Our Doctors

The doctors and specialists at SCCA are among the best in the nation and have access to the latest therapies and treatments. Patients at SCCA are taken care of by nurses who specialize in their disease and by a group of doctors and specialists who meet regularly to discuss a patient's options.

There are at least nine doctors and faculty members on the blood disorders team, including radiation therapists and transplant experts. Nutritionists, nurse managers, and a patient care coordinator are also part of the team.

	Janis L. Abkowitz, MD Dr. Abkowitz treats patients with multiple myeloma and other blood cancers. She enjoys solving difficult diagnostic problems, getting to know her patients and their families, and designing appropriate treatment strategies. Read more about Dr. Abkowitz and her work at SCCA.
	Pamela S. Becker, MD, PhD Dr. Becker is a hematology oncologist who treats people with blood disorders, leukemia, lymphoma, multiple myeloma, and myelodysplastic syndrome. Read more about Dr. Becker and her work at SCCA.
	C. Anthony Blau, MD Dr. Blau is a hematology oncologist who treats people with blood disorders, leukemia, lymphoma, multiple myeloma, and myelodysplastic syndrome.
	Terry B. Gernsheimer, MD Dr. Gernsheimer treats patients with blood disorders like aplastic anemia. Read more about Dr. Gernsheimer and her work at SCCA.
	Paul Hendrie, MD, PhD Dr. Hendrie is a hematology specialist who treats patients for blood disorders, leukemia, lymphoma, multiple myeloma, and myelodysplastic syndrome.
	Keith R. Loeb, MD, PhD
	Andrei R. Shustov, M.D. Dr. Shustov specializes in hematologic malignancies, such as non-Hodgkin's and Hodgkin's lymphomas, multiple myeloma, and acute and chronic leukemias. He is especially interested in systemic T-cell lymphomas, Cutaneous T-cell lymphomas and Castleman’s Disease. Read more about Dr. Shustov and his work at SCCA.