Mitchell S. Cairo, MD, a highly respected Pediatric Cancer Specialist, Educator and Researcher, has been named Chief of Pediatric Hematology / Oncology at Children's & Women's Physicians of Westchester, LLP. Leonard J. Newman, MD, President of CWPW, announced the appointment.

Prior to joining CWPW, Dr. Cairo was Professor of Pediatrics, Medicine, and Pathology and Cell Biology at Columbia University Medical Center. Dr. Cairo was also Director of Pediatric Blood and Marrow Transplantation, Children's Hospital of New York- Presbyterian, Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital.

Dr. Cairo has special expertise in Pediatric Bone Marrow Transplantation, Immunology, Leukemia and Lymphoma. He has also been cited for several years by Castle Connolly Medical Ltd. as among New York's Top Doctors and America's Top Doctors.

“It's a big move for me,” Dr. Cairo states, adding that he is bringing about a dozen medical professionals with him to CWPW.

Dr. Cairo's current appointments at New York Medical College and Westchester Medical Center include: Chief of Pediatric Hematology / Oncology and Stem Cell Transplantation at New York Medical College; Chief, Division of Pediatric Hematology / Oncology and Stem Cell Transplantation at NYMC; Director of the Children's and Adolescent Cancer and Blood Diseases Center at Westchester Medical Center; Medical and Scientific Director of the Stem and Cellular Therapy Laboratory at Westchester Medical Center; Associate Chair of the Department of Pediatrics at New York Medical College; Professor of Pediatrics, Medicine, Pathology, Microbiology & Immunology and Cell Biology and Anatomy at New York Medical College.