Our Staff

Attending Physicians:

Program Directors:
Jeffrey M. Lipton, M.D., PhD.
Chief Pediatric Hematology/Oncology and Stem Cell Transplantation
Professor of Pediatrics
Medical School: Saint Louis University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, MO
Residency: Children's Hospital, Boston, MA
Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Fellowship: Children's Hospital/Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA
Areas of interest: Stem cell (bone marrow) transplantation, cellular and molecular biology of stem cell abnormalities in inherited bone marrow failure and Langerhans cell histiocytosis
e-mail: jlipton@lij.edu

Attendings (alphabetically):

Suchitra S. Acharya, MD
Section Head, Bleeding Disorders and Thrombosis Program
Pediatric Hematologist - LIJ Hemophilia Treatment Center
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Medical School: Seth G.S. Medical College and K.E.M. Hospital, Mumbai, India
Residency: Westchester County Medical Center, Valhalla, NY
Pediatric Heme/Onc
Fellowship: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY
Areas of Interest: Bleeding and Clotting Disorders in Children and young adults, Hemophilia and hemophilic joint disease, rare bleeding disorders, disorders of red cells and platelets
e-mail: Sacharya@nshs.edu

Mark Atlas, M.D.
Section Head, Neuro-oncology
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Medical School: Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY
Residency: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Fellowship: Children's Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL
Areas of interest: Neuro-oncology, autologous stem cell transplantation and thalassemia
e-mail: matlas@lij.edu

Joel A. Brochstein , MD
Associate Chief, Cellular Therapy
Medical School: Cornell University Medical College
Residency: New York Hospital - Residency in Pediatrics
Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Fellowship:OMSKCC and Cornell Medical Center Fellowship in Ped Hem/Onc
Areas of Interest: Stem Cell Transplantation, particulary for inherited hematopoetic and immune disorders, and Cellular Therapy
email: Jbochstein@nshs.edu

Carolyn Fein-Levy, M.D.
Attending
Medical School: Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY
Residency: Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, NY
Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Fellowship:
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
email: clevy4@nshs.edu

Jonathan Fish, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Program Head, Center for Survivors of Childhood Cancer
Medical School: Upstate Medical School, Syracuse, NY
Residency: Schneider Children's Hospital, New Hyde Park, NY
Fellowship: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Areas of Interest: Late-effects of treatment for childhood cancer; Neuroblastoma; Stem cell transplantation
email: jfish1@nshs.edu; survivorship@nshs.edu

Johnson M. Liu, MD FACP
Section Head, Experimental Hematology
Associate Professor
Medical School: University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI
Residency: Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC
Adult Hematology
Fellowship: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Bethesda, MD
Areas of interest: Bone marrow failure syndromes, allogeneic stem cell transplantation, myelodysplastic syndrome
email: jliu3@nshs.edu

Arlene Redner, M.D.
Section Head, Clinical Oncology, Principal Investigator Children's Oncology Group
Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics
Medical School: University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA
Residency: Boston Floating Hospital, New England Medical Center, Boston, MA
Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Fellowship: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
Areas of interest: Leukemia/lymphoma, soft tissue and bone sarcomas, neuroblastoma, Wilms tumor, neuro-oncology and long term follow-up.
e-mail: redner@lij.edu

Indira Sahdev, M.D.

Section Head, Stem Cell Transplantation
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Medical School: MGM Medical College, Jamshepur Ranchi University, India
Residency: Jewish Hospital and Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY
Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
Fellowship: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
Areas of interest: Related and unrelated allogeneic blood, marrow and umbilical cord blood stem cell transplantation. Reduced intensity allogeneic stem cell transplantation for lymphomas and certain solid tumors and supportive care
e-mail: isahdev@lij.edu

Sharon Singh, M.D.
Attending
Medical School: Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Residency: North Shore University Hospital, Manhasset, NY
Fellowship: Schneider Children's Hospital
email: ssingh1@nshs.edu

Adrianna Vlachos, M.D.
Section Head, Bone Marrow Failure/Myelodysplasia
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Medical School: New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY
Residency: North Shore University Hospital, Manhasset, NY
Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Fellowship: Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, NY
Areas of interest: Bone marrow failure syndromes, clinical stem cell (bone marrow) transplantation, allogeneic transplantation for inherited bone marrow failure syndromes. Head, Diamond Blackfan Anemia Comprehensive Care Center.
e-mail: avlachos@lij.edu

Sarah Vaiselbuh, M.D.
Attending
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Medical School: University of Antwerp, Belgium
Residency: SUNY Downstate, New York, NY
Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Fellowship: Schneider Children's Hospital
Areas of interest: Acute Myeloid Leukemia/ Hodgkin/ Histiocytic Disorders
Research Interest: Chemoresistance in AML / Stem Cell Niche Biology
email: smeeus@nshs.edu

Lawrence C. Wolfe, M.D.
Associate Chief, Hematology and Safety
Medical School: Harvard Medical School
Residency: Children's Hospital, Boston,
Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Fellowship:Children's Hospital, Boston
Areas of Interest: Hematology, Oncology, Palliative Care, Quality
email: Lwolfe2@nshs.edu

Nurse Practitioners
Danielle Donnelley, CFNP
Jane Moore, CPNP
Theresa Morrison, CPNP
Maria Narine, CPNP
Nan Werther, CPNP

Physician Assistant
Alyssa Quinlan, RPA-C
Sandra Cohen, RPA-C