Hemophilia Treatment Center at LIJ
Richard Lipton, MD, MPH; Physician-In-Charge
Deepa Manwani, MD, Pediatric Hematologist
Martin Schachter, DMD, Hemophilia Dentist
Jahan Roofeh, MD, Orthopedist
(718) 470-7380
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About the Hemophilia Treatment Center
The Long Island Jewish Hemophilia Treatment Center serves as the federally designated regional hemophilia program for Long Island. The center provides comprehensive services to children, adults and their families with hemophilia, von Willebrand Disease and related disorders.
The Treatment Center is located in the Hematology/Oncology Building in Room 350.
Telephone: (718) 470-7380
Fax: (718) 347-8903
ER Hotline: (718) 343-6776
E-Mail the Hemophilia Treatment Center
"We are committed to providing lifelong, accessible, state of the art, family centered hemophilia treatment. Our mission is to foster a high level of autonomy in the management of hemophilia through continuous family and patient education. We believe this goal is facilitated through community advocacy that promotes optimum treatment for all affected families."
The Regional Comprehensive Hemophilia Treatment Center offers the skills of experienced hemophilia specialists and provides the following services:
- Emergency Care
- Pediatric and Adult Diagnostic Consultation
- Comprehensive Hemophilia Care including HIV Services
- Home Infusion Therapy
- Social Work
- Individual and Family Counseling and Support Groups
- Psychology and Psychiatry Services
- Restorative and Preventive Dental Services
- Orthopedic Surgery
- Physical Therapy
- Genetic Counseling
- Lifelong Patient and Family Education
- Community Outreach and Advocacy
- Special Coagulation Laboratory Services
If you, or someone you know have any of these symptoms, you may have a bleeding disorder:
- Bruise easily
- Have heavy periods
- Have frequent nose bleeds
- Have unusual bleeding from the mouth or gums
- Have excessive bleeding after you have teeth pulled or after you had a tonsillectomy
Hematologists recommend testing adolescent girls or women with very heavy menstrual periods (lasting more than seven days or soaking more than one or two pads or tampons every two to three hours), or individuals with a family history of bleeding problems.
Von Willebrand Disease may be as prevalent as 1 in 100 people and affects both males and females. However, its impact is more felt by women because of gynecological difficulties. Therefore, heavy periods in the absence of a gynecologic disorder might be due to von Willebrand Disease.