Meet Our Team
Columbia Cancer builds a team of medical and support experts around you, bringing you care that’s truly multidisciplinary and all in one place. Our experts specialize in lymphoma diagnosis, treatment, and support. We coordinate your care to make it as simple as possible and to make sure you have smooth continuity of care during and after your treatment.
Your Care Team at Columbia Cancer
Your care team may include:
- Hematologist/oncologist, who specializes in blood diseases.
- Bone marrow and stem cell transplant specialist, a doctor who specialize in these complex procedures.
- Pathologist, who examines tissue and fluid to look for changes in cells in order to classify a tumor's stage and look for markers that will help your care team determine the best course of treatment for you.
- Cytogeneticist, a specialist who looks for gene mutations and other changes in your cells.
- Oncology nurses and nurse practitioners, who provide hands-on medical and supportive care along your journey. Nurse navigators may also help you through specific processes, such as enrolling in a clinical trial.
- Palliative care specialists, who are experts in reducing symptoms like nausea and pain.
- Fertility preservation specialists, to help you navigate this issue if you wish to have children after cancer treatment.
- Social workers, who can help you find resources in the community and provide emotional support.
- Integrative health practitioners, including reiki, massage, acupuncture, yoga therapy, meditation and more, to help you deal with the physical, mental, and emotional aspects of cancer treatment and survivorship.
- Nutritionists, to help you create and follow a plan that will support the healing your body must do during and after cancer treatment.
- Mental health counselors, to help you and your loved ones cope with cancer diagnosis, treatment and survival.
- Spiritual practitioners, multifaith chaplains who can help with your religious, spiritual, and emotional needs and help you make decisions, participate in religious rituals, and more.
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Accepting New Patients
Virtual Visits/Telehealth
Specialties
Hematology/Oncology
Academic Appointments
- Assistant Professor of Medicine
Location
CUIMC/Herbert Irving Pavilion
161 Fort Washington Avenue
New York, NY 10032
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