Skilled Hematologist/Oncologist Joins White Plains Hospital
Swati Sehgal, M.D. Joins the White Plains Hospital Family
White Plains, NY (November 18, 2013) – White Plains Hospital has welcomed Hematologist and Oncologist Swati Sehgal, M.D., of New Rochelle, to its group of integrated physician practices as of November 18th. Dr. Sehgal has joined White Plains Hospital Physician Associates Oncology & Hematology, a division of the hospital aligning physicians with Hospital services. She will be working with Dr. Sara Sadan, Director of Breast and Women’s’ Medical Oncology, Dr. Anney Mannacheril, Dr. Joshua Raff, Chief of Oncology & Hematology, and Dr. Yael Zack.
Dr. Sehgal received her bachelor’s degree from Columbia University, her medical degree from the State University of New York Downstate College of Medicine, and completed her residency in Internal Medicine at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey- Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital. She completed a fellowship in Hematology and Oncology at the North Shore/Long Island Jewish University Hospital. Dr. Sehgal is board certified in Internal Medicine, and board eligible in Hematology and Oncology.
Dr. Sehgal’s research has been published in several respected academic journals and has presented at numerous regional and national conferences. She is a member of the American Society of Hematology, the American Society for Clinical Oncology, the American Medical Association and the American Associations of Physicians of Indian Origin.
“We are very pleased to welcome Dr. Sehgal into our expanding group of talented hematology & oncology specialists,” said Susan Fox, President of White Plains Hospital. “Her specialized clinical training and extensive research reflects the high caliber of physician she is.”
Dr. Sehgal is available for consultation at her White Plains office, located at 244 Westchester Avenue. Appointments can be made by calling (914) 684-8100.
About White Plains Hospital
White Plains Hospital (WPH) is a 292-bed voluntary, not-for-profit health care organization with the primary mission of offering high quality, acute health care and preventive medical care to all people who live in, work in or visit Westchester County and its surrounding areas. Centers of Excellence include the Dickstein Cancer Treatment Pavilion, The William & Sylvia Silberstein Neonatal & Maternity Center and The Ruth and Jerome A. Siegel Stroke Center. The Hospital has the busiest Emergency Department in Westchester County, seeing nearly 55,000 visits a year. White Plains Hospital is the only community hospital in Westchester County licensed to perform emergency & elective angioplasty. The Hospital is fully accredited by the Joint Commission and earned its recognition as a Top Performer for Key Quality Measures® in 2013. The hospital is also an eleven-time winner of the Consumer Choice Award, an honor given to the nation’s top hospitals by the National Research Corporation, and received Magnet® designation in 2012 from the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC). For additional information, visit http://www.wphospital.org.