund you in full.

Why the right center matters with leukemia

Where leukemia care starts shapes which treatments, trials and transplant options are on the table.

Research centers open more doors.The National Cancer Institute (NCI) recognizes NCI-Designated Cancer Centers for "their scientific leadership, resources, and the depth and breadth of their research", and notes that thousands of patients are enrolled in cancer clinical trials at these centers. Leukemia trials run at specific centers — so where you go first shapes which trials you can join.
For children, there is a national research network.The Children's Oncology Group (COG) brings together more than 13,500 pediatric cancer experts at 220+ institutions worldwide, and says children and adolescents with cancer can access clinical trials and specialized treatment across its network — often closer to home. Knowing which hospitals near you are COG members is a practical first step for parents.
Transplant results are public — and they need explaining.If a stem cell (bone marrow) transplant comes up, US law requires a yearly report of each transplant center's survival results. The CIBMTR (Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research) calculates a risk-adjusted one-year survival rate for each US center doing donor (allogeneic) transplants, and the results are public in the NMDP Transplant Center Directory. CIBMTR notes the report covers one-year overall survival only — not relapse. We explain in plain words what the numbers say, and what they don't.
It is a team, not one doctor.Leukemia care is usually led by a hematologist-oncologist — for a child, a pediatric oncologist — with a transplant team brought in when a transplant is considered. Knowing who is on that team, and how to reach them, saves days.

Sources (public, linked so you can read them yourself):

What your leukemia report contains

A plain-English PDF built for one family — not a list of 200 names.

Your situation, in plain words

How acute leukemia care is usually organized — the first phase of treatment, the leukemia team, and when a transplant team gets involved — so the first conversations don't feel like a foreign language.

2–3 specialists and programs, verified

For example a hematologist-oncologist who focuses on leukemia, or for a child a pediatric leukemia program at a COG member hospital — each checked on the hospital's or university's own page within days of your report (we tell you if a site couldn't be checked). Plus the closest option to home.

Transplant programs and public data

If a transplant is part of the conversation: programs within reach of your state and what each one shows in the NMDP directory, in plain words, with its limits spelled out.

Clinical trials near you

Leukemia trials recruiting now within reach of your state, with the contact person and what to ask before the next phase of treatment.

Exactly who to call

Phone numbers, new-patient and transfer rules, insurance referral rules, how to send lab and pathology reports, and a ready-to-send email plus a 30-second phone script.

Questions, summary and stories

A one-page summary to print, questions like "How many patients with this type of leukemia does your team treat each year?" and "Do you do transplants here, or refer out?", and real stories from patients and families.

Page one of a sample WhichSpecialist report, marked 'Sample report — fictional patient': Your Specialist Report for bile duct cancer inside the liver, prepared for a 58-year-old woman in Phoenix, Arizona, dated November 1, 2026. — Page 1 of our sample cancer report (fictional patient)

Read a full sample cancer report

Our cancer sample is for a different cancer — bile duct cancer inside the liver (fictional patient; the specialists, programs and links are real and were checked on the report date). A leukemia report follows the same structure, with blood cancer specialists and transplant programs in place of surgeons.

Who we are

WhichSpecialist is an independent research service run by Utku Güneysu (sole proprietorship) in Istanbul, Türkiye. We are not doctors and we never give medical advice — our job is to find the doctors who can.

Every specialist, phone number and link in your report is checked by hand, one by one, on the hospital's or university's own page. AI helps us search US sources first (hospital pages, published research, public data). No doctor, hospital or company pays us. Every email is read and answered by a person.

Utku GüneysuFounder · hello@whichspecialist.com

Know which programs treat leukemia near you

Tell us the condition and your state. We confirm by email within 24 hours whether we can cover your case — you pay only after that.

Check if we can help — $149 only after we confirm

$149, one time. You pay only after we confirm we can cover your case.

Not helpful? Tell us within 7 days. We redo the research free — and if it still doesn't help, we refund you in full.

Questions

Is this medical advice?

No. We help you find and talk to the right specialists. We don't identify or confirm any condition and we don't recommend treatments — those decisions belong to you and your doctors.

Treatment has already started in the hospital. Is this still useful?

It can be. Tell us in the notes box what you're missing — for example a transplant program to talk to early, a pediatric leukemia program, or trials near you — and the report focuses there. If we don't think we can add anything, we tell you before you pay.

Can you help if the patient is a child?

Yes. Choose "My child" in the form. We then look for pediatric oncology programs — including Children's Oncology Group member institutions — and pediatric transplant programs. Please don't include your child's name or date of birth.

Do you need medical records?

No. The type of leukemia (for example AML or ALL), whether the patient is an adult or a child, and your state are enough to start. If a detail matters, we'll ask by email. Please don't send records.

How fast will the report arrive?

Within 3 business days after payment. If a decision is coming sooner — for example a transplant referral — say so in the form. We'll tell you honestly before you pay whether the report can arrive in time.

Do doctors or hospitals pay to be listed?

Never. No doctor, hospital or company pays us, and we take no referral fees. You are our only customer.