A diagnosis of cancer or a blood disorder can be overwhelming. But the place you get treatment need not be. At MSNYU Health's two convenient Pediatric Oncology and Hematology Programs locations - The Mount Sinai Hospital and NYU Medical Center - each patient is known by name, not by case number. The friendly team puts a human face on tough medicine. Each patient is treated at one campus, but we pull the faculty and resources of two outstanding medical centers to provide our patients the most comprehensive care.

Instead of a factory approach to treating cancer or a blood disorder, the MSNYU Health Pediatric Oncology and Hematolgy Programs use a team approach tailored for the needs of each patient and incorporating innovative skills, research and education.

A multidisciplinary team of physicians, nurses, social workers, child life specialists, researchers, and support staff works closely together to ensure the delivery of comprehensive, high-quality patient care. They all understand that children with cancer or blood disorders have different needs from adults, and they are specially trained to address the special age-appropriate needs of infants, children, and teens.

These healthcare providers are well versed in the latest advances in pediatric oncology because they are also committed to excellence in research and education. They know the importance of translating new discoveries in the laboratory into improved treatments as quickly as possible.

On our Mount Sinai campus, experts in both hematolgy and oncology work together as a team to care for children with blood disorders or cancer. Dr. William L. Carroll is the Director of the Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Program at Mount Sinai Medical Center. He is also Head of the Combined Program in Pediatric Oncology at the Mount Sinai and NYU Schools of Medicine. Faculty in the Combined Oncology Program care for children with cancer at both sites, providing significant experience in the care of children with more common cancers as well a very rare or challenging cases. Dr. Margaret Karpatkin leads the program in pediatric hematology at NYU.

Fundamental to our approach to children with cancer or blood diseases is the philosophy that the needs of the individual child and their family are the center of our care. With compassion, understanding and the help of our support services, we meet the physical, social and emotional needs of the child and the family.

The mission of the MSNYU Health Pediatric Oncology and Hematology Programs is:

• To deliver care in a healing environment that promotes the physical, emotional and spiritual well-being of children and their families

• To ensure the best possible quality of life for each child during treatment

• To use the tools of modern biology to identify the causes of childhood cancer and blood disorders

• To rapidly translate scientific discovery into better treatments

PATIENT CARE

We combine outstanding treatment with advanced research protocols to ensure superb patient care and cutting-edge clinical research.

We provide:

• The best and most innovative approaches to common cancers and blood conditions.

• World-renowned specialists in rare conditions.

• Psychosocial assessment and therapeutic intervention for the enhancement of quality of life for patients and their families.

• Access to important ancillary services at NYU Medical Center and The Mount Sinai Hospital.

• Leaders in the field from two world-class medical centers.

• An integrated, multidisciplinary team approach to ensure continuity of care.

• Ongoing care at convenient, friendly, well-designed facilities uptown and downtown.

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