The 20 Best Alpha Thalassemia Doctors Near Me in Bethesda, MD

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The 20 Best Alpha Thalassemia Doctors near Bethesda, MD

Last Updated: 02/22/2026

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MediFind found 51 doctor with experience in Alpha Thalassemia near Bethesda, MD. Of these, 43 are Experienced, 7 are Advanced and 1 are Distinguished.

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    Experienced in Alpha Thalassemia
    Pediatric Cardiology
    Experienced in Alpha Thalassemia
    Pediatric Cardiology

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    8901 Wisconsin Ave, 
    Bethesda,, MD 
     (0.9 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Thomas Burklow is a Pediatric Cardiologist in Bethesda,, Maryland. Dr. Burklow is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Alpha Thalassemia. His top areas of expertise are Hydrops Fetalis, Fetal Edema, Hemolytic Disease of the Newborn, and Alpha Thalassemia.

    Experienced in Alpha Thalassemia
    Hematology Oncology | Oncology
    Experienced in Alpha Thalassemia
    Hematology Oncology | Oncology

    Maryland Oncology Hematology PA

    6420 Rockledge Drive, Suite 4200, Suite 4200, 
    Bethesda, MD 
     (3.2 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    "Dr. Ari D. Fishman is a hematologist affiliated with Sibley Memorial Hospital, Holy Cross Hospital and George Washington University Hospital, where he serves as an assistant professor of medicine for the School of Medicine. He practices out of Maryland Oncology and Hematology, located in Wheaton, Maryland and Silver Spring, Maryland. Dr. Fishman earned his medical degree from Sackler School of Medicine. He completed a residency in internal medicine at the Beth Israel Medical Center, followed by a fellowship in hematology and oncology at the Montefiore Medical Center. Dr. Fishman previously worked at Washington Oncology Hematology Center, located in Washington, D.C. and Chevy Chase, Maryland. Dr. Fishman has been named a Top Doctor in Hematology and Oncology by Washingtonian Magazine and a Top Doctor by Consumers’ Checkbook magazine. Dr. Fishman is a member of the American College of Physicians and the American Society of Clinical Oncology. Dr. Fishman has contributed to numerous publications. Selected Publications Fishman AD, Hoffman A, Volterra F, Frymus M, Gentilluci M. ""Intracaval and intracardiac metastatic nonseminomatous germ cell tumor: a rare cause of hemolytic anemia and thrombocytopenia."" Cancer Invest. 2002;20(7-8):996-1001.". Dr. Fishman is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Alpha Thalassemia. His top areas of expertise are Schnitzler Syndrome, Monoclonal Gammopathy of Undetermined Significance (MGUS), Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS), and Childhood Iron Deficiency Anemia.

    Experienced in Alpha Thalassemia
    Hematology Oncology
    Experienced in Alpha Thalassemia
    Hematology Oncology

    Maryland Oncology Hematology PA

    6420 Rockledge Drive, Suite 4200, Suite 4200, 
    Bethesda, MD 
     (3.2 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Nicholas Farrell is a Hematologist Oncology provider in Bethesda, Maryland. Dr. Farrell is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Alpha Thalassemia. His top areas of expertise are Lung Cancer, Childhood Iron Deficiency Anemia, Pleuropulmonary Blastoma, and Iron Deficiency Anemia.

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    Experienced in Alpha Thalassemia
    Hematology Oncology | Oncology
    Experienced in Alpha Thalassemia
    Hematology Oncology | Oncology

    Center For Cancer & Blood Disorders

    Bethesda, MD 
     (3.2 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Italian, Spanish
    Offers Telehealth

    Victor Priego is a Hematologist Oncology specialist and an Oncologist in Bethesda, Maryland. Dr. Priego is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Alpha Thalassemia. His top areas of expertise are Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS), Anemia, Hemangioma Thrombocytopenia Syndrome, Thrombocytopenia, and Splenectomy.

    Experienced in Alpha Thalassemia
    Neonatology | Obstetrics and Gynecology
    Experienced in Alpha Thalassemia
    Neonatology | Obstetrics and Gynecology

    Sibley Memorial Hospital

    5255 Loughboro Rd NW, 
    Washington, DC 
     (3.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Rita Driggers is a Neonatologist and an Obstetrics and Gynecologist in Washington, Washington, D.c.. Dr. Driggers is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Alpha Thalassemia. Her top areas of expertise are Polyhydramnios, Microcephaly, Achalasia Microcephaly Syndrome, and Intrauterine Growth Restriction.

    Experienced in Alpha Thalassemia
    Hematology Oncology
    Experienced in Alpha Thalassemia
    Hematology Oncology

    Potomac Oncology & Hematology

    Rockville, MD 
     (4.9 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Dr. James Xu received a bachelor of science in chemical engineering with a minor in mathematics from Brigham Young University and his medical degree from University of Minnesota. He completed his internal medicine residency at the Yale-New Haven Hospital of Yale University in New Haven, CT, and his hematology and medical oncology fellowship at the New York-Presbyterian Hospital of Columbia University in New York City. Because of his unique background in engineering and medicine, Dr. Xu was the recipient of the American Society of Clinical Oncology-Conquer Cancer Foundation Young Investigator Award in 2011 and Merit Award in 2012. Dr. Xu is a strong advocate of precision medicine and he is the first person to have proposed and preliminarily confirmed the feasibility of using deep sequencing technology to detect genetic mutation in rare cell samples such as circulating tumor cells from cancer patients’ peripheral blood. He has published in peer-reviewed journals in lung, breast, and pancreatic cancers. Dr. Xu is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Alpha Thalassemia. His top areas of expertise are Pulmonary Embolism, Deep Vein Thrombosis, Protein S Deficiency, and Hereditary Resistance to Anti-Vitamin K.

    Advanced in Alpha Thalassemia
    Medical Genetics
    Advanced in Alpha Thalassemia
    Medical Genetics
    351a213 Convent Dr, 
    Bethesda, MD 
     (1.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Ellen Sidransky is a Medical Genetics provider in Bethesda, Maryland. Dr. Sidransky is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Alpha Thalassemia. Her top areas of expertise are Gaucher Disease, Gaucher Disease Type 2, Gaucher Disease Type 3, and Farber Lipogranulomatosis.

    Distinguished in Alpha Thalassemia
    Medical Genetics | Pediatrics
    Distinguished in Alpha Thalassemia
    Medical Genetics | Pediatrics
    111 Michigan Ave Nw, W3.5, 600, 
    Washington, DC 
     (5.9 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Seth Berger is a Medical Genetics specialist and a Pediatrics provider in Washington, Washington, D.c.. Dr. Berger is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Alpha Thalassemia. His top areas of expertise are Fetal Edema, Hydrops Fetalis, Hemolytic Disease of the Newborn, and Alpha Thalassemia.

    Experienced in Alpha Thalassemia
    Experienced in Alpha Thalassemia
    10 Center Dr Rm 6s241, 
    Bethesda, MD 
     (0.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Swee Thein is a Hematologist in Bethesda, Maryland. Dr. Thein is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Alpha Thalassemia. Her top areas of expertise are Hemoglobinopathy, Congenital Hemolytic Anemia, Hemolytic Anemia, and Anemia.

    Experienced in Alpha Thalassemia
    Medical Genetics
    Experienced in Alpha Thalassemia
    Medical Genetics
    9000 Rockville Pike National Institutes Of Health, Building 49 Rm 4a18, 
    Bethesda, MD 
     (0.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Charles Venditti is a Medical Genetics provider in Bethesda, Maryland. Dr. Venditti is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Alpha Thalassemia. His top areas of expertise are Methylmalonic Acidemia, Propionic Acidemia, Homocystinuria, and Niemann-Pick Disease.

    Experienced in Alpha Thalassemia
    Neonatology
    Experienced in Alpha Thalassemia
    Neonatology

    Wrnmmcb

    8901 Wisconsin Ave, 
    Bethesda, MD 
     (0.9 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Jerri Curtis is a Neonatologist in Bethesda, Maryland. Dr. Curtis is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Alpha Thalassemia. Her top areas of expertise are Hydrops Fetalis, Fetal Edema, Hemolytic Disease of the Newborn, and Alpha Thalassemia.

    Experienced in Alpha Thalassemia
    Internal Medicine
    Experienced in Alpha Thalassemia
    Internal Medicine

    Walter Reed National Military Medical Center

    8901 Rockville Pike, 
    Bethesda, MD 
     (1.1 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Graham Ellis is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Bethesda, Maryland. Dr. Ellis is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Alpha Thalassemia. His top areas of expertise are Hemolytic Anemia, Sickle Cell Disease, Anemia, and Hemoglobinopathy.

    Experienced in Alpha Thalassemia
    Pediatrics
    Experienced in Alpha Thalassemia
    Pediatrics

    Walter Reed National Military Medical Center

    8901 Rockville Pike, 
    Bethesda, MD 
     (1.1 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    John Schacht is a Pediatrics provider in Bethesda, Maryland. Dr. Schacht is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Alpha Thalassemia. His top areas of expertise are Pycnodysostosis, Primary Carnitine Deficiency, Hydrops Fetalis, and Fetal Edema.

    Experienced in Alpha Thalassemia
    Internal Medicine
    Experienced in Alpha Thalassemia
    Internal Medicine

    Foxhall Internists

    3301 New Mexico Ave NW Ste 348, 
    Washington, DC 
     (3.3 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Neha Agarwal is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Washington, Washington, D.c.. Dr. Agarwal is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Alpha Thalassemia. Her top areas of expertise are Familial Hypertension, Hypertension, Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, and Cirrhosis.

    Experienced in Alpha Thalassemia
    Hematology | Oncology
    Experienced in Alpha Thalassemia
    Hematology | Oncology

    Children's National Hospital

    1400 Forest Glen Rd Ste 335, 
    Silver Spring, MD 
     (3.3 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Yaser Diab is a Hematologist and an Oncologist in Silver Spring, Maryland. Dr. Diab is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Alpha Thalassemia. His top areas of expertise are May Thurner Syndrome, Mesenteric Venous Thrombosis, Sickle Cell Disease, and Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C).

    Experienced in Alpha Thalassemia
    Obstetrics and Gynecology | Neonatology
    Experienced in Alpha Thalassemia
    Obstetrics and Gynecology | Neonatology

    Maryland Perinatal Associates

    15005 Shady Grove Rd Ste 120, 
    Rockville, MD 
     (8.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Kavita Narang is an Obstetrics and Gynecologist and a Neonatologist in Rockville, Maryland. Dr. Narang is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Alpha Thalassemia. Her top areas of expertise are Placental Insufficiency, Gestational Diabetes, Methimazole Antenatal Exposure, Placenta Previa, and Endoscopy.

    Advanced in Alpha Thalassemia
    Advanced in Alpha Thalassemia

    Mid-Atlantic Oncology Hematology LLC

    12210 Plum Orchard Dr Ste 211, 
    Silver Spring, MD 
     (8.3 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Courtney Ackerman is an Oncologist in Silver Spring, Maryland. Dr. Ackerman is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Alpha Thalassemia. Her top areas of expertise are Childhood Iron Deficiency Anemia, Pleuropulmonary Blastoma, Iron Deficiency Anemia, and Squamous Cell Lung Carcinoma.

    Advanced in Alpha Thalassemia
    Advanced in Alpha Thalassemia

    Mid-Atlantic Oncology Hematology LLC

    12210 Plum Orchard Dr Ste 211, 
    Silver Spring, MD 
     (8.3 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Kashif Ali is an Oncologist in Silver Spring, Maryland. Dr. Ali is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Alpha Thalassemia. His top areas of expertise are Iron Deficiency Anemia, Chronic Familial Neutropenia, Agranulocytosis, and Childhood Iron Deficiency Anemia.

    Advanced in Alpha Thalassemia
    Advanced in Alpha Thalassemia

    Maryland Oncology Hematology P.A.

    11886 Healing Way Ste 701, 
    Silver Spring, MD 
     (8.6 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Vinni Juneja is an Oncologist in Silver Spring, Maryland. Dr. Juneja is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Alpha Thalassemia. His top areas of expertise are Childhood Iron Deficiency Anemia, Iron Deficiency Anemia, Thrombocytopenia, and Paget Disease of the Breast.

    Advanced in Alpha Thalassemia
    Advanced in Alpha Thalassemia

    Maryland Oncology Hematology P.A.

    11886 Healing Way Ste 701, 
    Silver Spring, MD 
     (8.6 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Frederick Min is an Oncologist in Silver Spring, Maryland. Dr. Min is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Alpha Thalassemia. His top areas of expertise are Ovarian Carcinosarcoma, Virilizing Ovarian Tumor, Chronic Familial Neutropenia, and Agranulocytosis.

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    Last Updated: 02/22/2026

    What is the definition of Alpha Thalassemia?

    Alpha thalassemia is a blood disorder that reduces the production of hemoglobin. Hemoglobin is the protein in red blood cells that carries oxygen to cells throughout the body.

    When should I see an Alpha Thalassemia doctor near Bethesda, MD?

    There are various reasons why you may want to see a specialist, such as: 

    • Your primary care provider recommends it. 
    • Your condition requires expert knowledge and specialized care. 
    • Your symptoms persist or worsen despite treatment. 
    • You need specialized testing or procedures. 
    • You want a second opinion.  

    What should I consider when choosing an Alpha Thalassemia doctor near Bethesda, MD?

    It’s important to see a provider with expertise in your specific condition. Each provider profile in MediFind’s doctor database includes information on which conditions they treat, years of experience, research contributions, languages spoken, insurance plans accepted, and more.  

    How does MediFind rank Alpha Thalassemia doctors near Bethesda, MD?

    MediFind’s rankings are based on a variety of data sources, such as the number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials and industry conferences, as well as the number of patients that provider sees for a given condition. Note that MediFind’s provider database is not based on user reviews, and providers do not pay to be included in the database. 

    What types of insurance are accepted by Alpha Thalassemia doctors near Bethesda, MD?

    Most profiles in MediFind’s doctor database include a list of insurance plans accepted by that provider. However, it’s a good idea to contact the provider’s office to make sure they still accept your insurance, then doublecheck by contacting your insurance plan to confirm they’re in network. 

    How can I book an appointment online with an Alpha Thalassemia doctor near Bethesda, MD?

    MediFind offers direct scheduling for certain providers using the “Request Appointment” button on that provider’s profile. If the schedule option is not available for a provider, tap the red “Show Phone Number” button on their profile to get their contact information. If you prefer to find providers who offer online scheduling, select “Schedules online” under the “Availability” category of the filter feature on the left side of the Alpha Thalassemia doctor search results page. 

    Why is it important to get a second opinion from a different Alpha Thalassemia doctor?

    Second opinions are an opportunity to confirm a diagnosis and its root cause, learn about alternative treatment options, or simply gain peace of mind. Many people, especially those with serious diagnoses, get second opinions so they can understand all their options and make informed decisions, so don’t hesitate to get one if you have any doubts or need more information or clarification regarding your care. Note that some insurance plans require second opinions, while others don’t cover second opinions, so be sure to confirm with your insurance provider first.   

    How can I prepare for my appointment with an Alpha Thalassemia doctor near Bethesda, MD?

    Prepare for your appointment by gathering the following items: 

    • Copies of medical records (dating back at least one year) 
    • Your medical history, including illnesses, medical conditions, surgeries, and other doctors you see 
    • Family history of disease 
    • List of current prescription drugs, over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal remedies or supplements including names and doses 
    • Allergies to medications, food, latex, insects, etc.  
    • List of questions and concerns 
    • Your insurance card 

    You might also contact the provider’s office to see if they offer transportation or childcare services or if you’re allowed to bring a loved one for support or to take notes during your visit. 

    What questions should I ask my Alpha Thalassemia doctor?

    Here are some sample questions: 

    • Can you explain in simple terms what this condition is and how it’s treated? 
    • What symptoms or side effects should I watch for? 
    • What tests will be involved, and when can I expect results? 
    • Are there other specialists I need to see? 
    • What’s the best way to reach you if I have follow-up questions? 

    How can I learn about the latest clinical trials and research advances my Alpha Thalassemia doctor may know about?

    MediFind’s Clinical Trials tool asks you a series of questions to help you narrow down your search by health condition, age, gender, location, how far you’re willing to travel, and more. Each question you answer filters down the number of trials until you find the ones that are most relevant to you. 

    MediFind’s Latest Advances tool features summaries of recent articles published in medical journals. We use cutting-edge technology to scour medical publication databases for the latest research advancements on any given condition, then we simplify this information in a way that’s useful and easy to understand. 

    Can I filter my search to show male or female Alpha Thalassemia doctors near Bethesda, MD?

    Look for the filter feature on the left side of the Alpha Thalassemia doctor search results page. Select “Female” or “Male” under the “Gender” category to search for female or male providers exclusively. If the “Any” option is selected, it will pull results for both male and female providers. 

    Can I filter my search to find an Alpha Thalassemia doctor that offers video calls?

    Look for the filter feature on the left-side of the Alpha Thalassemia doctor search results page. Select “Offers telehealth visits” under the Availability category to search for providers who offer virtual appointments (video calls). 

    Reviewed on: 11/11/24  

    By: MediFind Medical Staff 

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