Melissa,
There are a number of well-known treatment centers for MDS in California. You can find them alphabetically in the list of
U.S. Treatment Centers by State or geographically on the
Treatment Center Map (click "California" under the map, then drag on the map to scroll or double-click on the map to zoom in).
Centers in the Los Angeles area:
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
City of Hope
UCLA
USC
Elsewhere in Southern California:
U.C. Irvine
UCSD
All are designated as NCI Comprehensive Cancer Centers and/or MDS Foundation Centers of Excellence.
Dr. Ronald Paquette at UCLA is especially well-known among the MDS patient community.