Edo Schaefer, MD

Edo Schaefer, MD, is a pediatric hematologist/oncologist specializing in bone marrow transplantation, cellular therapy and gene therapy, inherited and acquired bone marrow failure, sickle cell disease and other anemias, bleeding and clotting disorders, inborn errors of immunity, and infectious complications in immunocompromised children.

Dr. Schaefer graduated from the Faculty of Medicine at Tel Aviv University in 2013. He completed his pediatric residency at Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center and subsequently completed fellowship training in Pediatric Hematology, Oncology, and Stem Cell Transplantation at Westchester Medical Center in New York. He joined the faculty at Boston Children’s Health Physicians, New York Medical College, and Westchester Medical Center in 2022, and currently serves as Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and Medicine.

At Westchester Medical Center and Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital, Dr. Schaefer serves as Section Chief of Pediatric Hematology, Director of the Sickle Cell Program, Director of the Gene Therapy Program, and Co-Director of the Inborn Errors of Immunity Clinic. He is also a member of the Thrombosis and Hemostasis Clinic and the Bone Marrow Transplant and Cellular Therapy team. In addition, he serves as Co-Director of the first-year medical student Hematology and Oncology module at New York Medical College.

His academic and translational research interests focus on improving outcomes for children, adolescents, and young adults with complex hematologic, immunologic, oncologic, and transplant-related conditions. Dr. Schaefer is actively involved in national and collaborative research efforts in sickle cell disease, bone marrow failure, bleeding and clotting disorders, inborn errors of immunity, stem cell transplantation, cellular therapy, and infectious complications in immunocompromised patients.

Dr. Schaefer is committed to advancing innovative therapies while providing thoughtful, comprehensive, family-centered care. He works closely with multidisciplinary teams to support patients and families through diagnosis, treatment, survivorship, and long-term follow-up.