The 20 Best Sickle Cell Disease Doctors Near Me in Tacoma, WA

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The 20 Best Sickle Cell Disease Doctors near Tacoma, WA

Last Updated: 02/22/2026

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MediFind found 14 doctor with experience in Sickle Cell Disease near Tacoma, WA. Of these, 13 are Experienced and 1 are Distinguished.

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    Francis (. Senecal
    Experienced in Sickle Cell Disease
    Hematology Oncology | Oncology
    Experienced in Sickle Cell Disease
    Hematology Oncology | Oncology

    Northwest Medical Specialties - Tacoma

    1624 South I Street, Suite 105, 
    Tacoma, WA 
     (0.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Francis Senecal is an Oncologist in Tacoma, Washington. Dr. Senecal 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, Breast Cancer, Angiosarcoma, Inflammatory Breast Cancer, and Bone Marrow Aspiration. Dr. Senecal is currently accepting new patients.

    Jorge Chaves
    Experienced in Sickle Cell Disease
    Experienced in Sickle Cell Disease

    Northwest Medical Specialties - Tacoma

    1624 South I Street, Suite 105, 
    Tacoma, WA 
     (0.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Jorge Chaves is an Oncologist in Tacoma, Washington. Dr. Chaves is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Sickle Cell Disease. His top areas of expertise are Familial Colorectal Cancer, Colorectal Cancer, Dehydration, and Lynch Syndrome. Dr. Chaves is currently accepting new patients.

    Andrea Veatch
    Experienced in Sickle Cell Disease
    Experienced in Sickle Cell Disease

    Northwest Medical Specialties - Puyallup

    Puyallup, WA 
     (9.2 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Andrea Veatch is an Oncologist in Puyallup, Washington. Dr. Veatch is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Sickle Cell Disease. Her top areas of expertise are Lung Cancer, Pleuropulmonary Blastoma, Dehydration, and Testicular Yolk Sac Tumor. Dr. Veatch is currently accepting new patients.

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    Experienced in Sickle Cell Disease
    Orthopedics
    Experienced in Sickle Cell Disease
    Orthopedics

    MultiCare Health System

    1003 S 5th St, 
    Tacoma, WA 
     (0.5 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Benjamin Chen is an Orthopedics provider in Tacoma, Washington. Dr. Chen is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Sickle Cell Disease. His top areas of expertise are Essential Thrombocythemia, Myeloproliferative Neoplasms (MPN), Philadelphia-Negative Chronic Myeloid Leukemia, and Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia (CML).

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

    MultiCare Health System

    315 Martin Luther King Jr Way, 
    Tacoma, WA 
     (0.6 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Jason Love is a Hematologist and an Oncologist in Tacoma, Washington. Dr. Love 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), Multiple Myeloma, Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS), Anemia, and Bone Marrow Aspiration.

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

    MultiCare Health System

    311 S L St, 
    Tacoma, WA 
     (0.7 miles away)
    Experience:
    10+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Vanessa Tolbert is a Hematologist and an Oncologist in Tacoma, Washington. Dr. Tolbert has been practicing medicine for over 10 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Sickle Cell Disease. Her top areas of expertise are Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL), Febrile Neutropenia, Acute Erythroid Leukemia (AEL), and Sickle Cell Disease.

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

    MultiCare Health System

    311 S L St, 
    Tacoma, WA 
     (0.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Rebecca Johnson is a Hematologist and an Oncologist in Tacoma, Washington. Dr. Johnson is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Sickle Cell Disease. Her top areas of expertise are Acute Erythroid Leukemia (AEL), Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL), Hemophilia A, and Hemophilic Arthropathy.

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

    MultiCare Health System

    311 S L St, 
    Tacoma, WA 
     (0.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Tamara Chang is a Hematologist and an Oncologist in Tacoma, Washington. Dr. Chang is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Sickle Cell Disease. Her top areas of expertise are Juvenile Myelomonocytic Leukemia (JMML), Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL), Sickle Cell Disease, and Hemolytic Anemia.

    Experienced in Sickle Cell Disease
    Experienced in Sickle Cell Disease

    Multicare Cancer Institute-Tacoma General Hospital

    1003 S 5th St # 4, 
    Tacoma, WA 
     (1.6 miles away)
    Experience:
    17+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Blair Irwin is an Oncologist in Tacoma, Washington. Dr. Irwin 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 Breast Cancer, Angiosarcoma, Paget Disease of the Breast, and Pleuropulmonary Blastoma.

    Distinguished in Sickle Cell Disease
    Family Medicine
    Distinguished in Sickle Cell Disease
    Family Medicine

    Onestop Medical Clinic

    1314 Central Avenue S, #102, 
    Kent, WA 
     (12.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Payal Shah is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Kent, Washington. Dr. Shah is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Sickle Cell Disease. Her top areas of expertise are Vasoconstriction, Sickle Cell Disease, Hemoglobinopathy, and Congenital Hemolytic Anemia. Dr. Shah is currently accepting new patients.

    Experienced in Sickle Cell Disease
    Experienced in Sickle Cell Disease

    Virginia Mason Medical Center

    33501 1st Way S, 
    Federal Way, WA 
     (6.1 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Jaideep Shenoi is an Oncologist in Federal Way, Washington. Dr. Shenoi is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Sickle Cell Disease. His top areas of expertise are Pleuropulmonary Blastoma, Anemia, Familial Colorectal Cancer, Colorectal Cancer, and Bone Marrow Aspiration.

    Experienced in Sickle Cell Disease
    Experienced in Sickle Cell Disease

    Northwest Medical Specialties - Bonney Lake

    10004 204th Avenue E, Suite 3400, 
    Bonney Lake, WA 
     (14.0 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Ndegwa Njuguna is an Oncologist in Bonney Lake, Washington. Dr. Njuguna is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Sickle Cell Disease. His top areas of expertise are Dehydration, Chronic B-Cell Leukemia (CBCL), Pleuropulmonary Blastoma, and Acute Mountain Sickness. Dr. Njuguna is currently accepting new patients.

    Experienced in Sickle Cell Disease
    Experienced in Sickle Cell Disease

    Northwest Medical Specialties - Bonney Lake

    10004 204th Avenue E, Suite 3400, 
    Bonney Lake, WA 
     (14.0 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Mohammed Kanaan is an Oncologist in Bonney Lake, Washington. Dr. Kanaan is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Sickle Cell Disease. His top areas of expertise are Agranulocytosis, Dehydration, Hemochromatosis, and Hodgkin Lymphoma. Dr. Kanaan is currently accepting new patients.

    Experienced in Sickle Cell Disease
    Experienced in Sickle Cell Disease

    Northwest Medical Specialties - Bonney Lake

    10004 204th Avenue E, Suite 3400, 
    Bonney Lake, WA 
     (14.0 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Manas Agastya is a primary care provider, practicing in Oncologist in Bonney Lake, Washington. Dr. Agastya is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Sickle Cell Disease. His top areas of expertise are Severe Congenital Neutropenia, Dehydration, Chronic Familial Neutropenia, and Agranulocytosis. Dr. Agastya is currently accepting new patients.

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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 Tacoma, WA?

    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 Tacoma, WA?

    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 Tacoma, WA?

    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 Tacoma, WA?

    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 Tacoma, WA?

    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 Tacoma, WA?

    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 Tacoma, WA?

    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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