Each person with sickle cell disease is an individual. At the Brigham and Women’s Sickle Cell Disease Clinic, we offer comprehensive care to meet individual needs. Whether a person is seen during a routine, scheduled appointment or during an acute episode, our clinicians treat the entire person taking into consideration the specific needs of each patient.
Not only do we provide our patients with comprehensive medical care, we provide the resources to help with managing the disease day-to-day. A team of experienced physicians, nurse practitioners, nurses and social workers are dedicated to the care of each patient in living a full life.
Services
The following is a brief listing of some of the services we offer:
Our Day Hospital
Our day hospital is located on the 8th floor of the Yawkey Building at the Dana-Farber Cancer Center. We offer urgent, same-day appointments for hydration with intravenous fluids and pain management.
In-patient Hospital Facilities
Our patients are admitted to the medical floors of Brigham and Women’s Hospital for evaluation and management of complications of sickle cell disease.
Community Outreach
Our patients seeking community involvement and support are referred to the Greater Boston Sickle Cell Disease Association, a community organization with whom we work.
Our Treatment Team
Physicians
- Maureen Achebe, MD, MPH
- Aric Parnes, MD
Nurse Practitioners
- Elyse Mandell, MSN, RNCS, Nursing Director
- Paula Temoczko, NP
- Samira Sheth, NP
Social Workers
- Larisa Patacchiola, MSW, LICSW, OSW-C
Our Clinic
Our clinic is located at The Yawkey Building at the Dana-Farber Cancer Center
BWH Sickle Cell Disease Clinic
450 Brookline Avenue
Brookline, MA 02215
New patients who wish to make an appointment should call 1-617-732-6089. Patients who have already visited our clinic should call 1-617-732-5048 to make an appointment.
Clinical Affiliations
Our patients are routinely referred for specialty care to the following clinics:
Brigham and Women's Hospital Sickle Cell Information Resource Center
Patients and families can read about sickle cell here.
