Dr. Hazem F. Elkassas

Shabbir Ahmad is a Hematologist Oncology specialist and a Hematologist in Altoona, Pennsylvania. Dr. Ahmad is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Polycythemia Vera. His top areas of expertise are Idiopathic Pulmonary Hemosiderosis, Hemosiderosis, Paget Disease of the Breast, and Pleuropulmonary Blastoma.

Dr. Patel is a board-certified and fellowship-trained cancer physician specializing in hematology and oncology. Dr. Patel earned his medical degree from Medical College Baroda in India. He then moved to the United States to complete his residency at Long Island College Hospital. He completed a fellowship in hematology and oncology at the State University of New York, Downstate Medical Center, University Hospital, Brooklyn. Dr. Patel is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine in internal medicine, hematology, medical oncology, and hospice and palliative care. He speaks English, Hindi and Gujarati. Dr. Patel is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Polycythemia Vera. His top areas of expertise are Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL), Paget Disease of the Breast, Angiosarcoma, and Pleuropulmonary Blastoma.

Gopala Amarnath Ramineni, MD, is a medical oncologist and hematologist at IRMC Cancer Center, in partnership with UPMC Hillman Cancer Center. Dr. Ramineni has practiced for five years and is board-certified in hematology, medical oncology, and internal medicine. He received his medical degree from Gandhi Medical College in Hyderabad, India and completed his residency in internal medicine at Long Island College Hospital in Brooklyn, N.Y. and his fellowship in hematology and medical oncology at the SUNY Downstate Medical Center in Brooklyn, N.Y. Dr. Ramineni's research interests and clinical emphases lie in hematology and general clinical oncology. Dr. Ramineni is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Polycythemia Vera. His top areas of expertise are Large-Cell Immunoblastic Lymphoma, Monoclonal Gammopathy of Undetermined Significance (MGUS), Anemia, and Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS).