Dr. Madiha Gilani, MD

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Get to know Hematologist-Oncologist Dr. Madiha Gilani, who serves patients in East Norriton, Pennsylvania.

A triple board-certified hematologist-oncologist, Dr. Gilani works at Einstein Medical Center Montgomery in East Norriton, Pennsylvania. She treats a variety of diseases in her specialty, including solid tumors, as well as benign and malignant hematologic conditions.

Where clinical excellence meets compassionate care, patients at Einstein Medical Center Montgomery have access to a full range of medical care and surgical interventions delivered by a highly skilled medical team. Located on 87 acres along Germantown Pike in East Norriton, Einstein Medical Center Montgomery brings the exceptional experience of Einstein Healthcare Network to residents of central Montgomery County. 

In Pakistan, Dr. Gilani received her medical degree from Baqai Medical University. Prior to coming to the United States, she spent a few years training in the Internal Medicine Foundation Program at the Royal Bournemouth Hospital in the United Kingdom. 

Thereafter, she completed her residency in internal medicine at The University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (now Rutgers), where she served as Chief Resident. From there, she went on to perform her fellowship in hematology and medical oncology at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital.

Subsequent to her training, the doctor attained board certification in internal medicine, hematology, and medical oncology through the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM). The ABIM is a physician-led, non-profit, independent evaluation organization driven by doctors who want to achieve higher standards for better care in a rapidly changing world.

Hematology is the branch of medicine concerned with the study of the cause, prognosis, treatment, and prevention of diseases related to blood. Oncology is a branch of medicine that deals with the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of cancer. A hematologist-oncologist is a physician who specializes in the diagnosis, treatment, or prevention of cancer, malignant blood diseases such as leukemia, lymphoma, and multiple myeloma, and blood disorders such as iron-deficiency anemia, clotting abnormalities, hemophilia, sickle-cell disease, and a rare hematologic related syndromes, and diseases.

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