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Biography: Dr. Charles Shapiro, MD is a Hematology Specialist who practices in New York, NY. He is 68 years old and has been practicing for 41 years. Dr. Charles Shapiro, MD is affiliated with Mount Sinai Hospital.

Biography: Dr. Lewis Silverman, MD is an Oncology Specialist who practices in New York, NY. He is 75 years old and has been practicing for 47 years. Dr. Lewis Silverman, MD is affiliated with Mount Sinai Hospital.

Care Philosophy: I am a medical oncologist with interests in lung cancers, head and neck cancers, and pancreatic cancers. Its important to me that patients feel they are not alone in their fight against cancer. I have a strong interest in clinical trial and providing patients with the most advanced available care. My goal is to help patients be in control with their health and understand their treatment options.

Biography: Dr. Said Saleh, MD is a Hematology Specialist who practices in Montclair, NJ. He is 60 years old. Dr. Said Saleh, MD is affiliated with Clara Maass Medical Center and Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center.

Biography: Dr. Raza is a Professor of Medicine and Director of the MDS Center at Columbia University in New York, NY. She started her research in Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS) in 1982 and moved to Rush University, Chicago, Illinois in 1992, where she was the Charles Arthur Weaver Professor in Oncology and Director, Division of Myeloid Diseases. The MDS Program, along with a Tissue Repository containing more than 50,000 samples from MDS and acute leukemia patients was successfully relocated to the University of Massachusetts in 2004 and to Columbia University in 2010. Before moving to New York, Dr. Raza was the Chief of Hematology Oncology and the Gladys Smith Martin Professor of Oncology at the University of Massachusetts in Worcester. She has published the results of her laboratory research and clinical trials in prestigious, peer-reviewed journals such as The New England Journal of Medicine, Nature, Blood, Cancer, Cancer Research, the British Journal of Hematology, Leukemia, and Leukemia Research. Dr. Raza serves on numerous national and international panels as a reviewer, consultant, and advisor and is the recipient of a number of awards.

Care Philosophy: I have expertise in stem cell / bone marrow transplantation, with over 25 years of experience in this field. I am the Associate Director of the Blood and Bone Marrow Transplant Program of New York Presbyterian Hospital - Cornell. and the Service Chief of the inpatient BMT clinical service. I have major interests in improving the overall safety and effectiveness of transplantation. I also have significant experience in the management of hematological malignancies such as leukemia, lymphoma, myeloma, myelodysplasia, as well as aplastic anemia. I enjoy teaching residents and fellows management of patients undergoing transplantation and I have published articles in this field. I also review articles for medical journals relating to stem cell transplantation.I am involved in multiple research trials related to BMT, both as a principal and co investigator and I have represented NYP Weill Cornell at the Cancer Alliance Clinical Trials Group, the Myeloproliferative Disease Research group, and the BMT Clinical Trials Network. However, my main love is caring for patients; I enjoy meeting them, guiding them through the transplant process, and having a true doctor patient relationship. I am committed to providing the best possible, state of the art care for my patients, with clear explanations and ongoing personal support through difficult situations.