Banu Aygun is a Pediatric Hematologist Oncology provider in New Hyde Park, New York. Dr. Aygun is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Sickle Cell Disease. Her top areas of expertise are Sickle Cell Disease, Congenital Hemolytic Anemia, Hemolytic Anemia, Hemoglobinopathy, and Splenectomy.

Abena Appiah is a Pediatric Hematologist Oncology provider in New Hyde Park, New York. Dr. Appiah is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Sickle Cell Disease. Her top areas of expertise are Sickle Cell Disease, Hemoglobinopathy, Congenital Hemolytic Anemia, and Hemolytic Anemia.

Susanna Curtis is an Oncologist in Bronx, New York. Dr. Curtis is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Sickle Cell Disease. Her top areas of expertise are Sickle Cell Disease, Hemoglobinopathy, Congenital Hemolytic Anemia, and Hemolytic Anemia.

Patricia Ann Shi, MD, MS, is an attending physician at Montefiore Einstein and Associate Professor, Hematology at our Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Dr. Shi specializes in transfusion medicine, with a particular focus on apheresis, and in benign hematology, especially the treatment of sickle cell disease. Dr. Shi is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Sickle Cell Disease. Her top areas of expertise are Sickle Cell Disease, Hemoglobinopathy, Congenital Hemolytic Anemia, Hemolytic Anemia, and Bone Marrow Transplant.

Dr. Mapara is Professor of Medicine at Columbia University Medical Center and the Director of the Blood and Marrow Transplantation (BMT)/Cell Therapy Program at New York Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center. Dr. Mapara graduated from the University of Heidelberg Medical School/Germany, and received his post-graduate training in Internal Medicine and Hematology/Oncology at the Universities of Heidelberg and the University Medical Center Charite of the Humboldt University of Berlin in Germany. In addition, he completed a research fellowship at the Transplantation Biology Research Center of the Massachusetts General Hospital at the Harvard Medical School in Boston. As Assistant Professor of Medicine, he headed the Hematologic Intensive Care Unit and served as deputy director of the Stem Cell Transplantation unit at the University Medical Center Charite in Berlin, Germany. Before coming to Columbia, Dr. Mapara was Associate Professor of Medicine (with tenure) at the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute and served as the Director of the Adult Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation Program. Dr. Mapara specializes in the care of patients with sickle cell disease and certain blood cancers (Multiple Myeloma, Amyloidosis) undergoing bone marrow transplantation and gene therapy.  His research is focused on developing novel approaches to make bone marrow transplantation and cell therapy safer for patients. Dr. Mapara is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Sickle Cell Disease. His top areas of expertise are Sickle Cell Disease, Congenital Hemolytic Anemia, Hemoglobinopathy, Bone Marrow Transplant, and Bone Marrow Aspiration.

Ilene Friedman is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in New Hyde Park, New York. Dr. Friedman is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Sickle Cell Disease. Her top areas of expertise are Sickle Cell Disease, Hemolytic Transfusion Reaction, Tricuspid Regurgitation, and Hemoglobin SC Disease.

Caterina Minniti is a Hematologist and an Oncologist in Bronx, New York. Dr. Minniti is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Sickle Cell Disease. Her top areas of expertise are Sickle Cell Disease, Congenital Hemolytic Anemia, Hemoglobinopathy, and Hemolytic Anemia.

Deepa Manwani is a Hematologist and an Oncologist in Bronx, New York. Dr. Manwani is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Sickle Cell Disease. Her top areas of expertise are Sickle Cell Disease, Congenital Hemolytic Anemia, Hemoglobinopathy, Splenectomy, and Bone Marrow Transplant.

Shams Shakil, MD, PhD, MS, is an attending physician based at the Monter Cancer Center where he specializes in the treatment of patients with benign and malignant hematologic conditions. Board certified in Internal Medicine, Hematology and Medical Oncology, Dr. Shakil is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell. Dr. Shakil maintains an active medical practice focusing on compassionate, personalized, evidence-based multi-disciplinary care. He earned his medical degree from Chittagong Medical College in Bangladesh, his PhD from Hiroshima University School of Medicine and his MS in Medical Informatics from the Oregon Health and Science University. His fellowship in Hematology/Oncology was completed at Brookdale University Hospital Center. Dr. Shakil has a research background in both surgical oncology and radiation oncology. He is an active member of the American Society of Hematology. Dr. Shakil is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Sickle Cell Disease. His top areas of expertise are Sickle Cell Disease, Anemia, Large-Cell Immunoblastic Lymphoma, Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma (DLBCL), and Bone Marrow Aspiration.

Brenton Francisco is a Pediatrics specialist and a Pediatric Hematologist Oncology provider in New Hyde Park, New York. Dr. Francisco is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Sickle Cell Disease. His top areas of expertise are Sickle Cell Disease, Hemophilia A, Hemophilic Arthropathy, and Hemoglobin SC Disease.

Anshul Vagrecha is a Pediatric Hematologist Oncology provider in New Hyde Park, New York. Dr. Vagrecha is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Sickle Cell Disease. His top areas of expertise are Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis, Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C), Sickle Cell Disease, and Febrile Neutropenia.

Lawrence Wolfe is a Pediatrics specialist and a Pediatric Hematologist Oncology provider in New Hyde Park, New York. Dr. Wolfe is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Sickle Cell Disease. His top areas of expertise are Thalassemia, Beta Thalassemia, Hereditary Spherocytosis, and Hemolytic Anemia.

Suchitra Acharya is a Pediatric Hematologist Oncology provider in New Hyde Park, New York. Dr. Acharya is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Sickle Cell Disease. Her top areas of expertise are Hemophilia A, Hemophilia B, Hemophilic Arthropathy, and Blood Clots.

Jennifer Kozhin is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Elmont, New York. Dr. Kozhin is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Sickle Cell Disease. Her top areas of expertise are Obesity in Children, Familial Hypertension, Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, and Hypertension.

Dr. Henny Billett has been Chief of the Division of Hematology since 2012 and Professor of Clinical Medicine and Pathology since 2002. Dr. Billett is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Sickle Cell Disease. Her top areas of expertise are Mesenteric Venous Thrombosis, Antiphospholipid Syndrome, Sickle Cell Disease, Venous Thromboembolism (VTE), and Splenectomy.

Kerry Morrone, MD, is an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, the Director of the Sickle Cell Program and the Director of the Pediatric Hematology Oncology Fellowship Program at Montefiore. Dr. Morrone focuses on classical hematology, particularly sickle cell disease and hemoglobinopathies, platelet disorders, thrombosis, and bone marrow failure syndromes. Dr. Morrone is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Sickle Cell Disease. Her top areas of expertise are Sickle Cell Disease, Hemoglobinopathy, Congenital Hemolytic Anemia, and Hemolytic Anemia.

Sumathi Kemisetti is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Manhasset, New York. Dr. Kemisetti is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Sickle Cell Disease. Her top areas of expertise are Sickle Cell Disease, Sepsis, Orthostatic Hypotension, Gastrostomy, and Liver Embolization.

James D'olimpio is an Oncologist in New Hyde Park, New York. Dr. D'olimpio is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Sickle Cell Disease. His top areas of expertise are Sickle Cell Disease, Lynch Syndrome, Gastroesophageal Junction Cancer, and Cholangiocarcinoma (Bile Duct Cancer).

Carole Paley is a Hematologist and an Oncologist in New Hyde Park, New York. Dr. Paley is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Sickle Cell Disease. Her top areas of expertise are Anemia, Hemoglobinopathy, Congenital Hemolytic Anemia, and Hemolytic Anemia.

Clifton Lee, MD, is an attending physician based at the Monter Cancer Center where he specializes in benign hematology, bleeding disorders and thrombophilia. He maintains an active practice where he focuses on providing compassionate, personalized, evidence-based multi-disciplinary care. Board certified in Internal Medicine, Hematology and Medical Oncology, Dr. Lee is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell. Dr. Lee earned his medical degree at the State University of New York at Stony Brook. He trained in internal medicine at Long Island Jewish Medical Center and completed a fellowship in Hematology/Oncology at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey. Dr. Lee is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Sickle Cell Disease. His top areas of expertise are Anemia, Thrombocytopenia, Factor 11 Deficiency, and Deep Vein Thrombosis.