Hematologists near Hoboken, NJ

Biography: Anna Pae, NP is a Nurse Practitioner who practices in New York, NY. Anna Pae, NP is affiliated with Newyork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center.

Biography: Francine Armentano, NP is a Nurse Practitioner who practices in New York, NY. Francine Armentano, NP is affiliated with Newyork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center.

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

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

Biography: Dr. Waheed graduated Summa Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology and Anthropology from East Carolina University. She pursued her Medical Doctorate (MD) at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine where she received the prestigious William deB. MacNider Whitehead Award for a medical student who possesses various intangible traits of good character, including personal integrity, a sincere and genuine interest in the lives of others, a willingness to help others at all times, and humility. After graduation from medical school, Dr. Waheed completed her internal medicine residency at the University of Virginia. She received a Masters in Public Health (MPH) in Health Policy and Management from Harvard University. Dr. Waheed completed her Hematology and Medical Oncology Fellowship at Tufts Medical Center in Boston.Prior to joining the faculty at Weill Cornell Medicine, Dr. Waheed was a faculty member at Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) where she demonstrated a commitment to her patients in hematology/oncology, excelled in education and teaching of medical students and trainees, and developed a research career in complement-mediated and immune-mediated hematological disorders.Dr. Waheed has multiple peer-reviewed publications in prestigious journals including the New England Journal of Medicine, Blood, American Journal of Hematology, Journal of Thrombosis and Thrombolysis, Neuro Oncology, Journal of Clinical Oncology: Clinical Cancer Informatics, and Transfusion. Due to her work in this field, Dr. Waheed has gained recognition as a rising subject matter expert, earning invitations to speak regionally and nationally. Dr. Waheed has also dedicated her time as a member of the American Society of Hematology (ASH), contributing to the ASH/Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Collaboration and Advocacy Leadership Institute, serving as an abstract reviewer, moderating sessions at the annual meeting, and participating on the subcommittee for Systems Based Hematology. On behalf of ASH, she has also met with several members of Congress in Washington, DC to advocate for the needs of hematology patients.

Biography: Peter Gregos, M.D., M.S. is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at Weill Cornell Medical College and an Attending Physician at NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital. Dr. Gregos specializes in treating patients with a wide variety of hematological (blood) disorders and cancers, with a focus in genitourinary cancers. He received a Bachelor of Science degree from Fordham University and a Master's degree in Biomedical Science from Barry University. Dr. Gregos received his medical degree with high honors from Ross University School of Medicine. He then completed his Internal Medicine internship and residency at NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital where he also completed his fellowship in Hematology and Medical Oncology. Dr. Gregos was named Physician of the Year at NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital in 2019.

Biography: Brandon Swed, MD is an Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine in the Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology at Weill Cornell Medicine and an Attending Physician at NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital. His clinical interest is in gastrointestinal (GI) malignancies. His research is focused on novel therapeutics and drug development for pancreatic cancer. Dr. Swed received his B.S. in Neuroscience and Chemistry from the University of Miami. He earned his medical degree from the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University, where he was the recipient of the Weinberger Award for distinction in Hematology and Medical Oncology and was inducted into the Gold Humanism Honor Society. He completed his internship and residency in Internal Medicine at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, where he led several quality improvement initiatives as part of the Healthcare Leadership in Quality program. He continued his medical training at New York-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medicine, where he completed his clinical fellowship in Hematology and Medical Oncology, having served as chief fellow during his final year. Dr. Swed cares for patients with a broad array of hematologic and oncologic diseases, with a particular focus on treating patients with gastrointestinal (GI) cancers. He has also been involved in several translational and clinical research projects focused on novel therapies for pancreatic cancer and was selected to participate in the 2021 AACR-ASCO Methods in Clinical Cancer Research Workshop to further develop this work.

Biography: Dr. Shambavi Richard, MD is a Hematology Specialist who practices in New York, NY. She is 61 years old and has been practicing for 37 years. Dr. Shambavi Richard, MD is affiliated with Mount Sinai Morningside, Mount Sinai Hospital and Mount Sinai Queens.

Biography: Dr. Aarti Bhardwaj, MD is a Hematology Specialist who practices in New York, NY. She is 43 years old and has been practicing for 17 years. Dr. Aarti Bhardwaj, MD is affiliated with Mount Sinai Hospital.

Biography: Dr. Deborah Doroshow, MD is a Hematology Specialist who practices in New York, NY. She is 42 years old. Dr. Deborah Doroshow, MD is affiliated with Mount Sinai Morningside and Mount Sinai Hospital.

Biography: Dr. Thomas Marron, MD is a Hematology Specialist who practices in New York, NY. He is 44 years old and has been practicing for 13 years. Dr. Thomas Marron, MD is affiliated with Mount Sinai Hospital and Mount Sinai Morningside.

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. Bridget Marcellino, MD is a Hematology Specialist who practices in New York, NY. She is 42 years old and has been practicing for 11 years. Dr. Bridget Marcellino, MD is affiliated with Mount Sinai Hospital and Mount Sinai Morningside.

Biography: Dr. Samir Parekh, MB BS is a Hematology Specialist who practices in New York, NY. He is 50 years old and has been practicing for 26 years. Dr. Samir Parekh, MB BS is affiliated with Mount Sinai Hospital.

Biography: Dr. Laura S. Munoz Arcos is an Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology at Weill Cornell Medicine and an Assistant Attending Physician at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital.Dr. Munoz Arcos earned her medical degree from Universidad del Valle in Colombia, her home country. She then completed an internal medicine residency at Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine in the Bronx, NY, followed by a Hematology and Oncology fellowship at Weill Cornell Medicine/NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, where she served as Chief Fellow in her final year. During her fellowship, Dr. Munoz Arcos gained extensive clinical experience in treating all types of breast cancer while conducting translational research on liquid biopsy in breast cancer at Dr. Massimo Cristofanilli's laboratory. Her research focuses on identifying predictors of response to therapy in hormone receptor-sensitive metastatic breast cancer. In recognition of her work, she received the 2023 Conquer Cancer American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Young Investigator Award, a prestigious honor granted to only 100 recipients annually. Following the completion of her fellowship, Dr. Munoz Arcos joined the Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology as a faculty member, where she is focused on the treatment of breast cancer.

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. Vaibhav Patel, MD is a Hematology Specialist who practices in New York, NY. He is 38 years old. Dr. Vaibhav Patel, MD is affiliated with Mount Sinai Queens, Mount Sinai Brooklyn and Mount Sinai Hospital.

Biography: Dr. Bobak Parang completed his undergraduate studies at the University of Pennsylvania, where he majored in Biology. He subsequently earned his MD and PhD from Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. He then joined the Weill Cornell Medicine Physician Scientist Training Program where he completed his internal medicine residency and hematology / medical oncology fellowship. During his last year of fellowship, Dr. Parang served as Chief Fellow. As a member of the Weill Cornell Medicine faculty, Dr. Parang is a physician-scientist whose clinical and research interests are focused on lung cancer drug resistance and metastases.

Biography: Maria is a Pediatric Hemophilia Nurse Practitioner at Weill Cornell Medicine, bringing over nine years of nursing experience to her role. She began her journey at Quinnipiac University, where she graduated with honors in nursing, and then joined Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, caring for oncology patients. While working full-time as an RN, Maria pursued her master's degree at Pace University, earning her Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) certification. Her extensive experience and dedication make her an asset in the field of pediatric hemophilia care.

Biography: Ms. Kleinert received her Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) degree at Case Western Reserve University and her Pediatric Nurse Practitioner (PNP) degree at New York University, where she also received her MA degree in Adult Primary Care. She has also completed her Master of Public Health degree (MPH) at Columbia University.

Biography: Hanna Rosen, NP is a Radiation Oncology Specialist who practices in New York, NY. Hanna Rosen, NP is affiliated with Weill Cornell Medical Center.

Care Philosophy: Alexander J. Chou, MD, is a pediatric oncologist specializing in the treatment of pediatric sarcomas, rare cancers of the bone and soft tissues at Children's Hospital at Montefiore. Dr. Chou, along with his colleagues, provides state-of-the-art therapies to patients with sarcomas in a comprehensive and multidisciplinary setting. Dr. Chou is the Clinical Director of the Pediatric Sarcoma Service at the Children's Hospital at Montefiore and an Associate Professor of Pediatrics at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine.Dr. Chou earned his Bachelor of Arts in Biology in 1994 at the University of Pennsylvania. In 1998, he received his Doctor of Medicine at Cornell University Medical College in New York City. Following this, he completed an internship and residency in Pediatrics at New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center in New York City.

Biography: Caitlin Gribbin, MD, is an Instructor in Medicine within the Division of Hematology and Oncology at Weill Cornell Medical Center. After earning her B.A. from Cornell University, Dr. Gribbin received her Medical Degree as well as Masters in Science from Weill Cornell Medical College. She completed her Internship and Residency as well as subsequent Fellowship training in Hematology and Oncology within the Medical Research Track at Weill Cornell Medicine/NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital. As a faculty member at Weill Cornell, Dr. Gribbin specializes in treating patients with lymphoma using cellular therapies, including chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cell therapy. She is simultaneously focused on leading clinical and translational research studies aimed at improving lymphoma treatments by bringing novel scientific discoveries to patients. Dr. Gribbin has co-authored numerous publications and presentations at national and international meetings and has received several research grants, including the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Young Investigator Award, the Lymphoma Research Foundation (LRF) Scientific Research Mentoring Program Award, and the Burroughs Wellcome Fund Award.

Biography: Dr. Chris Hackett received his BS in Biological Sciences from Stanford University in 2000. After doing biomedical research in industry and academia, he then pursued graduate studies in cancer genomics at the University of California, San Francisco, where he earned his PhD in 2010. Seeking to become a physician-scientist, he then earned his medical degree (MD) from the University of Minnesota in 2014. He then completed his Internal Medicine Residency at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center, followed by a fellowship in Medical Oncology at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK), where he focused on solid tumor oncology in the clinic and carried out laboratory research to design T cell therapies for cancer. Following fellowship, Dr. Hackett was an attending on the Cellular Therapeutics Service at MSK, where he focused on treating patients with CAR T cells, Tumor Infiltrating Lymphocytes (TIL) and other cell therapies. In 2023, he joined the Bone Marrow Transplant Service at Weill Cornell Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, where he continues to both treat patients with cellular therapies and conduct research to develop new cell therapies for solid tumors.

Care Philosophy: I am a medical oncologist specializing in the treatment of patients with genitourinary malignancies (including prostate, bladder, testes, and kidney cancers). My clinical and translational research focuses on development of new treatment strategies for patients. In particular, I am studying the genetics of prostate cancer, and I am involved in developing personalized treatment approaches for patients based on their cancer's specific molecular alterations. My clinical practice and research rely on close collaborations with clinicians, scientists, and physician scientists from multiple disciplines including pathology, urology, radiology, radiation oncology, computational biology, pharmacology, and medical oncology. Most recently, we have expanded these clinical and research efforts across cancer types as part of our new Institute for Precision Medicine

Biography: Dr. Erin Mulvey is an Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology at Weill Cornell Medicine. She is also an assistant attending physician at NewYork-Presbyterian Queens, She completed her undergraduate education at Boston University where she earned a degree in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. She received her medical degree from New York Medical College. Dr. Mulvey completed both her Residency in Internal Medicine and her Fellowship in Hematology/Oncology at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital and Weill Cornell Medical College.

Biography: Ghaith Abu-Zeinah, MD, is an Assistant Professor in Medicine at Weill Cornell Medical College and an Assistant Attending Physician at the NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital. Dr. Abu-Zeinah earned his M.D. with academic distinction from the Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar in 2013. He completed his residency training in Internal Medicine (2016) and fellowship training in Hematology/Oncology (2019) at the NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medicine in New York City.Dr. Abu-Zeinah is a Hematologist and Oncologist with a specialty practice in Myeloproliferative Neoplasms (MPN). His laboratory and clinical research is focused on identifying and developing therapies that target the malignant stem cells in patients with MPN. He received several awards for his work and presented at national conferences including the International Congress on Myeloproliferative Neoplasms and the American Society of Hematology. He has joined the Richard T Silver MPN Center as a physician-scientist both treating patients and conducting research.

Biography: Dr. Justin Kaner graduated with a B.S. in Biology from Syracuse University in 2009 where his initial interest in hematologic malignancies developed. He received his M.D. from New York Medical College in 2013 before completing his Internal Medicine Residency at Albert Einstein College of Medicine/Montefiore Medical Center. During residency Dr. Kaner pursued his interest in hematologic malignancies by undertaking several research projects mainly focused on myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) and acute myeloid leukemia (AML) which led to several publications in peer reviewed journals, including Leukemia and Lymphoma and Oncotarget, as well as numerous abstracts presented at the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) and American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meetings. Additionally, Dr. Kaner served as Chief Resident after his residency at Montefiore Medical Center.Throughout his Hematology/Oncology fellowship at Weill Cornell Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, Dr. Kaner worked in the laboratory of Dr. Monica Guzman and with clinical mentorship from Dr. Ellen Ritchie and Dr. Gail Roboz of the Weill Cornell Leukemia Program. During this time, he studied the activity of a novel therapeutic, PU-H71, in PTPN11 mutated AML as well as the prognostic impact of PTPN11 mutations in AML. During his fellowship training Dr. Kaner also developed a particular interest in early phase clinical trials and novel therapeutics for the treatment of Relapsed/Refractory AML. Dr. Kaner accepted an opportunity to remain at Weill Cornell, joining the Leukemia Program to focus on caring for hospitalized patients with various acute and chronic leukemias, MDS and myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPNs).

Biography: Samuel Yamshon, M.D. is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at Weill Cornell Medicine/New York Presbyterian Hospital. Dr. Yamshon cares for patients with blood cancers with a specific focus on lymphoma and improving outcomes for patients using innovative treatments like cellular immunotherapies including CAR T-cell therapy.Dr. Yamshon received his B.A. from Columbia University and completed his medical training at the University of California, Davis. He returned to New York to train in Internal Medicine at Weill Cornell Medicine, where he also completed his fellowship in Hematology and Oncology. At Weill Cornell Medicine, he specializes in treating patients with lymphoma using cellular therapies including bone marrow transplantation and CAR T cell therapy, and is involved in clinical research dedicated to improving outcomes for patients with lymphoma. He has been involved in lymphoma research for over a decade, co-authoring numerous publications and several presentations at national meetings. Dr. Yamshon is also an Editorial Fellow for the journal Leukemia & Lymphoma. He has received multiple research grants including the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Young Investigator Award and the Lymphoma Research Foundation (LRF) Scientific Research Mentoring Program.

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. Uqba Khan is an Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine within the faculty of Weill Cornell Medical College in the Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology. Dr. Khan is also an Attending Physician at NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital.Dr. Khan received his medical degree from Allama Iqbal Medical College, Pakistan in 2008. He underwent his internal medicine training at St. Agnes Hospital in Baltimore and later completed his hematology/oncology fellowship at St. John Hospital and Medical Center in Detroit, where he also served as chief fellow. Dr. Khan has a special interest in treatment of gastrointestinal (GI) malignancies and clinical research. He joined Weill Cornell Medicine in 2018 to complete an additional year of training in management of gastrointestinal malignancies. He also worked as an instructor at Weill Cornell Medical College between 2018 and 2019. In June of 2019, Dr. Khan was promoted to Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine within the faculty of Weill Cornell Medical College in the Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology.Dr. Khan has been involved in a number of clinical and translational research studies. His research focuses on optimizing the effectiveness of immunotherapy in solid malignancies. He has published a number of research articles and is actively involved as an investigator in several clinical trials. He has presented his research findingsat several professional conferences and meetings.Dr. Khan is a member of several national and international professional societies, including the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), the Society of Immunotherapy in Cancer (SITC), the European Society of Medical Oncology (ESMO) and the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR).

Biography: Dr. Eileen Scigliano, MD is a Hematology Specialist who practices in New York, NY. She is 70 years old and has been practicing for 44 years. Dr. Eileen Scigliano, MD is affiliated with Mount Sinai Hospital.

Care Philosophy: I treat every patient like family

Biography: Dr. Teena Bhatla, MD is an Oncology Specialist who practices in Newark, NJ. She is 48 years old and has been practicing for 24 years. Dr. Teena Bhatla, MD is affiliated with Newark Beth Israel Medical Center.

Biography: Dr. Nehal Parikh, MD is a Hematology Specialist who practices in Newark, NJ. He is 54 years old and has been practicing for 27 years. Dr. Nehal Parikh, MD is affiliated with Newark Beth Israel Medical Center.