Dr. Lubna S. Mehyar

Frederico Xavier, MD, MS, is the associate clinical director for the Hemophilia Center of Western Pennsylvania and an associate professor of Pediatrics at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. He is board-certified in Pediatrics and in Pediatric Hematology/Oncology. Dr. Xavier completed his medical degree, pediatric residency, and fellowship training in Brazil. He then completed a pediatric residency in New York, pediatric hematology and oncology fellowship at St. Jude Children’s Hospital, and then a pediatric hemostasis fellowship at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Dr. Xavier completed a master’s degree in clinical research at the Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis. He has published peer-reviewed articles and book chapters in the field of pediatric hemostasis and is currently awarded with a research grant to study inflammation in Hemophilia. Dr. Xavier also sits in the Newborn Screening and Follow-up Technical Advisory Board for the Pennsylvania Department of Health. Dr. Xavier also practices at the Hemophilia Center of Western Pennsylvania, a state and federally-funded 501(c)3 charitable organization that provides comprehensive medical care to the residents of Western Pennsylvania with hemophilia and other bleeding and clotting disorders. The functions of the center include diagnosis and evaluation of individuals with bleeding disorders; treatment of bleeding episodes and complications; education of the patient and family, the community, and other medical providers; communication and advocacy; supervision of home care; and research and data collection. View the full list of Dr. Xavier’s publications on PubMed. Dr. Xavier is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hemophilic Arthropathy. His top areas of expertise are Hemophilia A, Hemophilic Arthropathy, Hemophilia B, and Von Willebrand Disease (VWD).

A. Kim Ritchey, MD, is a pediatric hematologist/oncologist and is certified in pediatrics and pediatric hematology/oncology by the American Board of Pediatrics. He is vice-chair of International Affairs of the Department of Pediatrics at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh and is professor of pediatrics at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. He received his medical degree from the University of Cincinnati School of Medicine and completed his pediatric residency at Johns Hopkins Hospital, followed by his fellowship in pediatric hematology/oncology at Yale University. Dr. Ritchey’s clinical interests include all aspects of pediatric hematology and oncology. His career focus is pediatric leukemia and coagulation disorders. He has numerous publications in peer-reviewed journals as well as book chapters and has presented both locally and nationally. He is a member of the American Society of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology where he served as president, as well as the American Society of Hematology, and the American Society of Clinical Oncology. Dr. Ritchey is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hemophilic Arthropathy. His top areas of expertise are Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL), Hemophilia B, Hemophilia A, and Leukemia.

Steven Fein is a Pediatric Hematologist Oncology provider in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Dr. Fein is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hemophilic Arthropathy. His top areas of expertise are Alpha Thalassemia, Blood Clots, Anemia, Bone Marrow Aspiration, and Splenectomy.