The 20 Best Sickle Cell Disease Doctors Near Me in Boston, MA

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The 20 Best Sickle Cell Disease Doctors near Boston, MA

Last Updated: 02/22/2026

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MediFind found 142 doctor with experience in Sickle Cell Disease near Boston, MA. Of these, 84 are Experienced, 38 are Advanced, 15 are Distinguished and 5 are Elite.

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    Elite in Sickle Cell Disease
    Elite in Sickle Cell Disease

    Office

    720 Harrison Ave, 
    Boston, MA 
     (1.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Martin Steinberg is a Hematologist in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Steinberg 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, and Hemolytic Anemia.

    Elite in Sickle Cell Disease
    Hematology | Oncology
    Elite in Sickle Cell Disease
    Hematology | Oncology

    Boston Children's Hospital

    300 Longwood Ave, 
    Boston, MA 
     (2.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Monica Hulbert is a Hematologist and an Oncologist in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Hulbert 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 Bone Marrow Transplant.

    Elite in Sickle Cell Disease
    Hematology | Oncology
    Elite in Sickle Cell Disease
    Hematology | Oncology

    Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

    450 Brookline Ave, 
    Boston, MA 
     (2.9 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Matthew Heeney is a Hematologist and an Oncologist in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Heeney 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, Hemolytic Anemia, Hemoglobinopathy, and Splenectomy.

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    Elite in Sickle Cell Disease
    Internal Medicine
    Elite in Sickle Cell Disease
    Internal Medicine

    Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

    450 Brookline Ave, 
    Boston, MA 
     (2.9 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Natasha Archer is an Internal Medicine provider in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Archer 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, Hemolytic Anemia, and Adenoidectomy.

    Elite in Sickle Cell Disease
    Elite in Sickle Cell Disease

    Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

    450 Brookline Ave, 
    Boston, MA 
     (2.9 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Maureen Achebe is an Oncologist in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Achebe is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Sickle Cell Disease. Her top areas of expertise are Sickle Cell Disease, Iron Deficiency Anemia, Anemia, Hemoglobinopathy, and Splenectomy.

    Distinguished in Sickle Cell Disease
    Distinguished in Sickle Cell Disease

    Brigham And Womens Physicians Organization Inc

    75 Francis St, 
    Boston, MA 
     (2.9 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    John Manis is a Pathologist in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Manis is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Sickle Cell Disease. His top areas of expertise are Sickle Cell Disease, Hemoglobinopathy, Congenital Hemolytic Anemia, and Hemolytic Anemia.

    Distinguished in Sickle Cell Disease
    Distinguished in Sickle Cell Disease
    450 Brookline Avenue, Dana-farber Cancer Institute, 
    Boston, MA 
     (2.9 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Vijay Sankaran is a Pediatrics provider in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Sankaran is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Sickle Cell Disease. His top areas of expertise are Aase Syndrome, Pure Red Cell Aplasia, Anemia, Bone Marrow Transplant, and Splenectomy.

    Arielle L. Langer
    Distinguished in Sickle Cell Disease
    Distinguished in Sickle Cell Disease

    Brigham And Women's Fish Center For Women's Health

    850 Boylston Street, Suite 402 Mass General Brigham Healthcare Center, 
    Chestnut Hill, MA 
     (5.1 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Arielle Langer is a Hematologist in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. Dr. Langer is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Sickle Cell Disease. Her top areas of expertise are Sickle Cell Disease, Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura (ITP), Adult Immune Thrombocytopenia, and Hemangioma Thrombocytopenia Syndrome.

    Advanced in Sickle Cell Disease
    Oncology
    Advanced in Sickle Cell Disease
    Oncology

    Tufts Medical Center Cancer Center

    860 Washington St Bldg 8, 
    Boston, MA 
     (0.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Lori Pai is an Oncologist in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Pai is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Sickle Cell Disease. Her top areas of expertise are Lung Cancer, Pleuropulmonary Blastoma, Small Cell Lung Cancer (SCLC), and Lung Adenocarcinoma.

    Distinguished in Sickle Cell Disease
    Distinguished in Sickle Cell Disease

    Boston Medical Center

    720 Harrison Ave, 
    Boston, MA 
     (1.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Chava Chapman is a Hematologist in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Chapman is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Sickle Cell Disease. Her top areas of expertise are Sickle Cell Disease, ALK-Positive Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer, Menopause, and Pulmonary Embolism.

    Distinguished in Sickle Cell Disease
    Distinguished in Sickle Cell Disease

    Office

    830 Harrison Ave Ste 3200, 
    Boston, MA 
     (1.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Lillian Mcmahon is a Hematologist in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Mcmahon 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, Hemoglobin SC Disease, and Hemoglobin E Disease.

    Distinguished in Sickle Cell Disease
    Hematology | Oncology
    Distinguished in Sickle Cell Disease
    Hematology | Oncology

    Boston Medical Center

    850 Harrison Ave, 
    Boston, MA 
     (1.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Amy Sobota is a Hematologist and an Oncologist in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Sobota is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Sickle Cell Disease. Her top areas of expertise are Hemoglobinopathy, Congenital Hemolytic Anemia, Hemolytic Anemia, and Anemia.

    William C. Aird
    Experienced in Sickle Cell Disease
    Internal Medicine
    Experienced in Sickle Cell Disease
    Internal Medicine

    Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center - Hematology/Oncology

    330 Brookline Avenue, Shapiro 9, 
    Boston, MA 
     (2.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    William Aird is an Internal Medicine provider in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Aird is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Sickle Cell Disease. His top areas of expertise are Adult Immune Thrombocytopenia, Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura (ITP), Thrombocytopenia, and Hemangioma Thrombocytopenia Syndrome.

    Rushad Patell
    Experienced in Sickle Cell Disease
    Internal Medicine | Oncology
    Experienced in Sickle Cell Disease
    Internal Medicine | Oncology

    Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center - Hematology/Oncology

    330 Brookline Avenue, Shapiro 9, 
    Boston, MA 
     (2.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Rushad Patell is an Internal Medicine specialist and an Oncologist in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Patell is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Sickle Cell Disease. His top areas of expertise are Venous Thromboembolism (VTE), Metastatic Brain Tumor, Mesenteric Venous Thrombosis, Bone Marrow Aspiration, and Thyroidectomy.

    Kenneth A. Bauer
    Experienced in Sickle Cell Disease
    Internal Medicine | Oncology
    Experienced in Sickle Cell Disease
    Internal Medicine | Oncology

    Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

    330 Brookline Avenue, E/tcc-9, 
    Boston, MA 
     (2.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Kenneth Bauer is an Internal Medicine specialist and an Oncologist in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Bauer is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Sickle Cell Disease. His top areas of expertise are Deep Vein Thrombosis, Pulmonary Embolism, Venous Thromboembolism (VTE), Embolectomy, and Thrombectomy.

    Reed E. Drews
    Experienced in Sickle Cell Disease
    Experienced in Sickle Cell Disease

    Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center - Hematology/Oncology

    330 Brookline Avenue, Shapiro 9, 
    Boston, MA 
     (2.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Spanish

    Reed Drews is a Hematologist in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Drews is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Sickle Cell Disease. His top areas of expertise are Mycosis Fungoides, Schnitzler Syndrome, Monoclonal Gammopathy of Undetermined Significance (MGUS), Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia, and Bone Marrow Aspiration.

    Jason A. Freed
    Experienced in Sickle Cell Disease
    Internal Medicine
    Experienced in Sickle Cell Disease
    Internal Medicine

    Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center - Hematology/Oncology

    330 Brookline Avenue, Shapiro 9, 
    Boston, MA 
     (2.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Jason Freed is an Internal Medicine provider in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Freed is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Sickle Cell Disease. His top areas of expertise are Monoclonal Gammopathy of Undetermined Significance (MGUS), Schnitzler Syndrome, Essential Thrombocythemia, Polycythemia Vera, and Bone Marrow Aspiration.

    Distinguished in Sickle Cell Disease
    Internal Medicine
    Distinguished in Sickle Cell Disease
    Internal Medicine

    Cha Broadway Care Center

    300 Broadway, 
    Somerville, MA 
     (2.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    David Epstein is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Somerville, Massachusetts. Dr. Epstein is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Sickle Cell Disease. His top areas of expertise are Sickle Cell Disease, Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), Diabetic Neuropathy, and Diabetic Nephropathy.

    Advanced in Sickle Cell Disease
    Pediatrics
    Advanced in Sickle Cell Disease
    Pediatrics
    300 Longwood Ave, 
    Boston, MA 
     (2.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Riten Kumar is a Pediatrics provider in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Kumar is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Sickle Cell Disease. His top areas of expertise are Venous Thromboembolism (VTE), Renal Vein Thrombosis, Sickle Cell Disease, and Hemoglobin C Disease.

    Advanced in Sickle Cell Disease
    Pediatrics
    Advanced in Sickle Cell Disease
    Pediatrics

    Children's Hospital Pediatric Associates, Inc

    300 Longwood Ave, 
    Boston, MA 
     (2.8 miles away)
    Experience:
    17+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Melisa Ruiz is a Pediatrics provider in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Ruiz has been practicing medicine for over 17 years and is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Sickle Cell Disease. Her top areas of expertise are PIK3CA-Related Overgrowth Spectrum, Cantu Syndrome, Megalencephaly-Capillary Malformation Syndrome, and Hemi 3 Syndrome.

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    Last Updated: 02/22/2026

    What is the definition of Sickle Cell Disease?

    Sickle cell anemia (HbSS) is a genetic blood disorder that is the most common, severe type of sickle cell disease, in which the red blood cells, instead of being flexible and round, are rigid, sticky, and shaped like sickles or crescent moons (C-shaped). This rigidity and stickiness of red blood cells makes the hemoglobin in the cells carry less oxygen and get stuck in small blood vessels, while slowing or blocking blood and oxygen to the body tissues. Sickle cells additionally die early, causing a chronic shortage of red blood cells. When sickle cells get stuck in small blood vessels, they can cause pain, infection, acute chest syndrome, and stroke. In the United States, sickle cell anemia occurs most frequently in African Americans and Hispanic Americans.

    When should I see a Sickle Cell Disease doctor near Boston, MA?

    There are various reasons why you may want to see a specialist, such as: 

    • Your primary care provider recommends it. 
    • Your condition requires expert knowledge and specialized care. 
    • Your symptoms persist or worsen despite treatment. 
    • You need specialized testing or procedures. 
    • You want a second opinion.  

    What should I consider when choosing a Sickle Cell Disease doctor near Boston, MA?

    It’s important to see a provider with expertise in your specific condition. Each provider profile in MediFind’s doctor database includes information on which conditions they treat, years of experience, research contributions, languages spoken, insurance plans accepted, and more.  

    How does MediFind rank Sickle Cell Disease doctors near Boston, MA?

    MediFind’s rankings are based on a variety of data sources, such as the number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials and industry conferences, as well as the number of patients that provider sees for a given condition. Note that MediFind’s provider database is not based on user reviews, and providers do not pay to be included in the database. 

    What types of insurance are accepted by Sickle Cell Disease doctors near Boston, MA?

    Most profiles in MediFind’s doctor database include a list of insurance plans accepted by that provider. However, it’s a good idea to contact the provider’s office to make sure they still accept your insurance, then doublecheck by contacting your insurance plan to confirm they’re in network. 

    How can I book an appointment online with a Sickle Cell Disease doctor near Boston, MA?

    MediFind offers direct scheduling for certain providers using the “Request Appointment” button on that provider’s profile. If the schedule option is not available for a provider, tap the red “Show Phone Number” button on their profile to get their contact information. If you prefer to find providers who offer online scheduling, select “Schedules online” under the “Availability” category of the filter feature on the left side of the Sickle Cell Disease doctor search results page. 

    Why is it important to get a second opinion from a different Sickle Cell Disease doctor?

    Second opinions are an opportunity to confirm a diagnosis and its root cause, learn about alternative treatment options, or simply gain peace of mind. Many people, especially those with serious diagnoses, get second opinions so they can understand all their options and make informed decisions, so don’t hesitate to get one if you have any doubts or need more information or clarification regarding your care. Note that some insurance plans require second opinions, while others don’t cover second opinions, so be sure to confirm with your insurance provider first.   

    How can I prepare for my appointment with a Sickle Cell Disease doctor near Boston, MA?

    Prepare for your appointment by gathering the following items: 

    • Copies of medical records (dating back at least one year) 
    • Your medical history, including illnesses, medical conditions, surgeries, and other doctors you see 
    • Family history of disease 
    • List of current prescription drugs, over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal remedies or supplements including names and doses 
    • Allergies to medications, food, latex, insects, etc.  
    • List of questions and concerns 
    • Your insurance card 

    You might also contact the provider’s office to see if they offer transportation or childcare services or if you’re allowed to bring a loved one for support or to take notes during your visit. 

    What questions should I ask my Sickle Cell Disease doctor?

    Here are some sample questions: 

    • Can you explain in simple terms what this condition is and how it’s treated? 
    • What symptoms or side effects should I watch for? 
    • What tests will be involved, and when can I expect results? 
    • Are there other specialists I need to see? 
    • What’s the best way to reach you if I have follow-up questions? 

    How can I learn about the latest clinical trials and research advances my Sickle Cell Disease doctor may know about?

    MediFind’s Clinical Trials tool asks you a series of questions to help you narrow down your search by health condition, age, gender, location, how far you’re willing to travel, and more. Each question you answer filters down the number of trials until you find the ones that are most relevant to you. 

    MediFind’s Latest Advances tool features summaries of recent articles published in medical journals. We use cutting-edge technology to scour medical publication databases for the latest research advancements on any given condition, then we simplify this information in a way that’s useful and easy to understand. 

    Can I filter my search to show male or female Sickle Cell Disease doctors near Boston, MA?

    Look for the filter feature on the left side of the Sickle Cell Disease doctor search results page. Select “Female” or “Male” under the “Gender” category to search for female or male providers exclusively. If the “Any” option is selected, it will pull results for both male and female providers. 

    Can I filter my search to find a Sickle Cell Disease doctor that offers video calls?

    Look for the filter feature on the left-side of the Sickle Cell Disease doctor search results page. Select “Offers telehealth visits” under the Availability category to search for providers who offer virtual appointments (video calls). 

    Reviewed on: 11/11/24  

    By: MediFind Medical Staff 

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