Patient Care

The Hematology Program at Smilow Cancer Hospital provides state-of-the-art diagnostic and therapeutic care with an emphasis on molecular explanations and solutions to disease. Clinical disorders of particular interest include: erythropoiesis, coagulation, hematologic malignancies, stem cell transplantation, myeloproliferative/myelodysplastic syndromes, dysproteinemias, hemoglobinopathies, and hematologic disorders associated with various systemic diseases.

Comprehensive services available from Laboratory Medicine and Hematopathology complement the service and insure a multidisciplinary approach to diagnosis. Faculty are board certified in Hematology and actively participate in clinical research efforts with Yale Cancer Center. Blood banking, phlebotomy, and pheresis services include all the modalities necessary for excellent care for hematologic disorders. Nurse specialists focusing on hematology/oncology patients are an essential part of the health care team.

Madhav V. Dhodapkar, MD, Professor and Section Chief
Special Interests: myeloma and related plasma cell disorders

Dennis Cooper, MD, Professor
Special interests: stem cell transplantation; multiple myeloma; Hodgkin’s disease

Thomas P. Duffy, MD, Professor
Special interests: leukemia; lymphoma; dysproteinemias; mastocytosis; hematologic aspects of pregnancy; hematologic aspects of systemic disease

Bernard G. Forget, MD, Professor Emeritus
Special interests: red blood cell disorders; hemoglobinopathies; membrane disorders

Francine Foss, MD, Professor
Special interests: T cell lymphomas, cutaneous T cell lymphoma, graft v. host disease

Peter M. McPhedran, MD, Professor
Special interests: bleeding disorders; general hematology

Stuart Seropian, MD, Associate Professor
Special interests: non Hodgkin’s lymphoma; Hodgkin's disease; stem cell transplantation

Warren Shlomchik, MD, Associate Professor
Special interests: bone marrow transplant; immunobiology research

Brian R. Smith, MD, Professor and Chair, Laboratory Medicine
Special interests: general hematology

Lawrence Solomon, MD, Associate Professor
Special interests: anemia, general hematology