Comprehensive Sickle Cell Program

The mission if the Comprehensive Sickle Cell Program is to provide individualized, preventive medical and psychological care to children with sickle cell disease from birth to 21 years of age. Education and counseling are an integral part of each clinic visit. Special services available for our patients are:

• Urgent care management of fever, painful episodes or other emergencies
  
• Pain management team
  
• Chronic transfusion services
  
• Stem cell transplantation
  
• New born screening and genetic counseling
  
• Summer camp program

How to contact us

Day Hospital 8:00 am to 5:00 pm, Monday through Friday

Physicians-on-call 24 hours/7 days per week for emergencies.

Office: (718) 470-3460

Fax: (718) 343-4642

Page Operator: (718)470-7700

Banu Aygun, M.D.
Head, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

Gungor Karayalcin, M.D.
Associate Chief, Professor of Pediatrics

Jane Moore, RN, CPNP, Coordinator
Andrea Goldson, ACSW (Social Worker)
William A. Molette, BA (Genetic Counselor)