
Dr. Ellen W. Friedman
Associate Director Hematology
Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Dr. Friedman’s passion is the study of the blood (hematology) and ensuring that the next generation of medical practitioners are prepared to analyze blood-related problems and to treat them. Dr. Friedman is the Hematology Fellowship Director of Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine since 2005. She graduated her fellowship in Hematology in 1975 at New York University, specializing in the conditions of red cells, platelets and hematologic malignancies. She has been engaged in diagnosing and treating these conditions while simultaneously teaching medical students, medical residents and fellows in the skills and knowledge required. She trained at New York Hospital/Cornell, Bellevue, New York University and has been an attending in teaching programs in New York City her entire career. She has 46 years’ experience in caring for patients in the Bronx both in the city hospitals and at Montefiore/Albert Einstein College of Medicine.