The 20 Best Sickle Cell Disease Doctors Near Me in Temple, TX

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The 20 Best Sickle Cell Disease Doctors near Temple, TX

Last Updated: 02/22/2026

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MediFind found 15 doctor with experience in Sickle Cell Disease near Temple, TX. Of these, 13 are Experienced and 2 are Advanced.

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    Advanced in Sickle Cell Disease
    Hospital Medicine
    Advanced in Sickle Cell Disease
    Hospital Medicine

    Scott & White Memorial Hospital

    2401 S 31st St, 
    Temple, TX 
     (1.9 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Hameed Ali is a primary care provider, practicing in Hospital Medicine in Temple, Texas. Dr. Ali is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Sickle Cell Disease. His top areas of expertise are Sickle Cell Disease, Sepsis, Stroke, Endoscopy, and Gastrostomy.

    Advanced in Sickle Cell Disease
    Hematology
    Advanced in Sickle Cell Disease
    Hematology

    Baylor Scott & White Vasicek Cancer Treatment Center - Temple

    2401 S 31st St, 
    Temple, TX 
     (1.9 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    James Mason is a Hematologist in Temple, Texas. Dr. Mason is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Sickle Cell Disease. His top areas of expertise are Schnitzler Syndrome, Monoclonal Gammopathy of Undetermined Significance (MGUS), Philadelphia-Negative Chronic Myeloid Leukemia, and Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia (CML).

    Lucas Wong
    Experienced in Sickle Cell Disease
    Experienced in Sickle Cell Disease

    Baylor Scott & White Vasicek Cancer Treatment Center - Temple

    2401 S 31st St, 
    Temple, TX 
     (1.9 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Dr. Wong's focus has been on gastrointestinal cancer patients and clinical research in the area of GI cancers. He provides education in this same area for the Baylor College of Medicine Medical School, Baylor Scott & White internal medicine residency, and Baylor Scott & White hematology/oncology fellowship program. He is currently a Clinical Professor of Medicine at the BCM Medical School. Outside of Baylor Scott & White, he is a board member of the Texas Society of Clinical Oncology, Texas Medical Association Cancer Committee member, and SWOG GI committee member. Dr. Wong's area of clinical care and research is gastrointestinal malignancies such as colon, pancreatic, esophageal, stomach, liver, bile duct, rectal, anal, and small bowel. Connect with Dr. Wong: Baylor College of Medicine. Dr. Wong is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Sickle Cell Disease. His top areas of expertise are Lynch Syndrome, Pancreatoblastoma, Gastroenteropancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumor (GEP-NET), Bone Marrow Aspiration, and Endoscopy.

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    Mohit Bansal
    Experienced in Sickle Cell Disease
    Experienced in Sickle Cell Disease

    Baylor Scott & White Vasicek Cancer Treatment Center - Temple

    2401 S 31st St, 
    Temple, TX 
     (1.9 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Dr. Bansal's primary interest is in direct patient care through a multidisciplinary approach. His areas of expertise include breast cancer, melanoma, sarcoma, and endocrine cancers. Dr. Bansal is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Sickle Cell Disease. His top areas of expertise are Angiosarcoma, Inflammatory Breast Cancer, Paget Disease of the Breast, Bone Marrow Aspiration, and Endoscopy.

    Ashwini Bhat
    Experienced in Sickle Cell Disease
    Experienced in Sickle Cell Disease

    Baylor Scott & White Vasicek Cancer Treatment Center - Temple

    2401 S 31st St, 
    Temple, TX 
     (1.9 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Hindi, Kannada
    Offers Telehealth

    Dr. Bhat is a board-certified hematologist/ medical oncologist who has formed a niche in breast oncology. She joined BSW at Temple's main campus in 2011 soon after completing her fellowship, and her medical practice mostly consists of breast cancer patients. She also supervises the trainee fellows in their continuity clinic and is one of the core faculty in Baylor Scott & White's 3-year hem-oncology fellowship program. Dr. Bhat has been the site director of NSABP and is currently the chair of the breast tumor board, a weekly interdisciplinary case discussion conference, where NCCN guidelines and optimal treatment options for all their breast cancer patients are discussed. She is passionate about taking care of breast cancer patients and believes in providing them with a comprehensive, yet personalized care plan when it comes to their cancer. Their clinic offers several state-of-the-art treatments like novel chemotherapies, biotherapies, targeted therapies, and immunotherapies. In addition to these standard treatments, she strives to bring on relevant and pertinent clinical trials that would benefit our breast cancer patients. She frequently offers second and third-opinion consults on complicated cases that are referred from our peripheral clinics. Dr. Bhat is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Sickle Cell Disease. Her top areas of expertise are Angiosarcoma, Inflammatory Breast Cancer, Breast Cancer, Bone Marrow Aspiration, and Endoscopy.

    Kathleen Halka
    Experienced in Sickle Cell Disease
    Experienced in Sickle Cell Disease

    Baylor Scott & White Vasicek Cancer Treatment Center - Temple

    2401 S 31st St, 
    Temple, TX 
     (1.9 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Kathleen Halka is an Oncologist in Temple, Texas. Dr. Halka is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Sickle Cell Disease. Her top areas of expertise are Deep Vein Thrombosis, Pulmonary Embolism, Thrombocytopenia, Bone Marrow Aspiration, and Endoscopy.

    Sripriya Santhanam
    Experienced in Sickle Cell Disease
    Hematology | Oncology
    Experienced in Sickle Cell Disease
    Hematology | Oncology
    2401 S 31st St, 
    Temple, TX 
     (1.9 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Sripriya Santhanam is a Hematologist and an Oncologist in Temple, Texas. Dr. Santhanam is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Sickle Cell Disease. Her top areas of expertise are Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS), Lung Cancer, Pleuropulmonary Blastoma, and Inflammatory Breast Cancer.

    Rex C. Garland
    Experienced in Sickle Cell Disease
    Hematology | Oncology
    Experienced in Sickle Cell Disease
    Hematology | Oncology

    Baylor Scott & White Vasicek Cancer Treatment Center - Temple

    2401 S 31st St, 
    Temple, TX 
     (1.9 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Dr. Garland completed his post-graduate medical training at Baylor Scott & White in Temple, TX, and remained on staff in the hematology/oncology division. He has a specific interest in cellular therapies for hematologic diseases, particularly stem cell transplant and CAR T-cell therapy for multiple myeloma and lymphomas. He also has an interest in Narrative Medicine, exploring the intersectionality of the humanities and medicine. Dr. Garland's areas of expertise include multiple myeloma, lymphoma, leukemia and blood disorders. Connect with Dr. Garland: Dr. Garland on Doximity. Dr. Garland is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Sickle Cell Disease. His top areas of expertise are Multiple Myeloma, Large-Cell Immunoblastic Lymphoma, Acute Myeloblastic Leukemia without Maturation, and Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML).

    Megan R. Lyle
    Experienced in Sickle Cell Disease
    Experienced in Sickle Cell Disease

    Baylor Scott & White McLane Children's Specialty Clinic - Temple

    1901 SW H K Dodgen Loop, 
    Temple, TX 
     (2.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Dr. Megan Lyle is a board-certified pediatric hematologist/oncologist with an interest in immune hematology, sickle-cell disease and other hemoglobinopathies, vascular tumors and malformations, and pediatric tumors/cancers. She is a member of the Children’s Oncology Group, the American Society of Pediatric Hematology & Oncology, the American Society of Hematology and he American Academy of Pediatrics. She is certified in pediatric hematology/oncology by the American Board of Pediatrics and in general pediatrics by the American Board of Pediatrics. Dr. Lyle is passionate about helping children and adolescents navigate their hematological or oncological health issues, while learning from them along the way. Her goal is to better equip her patients as they face their health challenges and to empower them to find ways of managing and coping that best fit their situation, and to do the same for their family or caregivers. Her personal interests include music, travel and animals and wildlife. Dr. Lyle is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Sickle Cell Disease. Her top areas of expertise are Sickle Cell Disease, Hemoglobin SC Disease, Hemoglobinopathy, and Hemoglobin C Disease.

    Nicholas W. Mcgregor
    Experienced in Sickle Cell Disease
    Experienced in Sickle Cell Disease

    Baylor Scott & White McLane Children's Specialty Clinic - Temple

    1901 SW H K Dodgen Loop, 
    Temple, TX 
     (2.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Nicholas Mcgregor is a Pediatrics provider in Temple, Texas. Dr. Mcgregor is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Sickle Cell Disease. His top areas of expertise are Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis, Histiocytosis, Reticulohistiocytoma, Hepatoblastoma, and Bone Marrow Aspiration.

    Sofia Blinchevsky
    Experienced in Sickle Cell Disease
    Hospital Medicine
    Experienced in Sickle Cell Disease
    Hospital Medicine

    Baylor Scott & White Continuing Care Hospital - Temple

    546 N Kegley Rd, 
    Temple, TX 
     (3.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Sofia Blinchevsky is a primary care provider, practicing in Hospital Medicine in Temple, Texas. Dr. Blinchevsky is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Sickle Cell Disease. Her top areas of expertise are Sepsis, Nephrosclerosis, Renovascular Hypertension, and Sickle Cell Disease.

    Baljit Kaur
    Experienced in Sickle Cell Disease
    Hospital Medicine
    Experienced in Sickle Cell Disease
    Hospital Medicine

    Baylor Scott & White Continuing Care Hospital - Temple

    546 N Kegley Rd, 
    Temple, TX 
     (3.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Baljit Kaur is a primary care provider, practicing in Hospital Medicine in Temple, Texas. Dr. Kaur is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Sickle Cell Disease. Her top areas of expertise are Gastrointestinal Fistula, Anorectal Abscess, Alzheimer's Disease, and Dementia.

    Experienced in Sickle Cell Disease
    Family Medicine
    Experienced in Sickle Cell Disease
    Family Medicine

    Ctvhcs-Olin E Teaque Veterans Center

    1901 S 1st St, 
    Temple, TX 
     (1.3 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Manisha Bansal is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Temple, Texas. Dr. Bansal is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Sickle Cell Disease. Her top areas of expertise are Moyamoya Disease, Sickle Cell Disease, Hemoglobinopathy, and Congenital Hemolytic Anemia.

    Experienced in Sickle Cell Disease
    Internal Medicine
    Experienced in Sickle Cell Disease
    Internal Medicine

    Scott & White Memorial Hospital

    2401 S 31st St, 
    Temple, TX 
     (1.9 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Tanuja Salim is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Temple, Texas. Dr. Salim is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Sickle Cell Disease. Her top areas of expertise are Sepsis, Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia, Atypical Pneumonia, Endoscopy, and Colonoscopy.

    Experienced in Sickle Cell Disease
    Hematology | Oncology
    Experienced in Sickle Cell Disease
    Hematology | Oncology

    McLane Children's Hospital Scott & White

    1901 SW H K Dodgen Loop, 
    Temple, TX 
     (2.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Javier Kane is a Hematologist and an Oncologist in Temple, Texas. Dr. Kane is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Sickle Cell Disease. His top areas of expertise are Glioma, Sickle Cell Disease, Hemoglobin SC Disease, and Leukocytosis.

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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 Temple, TX?

    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 Temple, TX?

    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 Temple, TX?

    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 Temple, TX?

    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 Temple, TX?

    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 Temple, TX?

    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 Temple, TX?

    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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