Mitchell Cairo, M.D.
Chief, Pediatric Hematology, Oncology and Stem Cell Transplantation
Director, Children and Adolescent Cancer and Blood Diseases Center
Vice Chairman, Department of Pediatrics
Professor of Pediatrics, Medicine, Pathology, Microbiology & Immunology and Cell Biology & Anatomy
Interim Chief of Medical Oncology and Hematology, Westchester Medical Center
Oncologists in the Division of Hematology and Neoplastic Diseases work closely with physicians from virtually every specialty at Westchester Medical Center in the care of patients with cancer. New pharmacologic, immunologic and biological therapies and gene therapies are studied to determine their potential for preventing and treating cancers. Qualified patients may be enrolled in cutting-edge clinical cancer research studies and receive the most advanced treatment. Being involved in research programs allows patients to benefit from the expertise of the Westchester Oncology faculty.
Two full-time hematologists with special expertise in benign and malignant hematologic disorders operate a general hematology outpatient clinic and an active inpatient service while conducting clinical research on the latest therapeutic advances. Patients are treated for various cytopenias, coagulation disorders, anemia, porphyria, thalassemias, thrombotic disorders, and other benign and malignant hematologic diseases. Hematologic care is given for plasmapheresis, cytopheresis, chemotherapy, component therapy for bleeding disorders and anticoagulation for thromboembolic disorders.
The Hematology/Medical Oncology Fellowship currently has nine enrolled fellows who rotate through specialized services including Solid Tumor, Leukemia and Lymphoma, Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant, and Hematology. Fellows carry out significant research and have a record of multiple publications. Additional rotations are offered in Transfusion Medicine, Radiation Medicine, and Immunopathology. Community hematology and medical oncology are provided at affiliated institutions.
Mark A. Fialk, M.D.
John C. Nelson, M.D.
Contact
Austin Charnis
Fellowship Coordinator
(O) 914.493.6613 | (F) 914.493.7506
Chief, Pediatric Hematology, Oncology and Stem Cell Transplantation
Director, Children and Adolescent Cancer and Blood Diseases Center
Vice Chairman, Department of Pediatrics
Professor of Pediatrics, Medicine, Pathology, Microbiology & Immunology and Cell Biology & Anatomy
Interim Chief of Medical Oncology and Hematology, Westchester Medical Center
The Division of Oncology cares for patients with various malignancies. The section of solid tumor oncology has been collaborating with the hepatobiliary service and the liver surgery service to find new therapies for cancerous organs that historically have been difficult to treat with chemotherapy. Small molecules, novel compounds and phase I and II drugs are among the section’s areas of expertise.
Bone marrow transplantation, begun in 1983, and stem cell transplantation have grown to encompass allogeneic, unrelated, cord blood, autologous transplants and mini-allogeneic (reduced intensity conditioning) transplantation strategies. The program, which is accredited by the Foundation for the Accreditation of Cellular Therapy, has pioneered a tandem stem cell transplant for Hodgkin lymphoma, reduced intensity conditioning treatments utilizing the drug mitoxantrone, ara-C and pentostatin and refrigerated marrow storage techniques that have led to wide acclaim.
There are currently nine fellows pursuing their training and fellowship in the division, which also offers educational opportunities to students with research projects and internships during their summer breaks.
Two outreach programs enable the division to provide oncologic care to patients in the southern half of Westchester through Sound Shore Medical Center in New Rochelle, and in Northern Westchester County, reaching into Putnam, Dutchess and Orange counties by way of an office in Cortland, near the Hudson Valley Hospital Center.
Hospice care is available for patients who need palliative care through an affiliation with Calvary Hospital and Calvary Home Hospice in the Bronx.
Tauseef Ahmed, M.D.
Michael Fanucchi, M.D.
Delong Liu, M.D.
Christine Pellegrino, M.D.
Carmelo Puccio, M.D.
Karen Seiter, M.D.
Amir Steinberg, M.D.
Contact:
Austin Charnis, Fellowship Coordinator
(O) 914.493.6613 | (F) 914.493.7506