Current WGSCD LAN Members
Listed in Order by State
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W
Christina Bemrich-Stolz, MD, MSPH
Assistant Professor, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
University of Alabama Birmingham
Children's of Alabama
Birmingham, AL
ALASKA
Shannon Norman, MD
Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
Alaska Pediatric Oncology
Anchorage, AK
ARIZONA
Celia Valenzuela, MD
Assistant Professor, Obstetrics and Gynecology
University of Arizona Health Sciences
Tucson, AZ
Vivian Moreno, FNP
Oncology Nurse Practioner
Banner-University Medical Center Tucson
Tucson, AZ
Saranya Veluswamy, MD
Assistant Professor, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
Children's Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders
Children's Hospital Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA
Erin Benekos, MSN, RN, NP-C, CPHON
Family Nurse Practitioner II, Hematology
Children's Center for Cancer and Blood Diseases
Children's Hospital Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA
Anne Nord, RN, MSN, FNP-C
Division of Hematology
PASSAGES Hematology Transition Program
Children's Hospital Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA
Anjali Pawar, MD
Associate Clinical Professor, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
University of California, Davis Medical Center
Sacramento, CA
Neha Bhasin, MD
Medical Director, SCD Program
UC Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland
Oakland, CA
COLORADO
Kathryn Hassell, MD
Professor of Medicine, Hematology
University of Colorado—Colorado Sickle Cell Center
Aurora, CO
CONNECTICUT
Biree Andemariam, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
University of Connecticut Health
Farmington, CT
Martina Murphy, MD
Assistant Professor, Division of Hematology & Oncology
Assistant Program Director, UF Hematology Oncology Fellowship
University of Florida - Hematology
Gainsville, FL
Shveta Gupta, MD
Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
Haley Center for Children's Cancer and Blood Disorders
Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children
Orlando, FL
Stephanie Sharon, BSN, RN, CCRC
Clinical Nurse
Haley Center for Children's Cancer and Blood Disorders
Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children
Orlando, FL
Irmel A. Ayala, MD
Director, Hemophilia Treatment Center
John Hopkins All Children's Hospital
Cancer and Blood Disorders Institute
St. Petersburg, FL
Margo Rollins, MD
Asst. Medical Director for Tissue Transufision and Aphresis, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta
Assistant Professor, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Emory University School of Medicine
Atlanta, GA
Satheesh Chonat, MD
Pediatric Hematologist/Oncologist, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta
Assistant Professor, Pediatric Hematology
Emory University School of Medicine
Atlanta, GA
Seethal Jacob, MD, MS, FAAP
Assistant Professor
Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
Indiana School of Medicine
Riley Hospital for Children at IU
Indianapolis, IN
Anne Greist, MD
Co-Founder and Co-Director
Indiana Hemophilia & Thrombosis Center
Indianapolis, IN
Emily Meier, MD, MSHS
Pediatric Hematology
Sickle Cell Disease Specialist
Indiana Hemophilia & Thrombosis Center
Indianapolis, IN
Tammuella C. Singleton, MD
Director, Hemophilia Treatment Center
Chief, Pediatric Hematology
Mississippi Center for Advanced Medicine (MCAM)
Louisiana Center for Advanced Medicine (LCAM)
Slidell, LA
Bill Jennings, BS, RN
Hemophilia Nurse Coordinator
Louisiana Center for Advanced Medicine (LCAM)
Slidell, LA
Nicole Pichon, PharmD, BCPPS
Clinical Pharmacist
Louisiana Center for Advanced Medicine (LCAM)
Slidell, LA
Miranda Bartholomew
Transplant Coordinator
Mississippi Center for Advanced Medicine (MCAM)
Slidell, LA
Dana LeBlanc, MD, MS
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics
Children's Hospital New Orleans/Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center
New Orleans, LA
Renee Gardner, MD
Professor of Pediatrics
Division of Hematology/Oncology
Children's Hospital New Orleans/Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center
New Orleans, LA
Cherie Hadley, RN
SCD Nurse Manager
Chilldren's Hospital New Orleans/Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center
New Orleans, LA
Maria Velez, MD
Pediatric Hematologist
Chilldren's Hospital New Orleans/Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center
New Orleans, LA
Claudette Vicks, BSN, RN, CPHON
Nurse Practioner
Chilldren's Hospital New Orleans/Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center
New Orleans, LA
MARYLAND
Lydia H. Pecker, MD
Assistant Professor, Hematology
Dept. of Medicine
John Hopkins University School of Medicine
Baltimore, MD
Bria Carrithers
Medical Student
John Hopkins University School of Medicine
Baltimore, MD
MASSACHUSETTS
Rachel Rosovsky, MD, MPH
Assistant Physician, Hematology/Oncology
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, MA
Meera Chitlur, MD
Barnhart-Lusher Hemostasis Research Endowed Chair
Director Hemophilia Treatment Center and Hemostasis Program
Children's Hospital of Michigan
Detroit, MI
Charity Stadler, RN
Hematology Nurse
Children's Hospital of Michigan
Detroit, MI
Alice Cakebread, LLMSW
Pediatric Hematology Social Worker
Children's Hospital of Michigan
Detroit, MI
Roshni Kulkarni, MD
Professor Emerita, Pediatric Hematology-Oncology
MSU Center for Bleeding and Clotting Disorders
Michigan State University
Lansing, MI
Shawn Jobe, MD, PhD
Director, MSU Center for Bleeding and Clotting Disorders
Michigan State University
Lansing, MI
Denny Martin, DO, FACOG
Chief Medical Officer
E.W. Sparrow Hospital
Lansing, MI
Renuka Gera, MD
Assistant Professor, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
MSU Pediatric and Specialty Clinics
Michigan State University
Lansing, MI
Craig Cole, MD
Assistant Professor, Hematology/Oncology
MSU Center for Bleeding and Clotting Disorders, Michigan State University
Lansing, MI
Jatin Rana, MD
Assistant Professor, Hematology/Oncology
MSU Center for Bleeding and Clotting Disorders, Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI
Laura Carlson, RN, BS
Nurse Manager / Program Coordinator
Michigan State University Center for Bleeding and Clotting Disorders
Lansing, MI
MISSOURI
Mukta Sharma, MD, MPH, FAAP
Associate Professor, University of Missouri Kansas City, SOM
Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Children's Mercy Hospital
Kansas City, MO
Nazia Tabassum Iqbal, MD
Clinical Asst. Professor, Pediatrics, University of Missouri Kansas City, SOM
Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Children's Mercy Hospital
Kansas City, MO
Jeanette E. Higgins, MSN, RN, CPN
Nurse Practioner, Obstetrics and Gynecology
Children's Mercy Hospital
Kansas City, MO
Ashli Lawson, MD
Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology Fellow
Children's Mercy Hospital
Kansas City, MO
Rebecca Kahler, ARNP, FNP-BC, ONC
Nurse Practioner, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
Children's Mercy Hospital
Kansas City, MO
Julie Routhieaux, APRN
Nurse Practioner, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
Children's Mercy Hospital
Kansas City, MO
Ann Mehrhof, RN, MSN, CCRC
Clinical Research Coordinator
Children's Mercy Hospital
Kansas City, MO
Areli Ramphal, LMSW, QBL
Social Worker
Children's Mercy Hospital
Kansas City, MO
Lily Dolatshahi, MD
Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
SSM Cardinal Glennon's Children's Hospital/Costas Center
St. Louis, MO
Abigail Sharamitaro, RN, MSN, CPNP
Pediatric Nurse Practioner
SSM Cardinal Glennon's Children's Hospital/Costas Center
St. Louis, MO
Jill Jackson, RN
Pediatric Nurse Coordinator
SSM Cardinal Glennon's Children's Hospital/Costas Center
St. Louis, MO
NEVADA
Nik Abdul Rashid, MD
Medical Director
Sickle Cell Center of Nevada, Hemostasis and Thrombosis Center of Nevada
Las Vegas, NV
Daisy Cortes, MD
Medical Director
Sickle Cell Center of Nevada, Hemostasis and Thrombosis Center of Nevada
Las Vegas, NV
Stacey Antolin, RN, MSN
Registered Nurse
Sickle Cell Center of Nevada, Hemostasis and Thrombosis Center of Nevada
Las Vegas, NV
JR (Elmer) Dyer, RN
Registered Nurse
Sickle Cell Center of Nevada, Hemostasis and Thrombosis Center of Nevada
Las Vegas, NV
Cheryl Mensah, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Center for Blood Disorders, Weill Cornell
New York, NY
Suchitra S. Acharya, MD
Director, Long Island Jewish Hemophilia Treatment Center Northwell Health
Program Head - Bleeding Disorders and Thrombosis Program
Cohen Children's Medical Center of New York
Professor of Pediatrics, Hofstra - Northwell Health School of Medicine
New Hyde Park, NY
NORTH CAROLINA
Andra H. James, MD, MPH
Consulting Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology/Maternal-Fetal Medicine
Duke Obstetrics & Gynecology
Duke University School of Medicine
Durham, NC
John J. Strouse, MD, PhD
Director of the Adult Sickle Cell Program
Associate Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics, Department of Hematology
Duke University School of Medicine
Durham, NC
Charity Oyedeji, MD
Senior Fellow
Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
Duke University School of Medicine
Durham, NC
Yasmina L. Abajas, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC
Jacquelyn Baskin-Miller, MD
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC
Aurelia Asare, MBChB, MBA, MPH
Project Manager/Outcomes Specialist
Hematology/Oncology
Levine Cancer Institute/Atrium Health
Charlotte, NC
Ifeyinwa Osunkwo, MD, MPH
Director Sickle Cell Diesease Enterprise and Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics
Hematology/Oncology
Levine Cancer Institute/Atrium Health
Charlotte, NC
Sarah O’Brien, MD, MSc
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics,
Division of Hematology/Oncology,
The Ohio State University
Investigator, Center for Innovation in Pediatric Practice
The Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital
Columbus, OH
Russell E. Ware, MD, PhD
Director, Division of Hematology
Co-Director, Cancer and Blood Diseases Institute
Director, Global Health Center
Marjory J. Johnson Chair of Hematology Translational Research
Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
Cincinnati Children’s
Cincinnati, OH
Drew Oostra, MD
Vascualr Surgeon
Promedica
Northwest Ohio Hemophilia Center
Toledo, OH
Elizabeth Read, MD, FACOG
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Premier Women's Health
Northwest Ohio Hemophilia Center
Toledo, OH
Erika Godsey, APRN, MSN, CNP
Certified Nurse Practioner
Promedica
Northwest Ohio Hemophilia Center
Toledo, OH
OREGON
Trisha Wong, MD, MS
Assistant Professor, Division of Hematology & Medical Oncology
Oregon Health & Science University
Portland, OR
Enitan Adegite, MD, MPH
Attending Physician
Adolescent Medicine
St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children
Philadelphia, PA
Jonathan Bernstein, MD, MS
Director of Hematology
Penn State Children's Hospital
Hershey, PA
Maria Carmichael, PA-C
Physican Assistant
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Hillman Cancer Center
Carlisle, PA
Deva Sharma, MD
Pediatric Hematologist
Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN
TEXAS
Alecia Nero, MD
Assistant Professor
Internal Medicine and Pediatrics, University of Texas Southwestern
Transition Sickle Cell Program
Dallas, TX
Ayesha Zia, MD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Division of Hematology Oncology
University of Texas Southwestern
Pediatric Hematologist at Children’s Medical Center’s Hemostasis Thrombosis Center
Dallas, TX
Kemi Olaiya, DO
Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics
College of Osteopathic Medicine
Sam Houston State University Physicians
Huntsville, TX
WASHINGTON
Hayley MacKinnon, MD, MA
Obstetrics and Gynecology
University of Washington Medicine
Seattle, WA