The 20 Best Sickle Cell Disease Doctors Near Me in Fairfax, VA

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The 20 Best Sickle Cell Disease Doctors near Fairfax, VA

Last Updated: 02/22/2026

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MediFind found 100 doctor with experience in Sickle Cell Disease near Fairfax, VA. Of these, 81 are Experienced, 15 are Advanced, 3 are Distinguished and 1 are Elite.

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    Distinguished in Sickle Cell Disease
    Distinguished in Sickle Cell Disease

    Inova Schar Cancer-Skyline Clinic (Dept Of Fairfax Hospital)

    8081 Innovation Park Dr Fl 4, 
    Fairfax, VA 
     (2.6 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    William Ershler is an Oncologist in Fairfax, Virginia. Dr. Ershler is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Sickle Cell Disease. His top areas of expertise are Sickle Cell Disease, Anemia, Congenital Hemolytic Anemia, and Hemolytic Anemia.

    Elite in Sickle Cell Disease
    Internal Medicine
    Elite in Sickle Cell Disease
    Internal Medicine
    8600 Old Georgetown Rd, 
    Bethesda, MD 
     (14.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    John Tisdale is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Bethesda, Maryland. Dr. Tisdale is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Sickle Cell Disease. His top areas of expertise are Sickle Cell Disease, Hemoglobinopathy, Congenital Hemolytic Anemia, and Anemia.

    Distinguished in Sickle Cell Disease
    Hematology
    Distinguished in Sickle Cell Disease
    Hematology

    Hu Faculty Practice Plan-Hematology/Oncology

    2041 Georgia Ave NW Ste 5100, 
    Washington, DC 
     (14.9 miles away)
    Experience:
    31+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    James Taylor is a Hematologist in Washington, Washington, D.c.. Dr. Taylor is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Sickle Cell Disease. His top areas of expertise are Sickle Cell Disease, Hemoglobin SC Disease, Thalassemia, and Hemoglobin E Disease. Dr. Taylor is currently accepting new patients.

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    Experienced in Sickle Cell Disease
    Experienced in Sickle Cell Disease

    Office

    8503 Arlington Blvd, 
    Fairfax, VA 
     (3.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Robert Reid is an Oncologist in Fairfax, Virginia. Dr. Reid is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Sickle Cell Disease. His top areas of expertise are Lung Cancer, Pleuropulmonary Blastoma, Breast Cancer, Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT), and Salpingo-Oophorectomy.

    Advanced in Sickle Cell Disease
    Internal Medicine
    Advanced in Sickle Cell Disease
    Internal Medicine

    Progressive Medical Associates LLC

    2812 Old Lee Hwy Ste 210B, 
    Fairfax, VA 
     (4.0 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Shanti Prasad is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Fairfax, Virginia. Dr. Prasad is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Sickle Cell Disease. His top areas of expertise are Sickle Cell Disease, Stroke, Sepsis, Ureteroscopy, and Endoscopy.

    Advanced in Sickle Cell Disease
    Advanced in Sickle Cell Disease

    Inova Fairfax Hospital Inpatient Rehabilitation

    8081 Innovation Park Dr, 
    Fairfax, VA 
     (4.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Najeebah Bade is a Hematologist in Fairfax, Virginia. Dr. Bade is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Sickle Cell Disease. Her top areas of expertise are Sickle Cell Disease, Thrombocytopenia, Saddle Pulmonary Embolism, and Anemia.

    Advanced in Sickle Cell Disease
    Advanced in Sickle Cell Disease

    Inova Fairfax Hospital Inpatient Rehabilitation

    8081 Innovation Park Dr, 
    Fairfax, VA 
     (4.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Elizabeth Yang is a Pediatrics provider in Fairfax, Virginia. Dr. Yang is rated as an Advanced 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.

    Experienced in Sickle Cell Disease
    Experienced in Sickle Cell Disease

    Office

    3040 Williams Dr Ste 100, 
    Fairfax, VA 
     (2.6 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Gregory Orloff is an Oncologist in Fairfax, Virginia. Dr. Orloff is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Sickle Cell Disease. His top areas of expertise are Multiple Myeloma, Smoldering Multiple Myeloma, Paget Disease of the Breast, and Familial Pancreatic Cancer.

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

    Office

    8408 Arlington Blvd Ste 100, 
    Fairfax, VA 
     (2.6 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    John Min is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Fairfax, Virginia. Dr. Min is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Sickle Cell Disease. His top areas of expertise are Infant Hyperglycemia, Maturity Onset Diabetes of the Young, Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), and Familial Hypertension.

    Experienced in Sickle Cell Disease
    Experienced in Sickle Cell Disease

    Inova Schar Cancer-White Oak Clinic (Dept Of Fairfax Hospital)

    8081 Innovation Park Dr Fl 4, 
    Fairfax, VA 
     (2.6 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Amin Benyounes is an Oncologist in Fairfax, Virginia. Dr. Benyounes is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Sickle Cell Disease. His top areas of expertise are Small Cell Lung Cancer (SCLC), ALK-Positive Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer, Squamous Cell Lung Carcinoma, and Pleuropulmonary Blastoma.

    Experienced in Sickle Cell Disease
    Experienced in Sickle Cell Disease

    Inova Schar Cancer-Skyline Clinic (Dept Of Fairfax Hospital)

    8081 Innovation Park Dr Fl 4, 
    Fairfax, VA 
     (2.6 miles away)
    Experience:
    17+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Upama Giri is an Oncologist in Fairfax, Virginia. Dr. Giri has been practicing medicine for over 17 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Sickle Cell Disease. Her top areas of expertise are Pulmonary Embolism, Thrombocytopenia, Anemia, and Essential Thrombocythemia.

    Experienced in Sickle Cell Disease
    Experienced in Sickle Cell Disease

    Virginia Cancer Specialists - Fairfax

    8613 Route 29, 
    Fairfax, VA 
     (2.6 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Daniel Chong is an Oncologist in Fairfax, Virginia. Dr. Chong is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Sickle Cell Disease. His top areas of expertise are Paget Disease of the Breast, Lung Cancer, Pleuropulmonary Blastoma, and Breast Cancer.

    Experienced in Sickle Cell Disease
    Experienced in Sickle Cell Disease

    Virginia Cancer Specialists - Fairfax

    8613 Route 29, 
    Fairfax, VA 
     (2.6 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Anne Favret is an Oncologist in Fairfax, Virginia. Dr. Favret is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Sickle Cell Disease. Her top areas of expertise are Breast Cancer, Paget Disease of the Breast, Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS), and HER-2 Positive Breast Cancer.

    Experienced in Sickle Cell Disease
    Experienced in Sickle Cell Disease

    Virginia Cancer Specialists - Fairfax

    8613 Route 29, 
    Fairfax, VA 
     (2.6 miles away)
    Experience:
    17+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Timothy Mccarthy is an Oncologist in Fairfax, Virginia. Dr. Mccarthy has been practicing medicine for over 17 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Sickle Cell Disease. His top areas of expertise are Lung Cancer, Pleuropulmonary Blastoma, Familial Colorectal Cancer, and Monoclonal Gammopathy of Undetermined Significance (MGUS).

    Experienced in Sickle Cell Disease
    Oncology
    Experienced in Sickle Cell Disease
    Oncology

    Virginia Cancer Specialists - Fairfax

    8613 Route 29 Ste 200N, 
    Fairfax, VA 
     (2.6 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Chao Yin is an Oncologist in Fairfax, Virginia. Dr. Yin is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Sickle Cell Disease. His top areas of expertise are Triple-Negative Breast Cancer, HER-2 Positive Breast Cancer, Idiopathic Neutropenia, and Paget Disease of the Breast. Dr. Yin is currently accepting new patients.

    Experienced in Sickle Cell Disease
    Experienced in Sickle Cell Disease

    Virginia Cancer Specialists - Fairfax

    8613 Route 29 Ste 200N, 
    Fairfax, VA 
     (2.6 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Alexander Spira is an Oncologist in Fairfax, Virginia. Dr. Spira is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Sickle Cell Disease. His top areas of expertise are Lung Cancer, Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC), Pleuropulmonary Blastoma, Small Cell Lung Cancer (SCLC), and Tissue Biopsy. Dr. Spira is currently accepting new patients.

    Experienced in Sickle Cell Disease
    Experienced in Sickle Cell Disease

    Inova Schar Cancer-Potomac Clinic (Dept Of Fairfax Hospital)

    8081 Innovation Park Dr Ste 600, 
    Fairfax, VA 
     (2.6 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Angela Pennisi is an Oncologist in Fairfax, Virginia. Dr. Pennisi is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Sickle Cell Disease. Her top areas of expertise are Breast Cancer, Angiosarcoma, Paget Disease of the Breast, Inflammatory Breast Cancer, and Vulvectomy.

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

    Office

    8316 Arlington Blvd Ste 630, 
    Fairfax, VA 
     (2.6 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Wissam Zaeeter is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Fairfax, Virginia. Dr. Zaeeter is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Sickle Cell Disease. His top areas of expertise are Sepsis, Pneumonia, Gastrointestinal Bleeding, Endoscopy, and Colonoscopy.

    Experienced in Sickle Cell Disease
    Hematology
    Experienced in Sickle Cell Disease
    Hematology

    Virginia Cancer Specialists, PC

    8613 Route 29, 
    Fairfax, VA 
     (2.6 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Dipti Patel is a Hematologist in Fairfax, Virginia. Dr. Patel is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Sickle Cell Disease. Her top areas of expertise are Multiple Myeloma, Hodgkin Lymphoma, Chronic B-Cell Leukemia (CBCL), Bone Marrow Aspiration, and Bone Marrow Transplant. Dr. Patel is currently accepting new patients.

    Experienced in Sickle Cell Disease
    Oncology
    Experienced in Sickle Cell Disease
    Oncology

    Inova Schar Cancer-Great Falls Clinic (Dept Of Fairfax Hospital)

    8081 Innovation Park Dr Fl 5, 
    Fairfax, VA 
     (2.6 miles away)
    Experience:
    17+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Eun-mi Yu is an Oncologist in Fairfax, Virginia. Dr. Yu has been practicing medicine for over 17 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Sickle Cell Disease. Her top areas of expertise are Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC), Familial Wilms Tumor 2, Prostate Cancer, and Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC).

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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 Fairfax, VA?

    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 Fairfax, VA?

    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 Fairfax, VA?

    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 Fairfax, VA?

    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 Fairfax, VA?

    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 Fairfax, VA?

    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 Fairfax, VA?

    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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