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.

Richards Afonja is a Hematologist and an Oncologist in Clifton, New Jersey. Dr. Afonja is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Sickle Cell Disease. His top areas of expertise are Thrombocytopenia, Subacute Combined Degeneration, Vitamin B12 Deficiency, and Anemia.

Joel Nwosu is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Clifton, New Jersey. Dr. Nwosu is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Sickle Cell Disease. His top areas of expertise are Sickle Cell Disease, Hereditary Resistance to Anti-Vitamin K, Protein C Deficiency, Colonoscopy, and Gastrostomy.

Stacey Rifkin is a Pediatric Hematologist Oncology provider in Hackensack, New Jersey. Dr. Rifkin is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Sickle Cell Disease. Her top areas of expertise are Sickle Cell Disease, Acute Megakaryoblastic Leukemia, Congenital Hemolytic Anemia, Anemia, and Bone Marrow Aspiration.

Alice Cohen is a Hematologist and an Oncologist in Newark, New Jersey. Dr. Cohen 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, Hemophilia A, and Hemophilia B. Dr. Cohen is currently accepting new patients.

Basil Bruno is a primary care provider, practicing in Pediatrics in Rochelle Park, New Jersey. Dr. Bruno is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Sickle Cell Disease. His top areas of expertise are Parainfluenza, Parainfluenza Virus Type 3, Common Cold, and Avian Influenza.

Leya Schwartz is a Hematologist and an Oncologist in Paterson, New Jersey. Dr. Schwartz is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Sickle Cell Disease. Her top areas of expertise are Sickle Cell Disease, Febrile Neutropenia, Congenital Hemolytic Anemia, and Hemolytic Anemia.

Jill Menell is a Hematologist and an Oncologist in Paterson, New Jersey. Dr. Menell is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Sickle Cell Disease. Her top areas of expertise are Sickle Cell Disease, Thalassemia, Hereditary Spherocytosis, and Hemoglobin SC Disease.

William Woolbright is a Hematologist and an Oncologist in Paterson, New Jersey. Dr. Woolbright is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Sickle Cell Disease. His top areas of expertise are Sickle Cell Disease, Febrile Neutropenia, Hemoglobin SC Disease, and Thalassemia.

Alissa Kahn is a Hematologist and an Oncologist in Paterson, New Jersey. Dr. Kahn is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Sickle Cell Disease. Her top areas of expertise are Sickle Cell Disease, Febrile Neutropenia, Hereditary Spherocytosis, and Thalassemia.

Sumeet Dhindsa is a primary care provider, practicing in Geriatrics in Woodland Park, New Jersey. Dr. Dhindsa is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Sickle Cell Disease. Her top areas of expertise are Necrosis, Gangrene, Cellulitis, Endoscopy, and Gastrostomy.

Howard Benn is an Oncologist in Clifton, New Jersey. Dr. Benn is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Sickle Cell Disease. His top areas of expertise are Inflammatory Breast Cancer, Paget Disease of the Breast, Familial Pancreatic Cancer, Sickle Cell Disease, and Bone Marrow Aspiration.

Kelly Fitzpatrick is an Oncologist and a Hematologist in Hackensack, New Jersey. Dr. Fitzpatrick is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Sickle Cell Disease. Her top areas of expertise are Primary Mediastinal B-Cell Lymphoma (PMBCL), Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML), Acute Myeloblastic Leukemia without Maturation, Hereditary Resistance to Anti-Vitamin K, and Bone Marrow Aspiration.

Waldemar Silva is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Paterson, New Jersey. Dr. Silva has been practicing medicine for over 44 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Sickle Cell Disease. His top areas of expertise are Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, Hypertension, Familial Hypertension, Colonoscopy, and Endoscopy.

Patrick Michael is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Paterson, New Jersey. Dr. Michael is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Sickle Cell Disease. His top areas of expertise are Low Sodium Level, Necrosis, Peptic Ulcer, Gastrostomy, and Gallbladder Removal.

Gautam Gupta is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Paterson, New Jersey. Dr. Gupta is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Sickle Cell Disease. His top areas of expertise are Sepsis, Peptic Ulcer, Necrosis, Colonoscopy, and Pacemaker Implantation.

Michael Agnelli is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Paterson, New Jersey. Dr. Agnelli is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Sickle Cell Disease. His top areas of expertise are Lung Metastases, Rhabdomyolysis, Apoplexy, Gastrostomy, and Endoscopy.

Shahreen Panarotto is a primary care provider, practicing in Geriatrics in Paterson, New Jersey. Dr. Panarotto is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Sickle Cell Disease. Her top areas of expertise are Stroke, Dementia, Sepsis, and Apoplexy.

Tawfiq Karadsheh is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Paterson, New Jersey. Dr. Karadsheh is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Sickle Cell Disease. His top areas of expertise are Sepsis, Peptic Ulcer, Necrosis, Endoscopy, and Ureteroscopy.

Michael Maroules is a Hematologist in Clifton, New Jersey. Dr. Maroules is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Sickle Cell Disease. His top areas of expertise are Thrombocytopenia, Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS), Pulmonary Embolism, Splenectomy, and Bone Marrow Aspiration.