The trusted specialists at the Cancer Center at Westchester Medical Center, flagship of the Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth), and Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital, also a WMCHealth member, provide a team approach encompassing several medical specialties to the diagnosis and treatment of hematologic (blood-related) diseases for both adults and children.
Renowned care matching or exceeding the nation’s best medical facilities is just one of many reasons to choose Westchester Medical Center and Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital. Recognizing blood cancers in a timely manner and selecting a cutting-edge care center with an experienced, specialized medical team are essential to renewing quality of life.
To ensure the best treatment for our patients, we offer the most up-to-date therapies and clinical research options. Our physicians treat the full range of hematologic diseases, including:
- Leukemia
- Lymphoma [Patient Information]
- Multiple myeloma [Patient Information]
- Myeloproliferative disease (MPD), in which too many abnormal cells or platelets accumulate in the blood
- Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS), which are caused by poorly formed blood cells or cells that do not properly function
- Other hematologic diseases.
Another benefit for patients: Westchester Medical Center is the region’s only academic medical center due to WMCHealth’s affiliation with New York Medical College. This advances already expert care through the most contemporary medical research and breakthroughs at Westchester Medical Center, Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital and across WMCHealth.
Cancer Center team members are dedicated to providing leading-edge treatments with dignity and wellness for every patient, every time. A therapy regimen is resourcefully tailored to each patient’s specific needs; physicians achieve superb results for patients with all types of blood-cancer needs. We also offer cellular therapies that include chimeric antigen receptor (CAR-T Cells). Learn more.
Westchester Medical Center and Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital are regional leaders in participating in cutting-edge research trials that offer promising therapies for both adults and children.
View a list of Clinical Trials currently open.
Adult Care
A cancer diagnosis can be shocking and distressing for patients and their families. The Cancer Center at Westchester Medical Center is here to support you and your family through this journey. We offer patients and families a comprehensive variety of resources that includes assistance navigating and securing services, social-work expertise, nutritional education and support groups.
Navigational services are offered to our breast and lung-cancer patients. Experienced, compassionate experts guide patients and caregivers from the very beginning of their cancer journey to ensure timely, appropriate access to care. They collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to coordinate screenings, diagnosis, treatment, referrals and other resources -- and are at your side to ensure a dignified patient experience throughout all phases of care. In addition, navigators support patients with plain-talk explanations and educational information to help them make informed decisions regarding treatment.
Social worker: Essential Assistance Tailored to Your Needs
A social worker specializing in cancer support assists patients and their families by providing emotional, psychosocial and social counseling, as well as information on practical issues, finances, transportation and support programs.
Two monthly support groups are available to patients:
- The Living with Cancer Support Group, a safe place to inspire hope, share experiences, receive support and learn coping skills.
- The Survivorship Support Group, a key source of strength that improves quality of life.
These groups are represented by patients with different types of cancer, including our bone marrow transplant survivors. Additional support groups are being planned for women facing breast or ovarian cancer. These support groups will accommodate English- and Spanish-speaking patients.
Cynthia Duncan, LMSW, Oncology Social Worker
Myrna Oliveras, Oncology Patient Navigator
For more information, please call 914.246.6600.
Registered Dietician: Protecting Health, Alleviating Symptoms
The registered dietician is available to provide information about specific nutritional needs during cancer treatment. He/she is here to answer your questions regarding weight loss or gain, poor appetite, taste changes, nausea, dry mouth, difficulties swallowing, diarrhea or constipation, etc. You will receive information, customized to your care, about vitamins, minerals and other natural health products.
For more information, please call 914.246.6600.
Survivorship Care
Upon completion of cancer treatment, every patient receives a survivorship care plan and information about helpful services. This includes a treatment summary, a detailed follow-up plan for medical, surgical or radiation treatment, what to expect in the long term and additional resources that inspire hope, how to best navigate the path ahead.
For more information, please call 914.246.6600.
Palliative care is specialized medical care for people with a serious illness. It focuses on providing relief from the symptoms and stress of the illness. The palliative medicine team at Westchester Medical Center works with your oncology team in the hospital to provide an extra layer of support and help manage symptoms and side effects from the illness or treatments. It is available at any stage of your illness.
Palliative care is often an essential part of your care, helping you remain in control of your life and care plan during your illness. Our goal is to improve quality of life for you and your family while receiving care at Westchester Medical Center.
For information, ask your Oncology team to make a referral when you are in the hospital or call 914.493.3112.
In addition, Westchester Medical Center offers vital, comforting support services to patients, families and visitors to ensure that each hospital stay is positive. Services include but are not limited to guest and special services, spiritual services and concierge and caregiver resources. Our compassionate team provides educational information, financial services, a helpful patient portal and more. To learn more click on “For Patients and Visitors” on the main tool bar above.
The Caregiver Center provides vital, comforting support during times of need, stress and trauma for those who selflessly nurture others during medical crises. The Caregiver Center is a conduit to an array of services that are free. Teams also match caregivers to community resources ready to assist. They help determine the assistance needed, where to find it, and how to request and access it. The Caregiver Center, on Westchester Medical Center’s Main Concourse, is open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Please call 914.493.6800 for assistance or information.
Pediatric Care
WMCHealth provides a wealth of services designed to support pediatric patients and families during a stressful time. These helpful, and free, programs include:
- Social Work Department
- Support organizations
- Support groups for teens and young adults
- Resources for siblings
- Resources for survivorship
- Disease-specific resources
- Financial-aid resources
- Headwear and wigs
- Camps
- College financial aid.
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The Westchester Medical Center Cancer Center
19 Bradhurst Avenue
Suite 2575 South
Hawthorne, NY 10532
914.246.6600
WMCHealth Brain and Spine Institute
19 Bradhurst Avenue
Suite 2900 South
Hawthorne, NY 10532
914.493.2363
914.493.2505 fax
Gynecologic Oncology Minimally Invasive and Robotic Surgery
19 Bradhurst Avenue
Suite 3090 North
Hawthorne, NY 10532
914.493.2181
Surgery and Surgical Oncology
19 Bradhurst Avenue
Suite 3050 North
Hawthorne, NY 10532
914.372.7196
Thoracic Surgery
Westchester Medical Center
100 Woods Road
Valhalla, NY 10595
914.493.8793
Radiation Medicine
100 Woods Road
Valhalla, NY 10595
914.493.8561
The Children and Adolescent Cancer and Blood Diseases Center
19 Skyline Drive
Hawthorne, NY 10532
914.493.7997
914.594.2143 fax
MidHudson Regional Hospital
The Redl Center for Cancer Care
19 Baker Street
Poughkeepsie, NY 12601
845.483.5997
Overall Program Director
Mitchell S. Cairo, MD
Pediatric Program
Jennifer Krajewski, MD
Clinical Director of Pediatric Stem Cell Transplant
Oya Tugal, MD
Mehmet Ozkaynak, MD
Jessica Hochberg, MD
Jeremy Rosenblum, MD
Andrew Bellantoni, MD
Edo Schaefer, MD
Aliza Gardenswartz, MD
Katherine Pehlivan, MD
Inpatient Pediatric Nurse Practitioners
Maggie Londano, RN, MSN, CPNP
Kary Haro RN, MSN, CFNP
Lesley Fuentes, RN, MSN, CPNP
Ashley Boston, RN, MSN, CPNP
Emily Malaspina, RN, MSN, CPNP
Adult Program
Amir Steinberg, MD, FACP
Clinical Director of Adult Stem Cell Transplant
Tauseef Ahmed, MD (Adult)
Karen Seiter, MD (Adult)
Delong Liu, MD (Adult)
Inpatient Adult Nurse Practitioners
Stephanie Danyko, RN, MSN, CFNP
Sandra Gordon, PA-C
Mariama-Seray-Barrie, RN, MSN, CFNP
Collection Program (Bone Marrow and Peripheral Blood)
Mitchell S. Cairo, MD
Medical Director
Jennifer Krajewski, MD
Clinical Director (Pediatrics and Adults)
William Bergen, RN
Assistant Nursing Manager
Richard Sweeney, PharmD (Adults)
Clinical Pharmacist
Lianna Klejmont, PharmD (Pediatrics)
Clinical Pharmacist
Rose Shaw, RN
Nursing Manager
Transplant Nurse Coordinators
Patricia McHale, RN (Adult)
Meghan Campbell, RN, MSN, C-FNP (Pediatrics)
Isabel Gonzalez, RN, MSN, CPNP
Cellular Therapy Program (Pediatrics and Adults)
Amir Steinberg, MD, FACP
Clinical Director for Adult Stem Cell Transplantation
Aliza Gardenswartz, MD
Pediatric Hematological Malignancies Program
Cell Therapy and Stem Cell Transplantation
Cell Therapy Coordinators
Patty Mc Hale, RN (Adult)
Patricia.McHale@wmchealth.org
914.493.2276
Isabel Gonzalez, CPNP (Pediatrics)
Isabel.Gonzalez@wmchealth.org
914.594.2162
Megan Campbell, FNP-C (Pediatrics)
Megan.Campbell@wmchealth.org
914.594.2154
Sandra Fabricatore, RN, MSN, CPNP
Sandra.fabricatore@wmchealth.org
Quality Nurse Coordinator
Social Workers
Cynthia Kamajian-Duncan (Adults)
Barbara McLain (Pediatrics)