Pediatric Oncologists & Pediatric Hematologists near Brooklyn, NY

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Biography: Dr. Shipra Kaicker is an Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics at Weill Cornell Medicine and Associate Attending Pediatrician at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital. Her clinical areas of interest are pediatric hematology, platelet disorders, immune cytopenias, anemias, sickle cell disease and bone marrow failure syndromes. She is board certified in Pediatrics and Pediatric Hematology-Oncology. Dr. Kaicker received her M.B.B.S. degree at Lady Hardinge Medical College at the University of Delhi, New Delhi, India. She completed her M.D. and Pediatric Residency at Maulana Azad Medical College, also at the University of New Delhi, where she also served as Senior Registrar (Chief Resident) in Pediatrics. Dr. Kaicker expanded her training in New York City, where she completed a Post-Doctoral Clinical Fellowship and Post-Doctoral Research Fellowship, both in Pediatric Hematology-Oncology, at Columbia University Medical Center, and an additional Pediatric Residency at Saint Vincent's Medical Center. Dr. Kaicker is a clinical researcher and is participating in clinical trials for childhood immune thrombocytopenia as part of ICON ( ITP Consortium of North America) and collaborating with basic science researchers to identify biomarkers in childhood ITP

Care Philosophy: My clinical interests include working with children with various blood disorders, such as sickle cell anemia, blood clotting disorders, and rare disorders called Myeloproliferative Neoplasms. I find it a privilege to be able to help families deal with their children's complex medical issues. By combining excellent, compassionate medical care with research aimed at improving outcomes and preventing disease-associated complications, I believe that we can make a difference for children with cancer and blood disorders.

Care Philosophy: Eleny Romanos-Sirakis, MD is a board-certified specialist in pediatric hematology/oncology. She currently serves as the director of the pediatric hemoglobinopathy specialty center at Staten Island University Hospital, where comprehensive care is provided to patients with sickle cell disease and other hemoglobinopathies. She is committed to education and research at SIUH she is actively involved in further advancing research at SIUH as the co-chair of the pediatric research and scholarship committee. Her research interests include sickle cell disease and pediatric pain management. She is also an active committee member of the American Society of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology.Dr. Romanos-Sirakis provides clinical evaluations and treatments for a wide variety of hematology and oncology concerns. She provides care for pediatric patients from the newborn period through 21 years of age. She specializes in the care of patients with anemia, low white blood cell counts, low platelet counts, bleeding disorders, clotting disorders, sickle cell disease, enlarged lymph nodes, leukemia, lymphoma, and solid tumors.Providing optimal care and assessments, while minimizing the effects of treatments on patients' and families' quality of life is of highest priority for Dr. Romanos-Sirakis. She has additional training in pediatric pain management and is actively involved in the development of the SIUH Pediatric Comfort Campaign to minimize pain for children undergoing procedures and to improve overall pain management for pediatric patients. Dr. Romanos-Sirakis is dedicated to providing personalized and high-quality care to all of her patients.

Care Philosophy: Dr. Pierro is a board-certified pediatric hematologist/oncologist. She completed medical school at New York College of Osteopathic Medicine followed by residency and chief residency in Pediatrics here at Staten Island University Hospital. She then completed a fellowship in Pediatric Hematology/Oncology at NYU Langone Health and remained on their faculty before returning to Staten Island University Hospital. Her research in relapsed acute lymphoblastic leukemia was supported by Young Investigator grants from both the St. Baldrick s and Alex s Lemonade Stand Foundations. She is an active member of the American Society of Hematology, the American Society of Oncology, and the American Society of Pediatric Hematology Oncology as well as a mentee in the Young Investigators Program in the Children s Oncology Group.Dr. Pierro provides clinical evaluations and treatments for a wide variety of hematologic and oncologic problems in patients spanning the newborn period through 21 years of age. She specializes in the care of patients with leukemia, lymphoma and solid tumors as well as a variety of non-cancerous blood disorders such as anemia, low white blood cell counts, low platelet counts, bleeding disorders, clotting disorders and sickle cell disease.As a native Staten Islander, Dr. Pierro is particularly proud to serve her community. She appreciates the hardships families face when their child requires treatment for cancer or a serious blood disorder and strives to provide quality, patient- and family- focused care close to home.

Biography: Dr. Lisa Roth is an Assistant Professor in the Departments of Pediatrics and Medicine at Weill Cornell Medicine. She is also the Director of the Adolescent and Young Adult Lymphoma Program at Weill Cornell Medicine/New York Presbyterian Hospital. Dr. Roth has been named the Charles, Lillian, and Betty Neuwirth Clinical Scholar in Pediatric Oncology. Dr. Roth completed her undergraduate work at Duke University. She received her medical degree from New York University School of Medicine. Dr. Roth conducted her residency at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell and her fellowship in pediatric hematology/oncology at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center and NewYork-Presbyterian where she served as chief fellow. Dr. Roth specializes in treating children, adolescents and young adults with lymphoma and leukemia. She is a member of the Children's Oncology Group and an active participant in Hodgkin lymphoma and non-Hodgkin lymphoma clinical trials. She is also a member of the Weill Cornell Center for Lymphoma, a group which is internationally recognized for it's leadership in the treatment of patients with lymphoma. Dr. Roth's research focuses on identifying new treatments for children with lymphoma. She is particularly interested identifying novel targeted therapies. Targeted therapies may be less toxic than conventional chemotherapy and may be able to rescue those patients with chemotherapy-resistant disease. Dr. Roth has been recognized for her work with awards from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the Lymphoma Research Foundation, Hyundai Hope on Wheels Foundation, and the St. Baldrick's Foundation. For More Videos, please see below: OR-Live: Treating AYA Patients with Hodgkins Lymphoma (5/10/2017)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PT-Qwg2EvqgLymphoma Cancer Treatment NY - Weill Cornell Dr. Roth In the News: Taking Away the Toll (12/2015)http://www.nyrr.org/races-and-events/2016/nyrr-new-york-mini-10k/lisa-roth

Biography: Dr. John Levine, MD is an Oncology Specialist who practices in New York, NY. He is 62 years old and has been practicing for 36 years. Dr. John Levine, MD is affiliated with Mount Sinai Hospital.

Biography: Dr. Rosenzweig is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at Weill Cornell Medicine and an Assistant Attending Pediatrician at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center. Dr. Rosenzweig completed her undergraduate work at Emory University. She received her medical degree from the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. She conducted her residency in Pediatrics at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center and her fellowship in pediatric hematology/oncology at the joint program at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and NewYork-Presbyterian-Weill Cornell Medical Center. She is board certified in General Pediatrics and Pediatric Hematology/Oncology.Dr. Rosenzweig specializes in treating children and adolescents with leukemia and lymphoma, including acute lymphoblastic leukemia, acute myelogenous leukemia, Hodgkin lymphoma and Non-Hodgkin lymphoma.Dr. Rosenzweig's clinical and research interests lie in identifying new treatments for children with leukemia. She is particularly interested in identifying novel targeted therapies. She is a member of the Children's Oncology Group.

Biography: Nicholas Cacciola-Price, NP is a Radiation Oncology Specialist who practices in New York, NY. Nicholas Cacciola-Price, NP is affiliated with Newyork-Presbyterian.

Biography: Dr. Dominder Kaur received her medical degree from Maharashtra University of Health Sciences, Nashik in India and completed her pediatric residency at Northwell Health Staten Island University Hospital in New York. She trained in pediatric hematology-oncology at the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota while also receiving a Masters in Clinical and Translational Science from the Mayo School of Graduate Medical Education. She received further specialized training as the Joan Wallick Pediatric Hemostasis Thrombosis fellow at the Nationwide Children's Hospital. She joined as faculty at Columbia University/Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center in December 2018 as an Assistant Professor in Pediatrics. Dr. Kaur was the recipient of the Thrombosis & Hemostasis Societies of North America (THSNA) 2018 Young Investigator Award. Her research focus so far has been on bleeding and thrombotic complications stem cell transplant recipients. She is currently working towards improving screening methodology and approaches to bleeding disorder evaluation in children. She is passionate about improving hematological services for young adults, especially young women with possible bleeding disorders. In collaboration with Adolescent Medicine team, Dr. Kaur staffs the Girls & Young-women's Bleeding Issues Clinic (GYBiC). This clinic is one of only two such centers in New York metropolitan area and offers hematological and adolescent medicine specialty consultations and evaluations in one comprehensive visit. The Girls & Young-women's Bleeding Issues Clinic specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of bleeding (like heavy periods/menorrhagia) and clotting disorders (thrombophilia) and accompanying health issues in young women of reproductive age.

Biography: Dr. Sheera Minkowitz, MD is a Radiation Oncology Specialist who practices in Brooklyn, NY. She is 39 years old and has been practicing for 13 years. Dr. Sheera Minkowitz, MD is affiliated with Newyork-Presbyterian.

Biography: Dr. Jolanta Kulpa, MD is an Oncology Specialist who practices in Brooklyn, NY. She has been practicing for 53 years. Dr. Jolanta Kulpa, MD is affiliated with Newyork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital.

Biography: Dr. Sujit Sheth is the Chiefof the Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology and Professor of Clinical Pediatrics at Weill Cornell Medicine andan Attending Pediatrician at NewYork-Presbyterian Phyllis and David Komansky Children's Hospital and Weill Cornell Medical Center. He is also Vice Chair of ClinicalResearch in the Department of Pediatrics at Weill Cornell Medicine.Dr. Shethis board-certified in pediatrics and pediatric hematology/oncology, and is an expert in iron metabolism, thalassemia, and sickle cell disease. Dr. Sheth completed his medical training at the University of Bombay, receiving his medical degree (MBBS) in 1988 and completing his resident specialty training in Pediatrics (MD) in 1991. A year later, he entered Columbia University, College of Physicians & Surgeons as a Post-Doctoral Fellow in Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, completing his fellowship in 1995 and his obligatory additional year of residency in Pediatrics in 1996. Following his residency, Dr. Sheth joined the Columbia University faculty where he was appointed Assistant Professor of Pediatrics. In 2004, he assumed responsibility as Clinical Director of the Pediatric Hematology program, and was promoted to Associate Clinical Professor of Pediatrics. In addition to his clinical work, Dr. Sheth is recognized for his dedication to medical education. At NewYork-Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital, he was voted Attending of the Year by the Pediatric Housestaff in 2010 and nominated for Teacher of the Year eight times, receiving the honor in 1999. He has served on resident selection and education committees, as well as on the Scientific Advisory Board, Irving Center for Clinical Research at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital.Assuming responsibility as Chief of the Division of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Dr. Sheth moved to Weill Cornell in 2011, and was appointed Professor of Clinical Pediatrics in 2012. Since then he has overseen a reorganization and renovation of the Division, practice and clinical facility, adding additional faculty both on the clinical and research arms. Dr. Sheth has also established himself as a physician-scientist with a focus on clinical research related to disorders of iron overload. He has completed work as Principal Investigator on one NIH grant, "Mentored Patient-Oriented Hematology Research Training," and as co-investigator on several other NIH funded studies. He is currently working on research projects and clinical trials related to disorders of red blood cells and iron metabolism. He was appointed Vice-Chair for Clinical Research in 2014, and has worked on improving infrastructure, internal funding and overall support for clinical research in the Department.Related Links:New York Comprehensive Thalassemia Center