Eleny Romanos-Sirakis, MD is a board-certified specialist in pediatric hematology/oncology. She currently serves as the director of the pediatric hemoglobinopathy specialty center at Staten Island University Hospital, where comprehensive care is provided to patients with sickle cell disease and other hemoglobinopathies. She is committed to education and research at SIUH; she is actively involved in further advancing research at SIUH as the co-chair of the pediatric research and scholarship committee. Her research interests include sickle cell disease and pediatric pain management. She is also an active committee member of the American Society of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology.
Dr. Romanos-Sirakis provides clinical evaluations and treatments for a wide variety of hematology and oncology concerns. She provides care for pediatric patients from the newborn period through 21 years of age. She specializes in the care of patients with anemia, low white blood cell counts, low platelet counts, bleeding disorders, clotting disorders, sickle cell disease, enlarged lymph nodes, leukemia, lymphoma, and solid tumors.
Providing optimal care and assessments, while minimizing the effects of treatments on patients' and families' quality of life is of highest priority for Dr. Romanos-Sirakis. She has additional training in pediatric pain management and is actively involved in the development of the SIUH Pediatric Comfort Campaign to minimize pain for children undergoing procedures and to improve overall pain management for pediatric patients. Dr. Romanos-Sirakis is dedicated to providing personalized and high-quality care to all of her patients.