Our Team
Meet Your Hematology (Blood Disorders) Team
At Montefiore Einstein Hematology, our team is committed to delivering world-renowned care for blood disorders. Our doctors are at the forefront of clinical innovation, research and education, ensuring that patients receive the most advanced and compassionate care. We bring together hematologists, transfusion medicine experts and researchers to diagnose, treat and manage complex conditions, including myeloproliferative neoplasms, sickle cell disease and clotting disorders.
Chief
Irina Murakhovskaya, MD
Chief, Division of Hematology
Team Members
Opeyemi A. Ajibade, MD, MS
Hematologist
Gabriela Andaluz, LMSW
Social Worker
Bitalina Arroyo, LMSW
Social Worker
Henny H. Billett, MD
Director, Comprehensive Adult Hemostasis & Thrombosis Center
Beatriz Casiano
Research Associate
Mark H. Chaitowitz, MD
Hematologist
Ellen W. Friedman, MD
Acting Director, Sickle Cell Program
Swati Goel, MD
Director, Myeloproliferative Neoplasms Program
Gretchen Mackie
Research Associate
Olivia Orellano
Research Associate
Amy Sharma, MD
Hematologist
Patricia A. Shi, MD
Hematologist
Noelle Townsend
Research Associate
Zhengrui Xiao, MD
Co-Director, Immunohematology Program