Overview
Jaap-jan Boelens is a Pediatric Hematologist Oncology provider in New York, New York. Dr. Boelens is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Infantile Neutropenia. His top areas of expertise are Graft Versus Host Disease (GvHD), Metachromatic Leukodystrophy, Leukodystrophy, Adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD), and Bone Marrow Transplant.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 242 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 7 articles in the study of Infantile Neutropenia.
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Additional Areas of Focus
Dr. Boelens has provided the following conditions as areas of focus. Please note that we may not have enough data to validate their experience in some of these conditions.
Clinical Research
Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.
New York University
Elizabeth Raetz is a Pediatric Hematologist Oncology provider in New York, New York. Dr. Raetz is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Infantile Neutropenia. Her top areas of expertise are Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL), Leukemia, Adult T-Cell Leukemia, Bone Marrow Aspiration, and Bone Marrow Transplant.
Ira Dunkel is a Pediatric Hematologist Oncology provider in New York, New York. Dr. Dunkel is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Infantile Neutropenia. His top areas of expertise are Retinoblastoma, Diffuse Midline Glioma H3 K27M-Mutant, Glioma, and Brain Stem Cancer.
Northwell Health Florina Cancer Center
Eleny Romanos-Sirakis, MD, MS, FAAP is a board-certified specialist in pediatric hematology/oncology and is the Director of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology at Staten Island University Hospital (SIUH). She has advanced and expanded the care for patients undergoing evaluation and treatment for cancer and blood disorders at SIUH. She provides comprehensive care to patients from infancy to 21 years of age. Dr. Romanos provides clinical evaluations and treatments for a wide variety of hematology and oncology concerns, including anemia, low or high white blood cell counts, low or high platelet counts, bleeding disorders, clotting disorders, sickle cell disease, thalassemia, hemoglobinopathies, enlarged lymph nodes, bone tumors, histiocytosis, leukemia, lymphoma, and solid tumors.Dr. Romanos came to SIUH from NYU Langone Medical Center in Manhattan, where she specialized in pediatric cancers and blood disorders. She brings this expertise to Staten Island and provides this high-quality specialty care locally, removing the need for patients to leave Staten Island for evaluations and treatments. She understands that all children have unique needs and is dedicated to providing personalized care to meet the individualized needs of her patients and their entire families. She has specialized and extensive training in the care of children with special needs; Dr Romanos and her entire team work to ensure that the needs of each family are met in this personalized approach to treating each child. Families' specific needs or requests should be communicated to the office staff when scheduling appointments; every effort will be made to accommodate each patient and family.Providing optimal care and assessments, while maximizing patient and family quality of life, is of highest priority for Dr. Romanos. She has additional training in pediatric pain management and was actively involved in developing the SIUH Pediatric Comfort Campaign to minimize pain for children undergoing procedures and improve overall pain management for pediatric patients. She is committed to education and research at SIUH; she is actively involved in further advancing research at SIUH as the chair of the pediatric research and scholarship committee. She is also an active committee member of the American Society of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology and the American Academy of Pediatrics.Dr. Romanos is a native New Yorker and is dedicated to providing personalized and high-quality care to all of her patients. Dr. Romanos is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Infantile Neutropenia. Her top areas of expertise are Shwachman-Diamond Syndrome, Infantile Neutropenia, Sickle Cell Disease, and Febrile Neutropenia.
Areas of Expertise
MediFind evaluates expertise by pulling from factors such as number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials, speaking at industry conferences, prescribing and referral patterns, and strength of connections with other experts in their field.
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- Distinguished
- Bone Marrow TransplantDr. Boelens isDistinguished. Learn about Bone Marrow Transplant.
- Graft Versus Host Disease (GvHD)Dr. Boelens isDistinguished. Learn about Graft Versus Host Disease (GvHD).
- LeukodystrophyDr. Boelens isDistinguished. Learn about Leukodystrophy.
- Metachromatic LeukodystrophyDr. Boelens isDistinguished. Learn about Metachromatic Leukodystrophy.
- Advanced
- Adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD)Dr. Boelens isAdvanced. Learn about Adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD).
- Aplastic AnemiaDr. Boelens isAdvanced. Learn about Aplastic Anemia.
- Chronic Graft Versus Host Disease (cGvHD)
- Hemophagocytic LymphohistiocytosisDr. Boelens isAdvanced. Learn about Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis.
- Hepatic Venoocclusive Disease with Immunodeficiency
- Infantile NeutropeniaDr. Boelens isAdvanced. Learn about Infantile Neutropenia.
- Experienced
- Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL)Dr. Boelens isExperienced. Learn about Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL).
- AnemiaDr. Boelens isExperienced. Learn about Anemia.
- Beta ThalassemiaDr. Boelens isExperienced. Learn about Beta Thalassemia.
- Chediak-Higashi SyndromeDr. Boelens isExperienced. Learn about Chediak-Higashi Syndrome.
- Childhood Acute Myeloid LeukemiaDr. Boelens isExperienced. Learn about Childhood Acute Myeloid Leukemia.
- Congenital Aplastic AnemiaDr. Boelens isExperienced. Learn about Congenital Aplastic Anemia.
