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

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Last Updated: 04/28/2026

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MediFind found 139 doctor with experience in Sickle Cell Disease near Cambridge, MA. Of these, 86 are Experienced, 31 are Advanced, 17 are Distinguished and 5 are Elite.

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

    Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

    450 Brookline Ave, 
    Boston, MA 
     (2.0 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.

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

    Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

    450 Brookline Ave, 
    Boston, MA 
     (2.0 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 
     (2.0 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.

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

    Boston Children's Hospital

    300 Longwood Ave, 
    Boston, MA 
     (2.0 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, Hemoglobinopathy, Hemolytic Anemia, and Bone Marrow Transplant.

    Elite in Sickle Cell Disease
    Elite in Sickle Cell Disease

    Office

    720 Harrison Ave, 
    Boston, MA 
     (2.7 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.

    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 
     (3.6 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, Thalassemia, Thrombocytopenia, and Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura (ITP).

    Distinguished in Sickle Cell Disease
    Distinguished in Sickle Cell Disease
    450 Brookline Avenue, Dana-farber Cancer Institute, 
    Boston, MA 
     (2.0 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, Awake Craniotomy, and Splenectomy.

    Distinguished in Sickle Cell Disease
    Distinguished in Sickle Cell Disease

    Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Adult Leukemia Program

    450 Brookline Avenue, 
    Boston, MA 
     (2.0 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Julie-aurore Losman is a Hematologist in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Losman is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Sickle Cell Disease. Her top areas of expertise are Sickle Cell Disease and Factor 7 Deficiency.

    Distinguished in Sickle Cell Disease
    Distinguished in Sickle Cell Disease

    Brigham And Womens Physicians Organization Inc

    75 Francis St, 
    Boston, MA 
     (2.1 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
    Internal Medicine
    Distinguished in Sickle Cell Disease
    Internal Medicine

    Cha Broadway Care Center

    300 Broadway, 
    Somerville, MA 
     (1.1 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.

    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 
     (1.9 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 
     (1.9 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.

    Joyce L. Ho
    Experienced in Sickle Cell Disease
    Internal Medicine | Palliative Medicine
    Experienced in Sickle Cell Disease
    Internal Medicine | Palliative Medicine

    Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center - Hematology/Oncology

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

    Joyce Ho is an Internal Medicine specialist and a Palliative Medicine provider in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Ho is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Sickle Cell Disease. Her top areas of expertise are Liver Failure, Large-Cell Lung Carcinoma, ALK-Positive Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer, and Squamous Cell Lung Carcinoma.

    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 
     (1.9 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 
     (1.9 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, Monoclonal Gammopathy of Undetermined Significance (MGUS), Schnitzler Syndrome, 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 
     (1.9 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, Thrombocytopenia, Bone Marrow Aspiration, and Splenectomy.

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

    Dfci

    44 Binney St, 
    Boston, MA 
     (2.0 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Stuart Orkin is a Hematologist and an Oncologist in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Orkin is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Sickle Cell Disease. His top areas of expertise are Hemoglobinopathy, Sickle Cell Disease, Congenital Hemolytic Anemia, Hemolytic Anemia, and Bone Marrow Transplant.

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

    Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

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

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

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

    Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

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

    Daniel Bauer is a Hematologist and an Oncologist in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Bauer is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Sickle Cell Disease. His top areas of expertise are NUT Carcinoma, Sickle Cell Disease, Beta Thalassemia, Hemoglobinopathy, and Bone Marrow Transplant.

    Distinguished in Sickle Cell Disease
    Distinguished in Sickle Cell Disease

    Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

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

    Nancy Berliner is an Oncologist in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Berliner is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Sickle Cell Disease. Her top areas of expertise are Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis, Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia, Non-Langerhans-Cell Histiocytosis, and Histiocytosis.

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    Last Updated: 04/28/2026

    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 Cambridge, 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 Cambridge, 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 Cambridge, 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 Cambridge, 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 Cambridge, 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 Cambridge, 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 Cambridge, 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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