The Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) Research and Treatment Program has become a landmark for CLL patients worldwide. Dr. Kanti Rai has been involved in diagnosing and treating CLL for almost 40 years and the staging system that bears his name came out of his early breakthrough research. His particular areas of interest are: natural history of CLL, improving prognostic features of this disease and developing newer strategies of therapy which are hypothesis-driven. Dr. Rai is an active member of the International Workshop on CLL (iwCLL) and Dr. Keating s Global CLL Foundation. He is an active member of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) and the American Society of Hematology (ASH). In 2006, Dr. Rai served as the President of ASH. He was the recipient of ASCO s David Karnofsky Memorial Award in 2012. In 2013, Dr. Rai was honored with the iwCLL David Galton award. In 2014 he was presented with ASH s Wallace H. Coulter Lifetime Achievement Award. Dr. Rai is the Joel Finkelstein Cancer Foundation Professor of Medicine, and Professor of Molecular Medicine at the Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell School of Medicine and Professor of Medicine at the Feinstein Institute for Medical Research, Manhasset, NY. Dr. Rai is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Richter Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Chronic B-Cell Leukemia (CBCL), Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL), Leukemia, and Richter Syndrome.

Douglas Gladstone is a Transplant Surgeon in Lake Success, New York. Dr. Gladstone is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Richter Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Hairy Cell Leukemia (HCL), Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL), Chronic B-Cell Leukemia (CBCL), Hodgkin Lymphoma, and Bone Marrow Aspiration.

Jonathan Kolitz, MD, FACP, is Professor of Medicine at the Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell. An expert in malignant hematology, he is the System Head for Malignant Hematology for the Northwell Health Cancer Institute where he guides the clinical care and research activities of faculty and fellows. Board certified in Internal Medicine, Hematology and Medical Oncology, Dr. Kolitz has been a member of the Leukemia Core Committee of the CALGB/Alliance since 1993. He has focused on the development, conduct and publication of innovative clinical trials for the treatment of hematologic malignancies, especially acute leukemia. He has been principal investigator for numerous novel drug trials and has been involved in multiple national and international collaborations, leading to over 200 publications. As an attending physician at the Monter Cancer Center, Dr. Kolitz focuses on providing compassionate, personalized, evidence-based care. Dr. Kolitz earned his medical degree from the Yale University School of Medicine. He trained in Internal Medicine at North Shore University Hospital and Hematology and Medical Oncology at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. Dr. Kolitz is an active member of the American Society of Hematology, American Society of Clinical Oncology and the American College of Physicians. Dr. Kolitz is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Richter Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Leukemia, Chronic B-Cell Leukemia (CBCL), Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML), Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL), and Bone Marrow Aspiration.

Dilip Patel is a Hematologist Oncology specialist and a Hematologist in Greenvale, New York. Dr. Patel is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Richter Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Congenital Antithrombin 3 Deficiency, Protein C Deficiency, Hereditary Resistance to Anti-Vitamin K, Protein S Deficiency, and Bone Marrow Aspiration.

George Zervos is a Hematologist Oncology specialist and a Hematologist in Greenvale, New York. Dr. Zervos is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Richter Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Small Lymphocytic Lymphoma (SLL), Hemochromatosis, Acute Mountain Sickness, Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS), and Bone Marrow Aspiration.

Judith Paula Brody, MD, is a Board-certified hematopathologist, Professor in Anatomic and Clinical Pathology, and past Senior Director of the Division of Hematopathology in the Department of Pathology and Laboratory at NSLIJ, a member of the department since 1986. With expertise in both anatomic and clinical pathology, Dr. Brody specializes in the diagnosis of hematologic disorders from tissue samples like bone marrow. She also oversees one of the laboratories responsible for testing related to hematologic disorders. She completed her MD degree at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and pursued her residencies at the University of Virginia in Anatomic/Clinical Pathology, and at the New England Deaconess Hospital in Boston, and was a member of the hematopathology department at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center prior to NSLIJ position. It is important to note that Dr. Brody does not see patients in a clinical capacity and kindly requests not to be contacted for appointments as a clinical hematologist. Dr. Brody is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Richter Syndrome. Her top areas of expertise are Leukocytosis, Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma, Adult T-Cell Leukemia, and Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML).

Hatice Gur is a Pathologist and a Laboratory Medicine provider in Manhasset, New York. Dr. Gur is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Richter Syndrome. Her top areas of expertise are Chronic Myelomonocytic Leukemia (CMML), Myelofibrosis, Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma, and Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL).

Hal Gerstein is a Hematologist and an Oncologist in Great Neck, New York. Dr. Gerstein is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Richter Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Carcinoid Syndrome, Chronic B-Cell Leukemia (CBCL), Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL), and Richter Syndrome.

Bonnie Kiner-Strachan is a Hematologist Oncology specialist and a Hematologist in Mineola, New York. Dr. Kiner-Strachan is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Richter Syndrome. Her top areas of expertise are Polycythemia Vera, Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML), Acute Myeloblastic Leukemia without Maturation, Bone Marrow Aspiration, and Bone Marrow Transplant.

Michael Garrison is a Hematologist Oncology specialist and a Hematologist in Mineola, New York. Dr. Garrison is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Richter Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Shwartzman Phenomenon, Venous Thromboembolism (VTE), Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS), Childhood Iron Deficiency Anemia, and Bone Marrow Aspiration.

Francisco Garcia is a Hematologist and an Oncologist in New Hyde Park, New York. Dr. Garcia is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Richter Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Alpha Thalassemia, Alpha Thalassemia X-Linked Intellectual Disability Syndrome, Thalassemia, and Iron Deficiency Anemia.

Dr. Mark A. Hoffman is the Section Head of Hematology at Long Island Jewish's Division of Hematology/Oncology. Dr. Hoffman is also an Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine at Albert Einstein College of Medicine and was listed as one of the Best Doctors in America, from 2003 through 2007. His interests include breast cancer, gynecologic malignancies, chronic lymphocytic leukemia and malignant lymphomas. Dr. Hoffman is also focused on the development of communication skills in oncology and supportive care. Dr. Hoffman is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Richter Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Breast Cancer, Endometrial Cancer, Adult Soft Tissue Sarcoma, and Inflammatory Breast Cancer.

Richard Forte is a Hematologist and an Oncologist in New Hyde Park, New York. Dr. Forte is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Richter Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Danon Disease, Schnitzler Syndrome, Monoclonal Gammopathy of Undetermined Significance (MGUS), and Megalencephalic Leukoencephalopathy with Subcortical Cysts.

Anna Kurzyna is a Hematologist and an Oncologist in New Hyde Park, New York. Dr. Kurzyna is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Richter Syndrome. Her top areas of expertise are Hemolytic Crisis, Childhood Iron Deficiency Anemia, Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL), and Inflammatory Breast Cancer.

Francis Arena is a Hematologist and an Oncologist in New Hyde Park, New York. Dr. Arena is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Richter Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Angiosarcoma, Inflammatory Breast Cancer, Breast Cancer, and Paget Disease of the Breast.

Rajasree Roy is a Hematologist Oncology specialist and a Palliative Medicine provider in Greenvale, New York. Dr. Roy is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Richter Syndrome. Her top areas of expertise are Angiosarcoma, Inflammatory Breast Cancer, Paget Disease of the Breast, Pleuropulmonary Blastoma, and Bone Marrow Aspiration.

Bhoomi Mehrotra is a Hematologist Oncology specialist and a Hematologist in Greenvale, New York. Dr. Mehrotra is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Richter Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Colorectal Cancer, Small Cell Lung Cancer (SCLC), Lung Cancer, and Pleuropulmonary Blastoma.

Wallace Chan is a Hematologist Oncology specialist and a Hematologist in Greenvale, New York. Dr. Chan is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Richter Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Familial Pancreatic Cancer, Familial Colorectal Cancer, Adult Soft Tissue Sarcoma, Colorectal Cancer, and Bone Marrow Aspiration.

Natalya Krichmar is a Hematologist Oncology specialist and a Hematologist in Greenvale, New York. Dr. Krichmar is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Richter Syndrome. Her top areas of expertise are Paget Disease of the Breast, Breast Cancer, Angiosarcoma, Iron Deficiency Anemia, and Bone Marrow Aspiration.

Minakshi Khanna is a Hematologist Oncology specialist and a Physician Assistant in Greenvale, New York. Ms. Khanna is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Richter Syndrome. Her top areas of expertise are Protein C Deficiency, Protein S Deficiency, Hereditary Resistance to Anti-Vitamin K, and Congenital Antithrombin 3 Deficiency.