Hitendrakumar Upadhyaya, MD

Hitendrakumar Upadhyaya, MD

  • Hematology
  • Oncology

Balancing symptoms and quality of life of each cancer patient is a top priority. My job is to get the maximum efficacy from the cancer treatment I choose while minimizing the side effects that impact the day to day quality of life of my patients. Helping my cancer patients live longer is not my only goal; how they live is equally important to me.

Languages Spoken

  • Gujarati
  • Hindi

Specialties, Procedures &
Conditions Treated

Primary Areas of Practice

  • Hematology
  • Oncology

Other Areas of Practice

  • Bloodless Medicine
  • Cancer Prevention

Procedures

  • Bloodless Medicine & Surgery
  • Cancer Pain Management
  • Chemotherapy
  • Immunotherapy
  • Infusion Therapy

Conditions Treated

  • Amyloidosis
  • Anemia
  • Bile Duct Cancer
  • Bladder Cancer
  • Blood Clotting Disorders
  • Bone Marrow Failure
  • Brain Cancer
  • Breast Cancer
  • Cervical Cancer
  • Cholangiocarcinoma
  • Colon Cancer
  • Colorectal Cancer
  • Esophageal Cancer
  • Factor Deficiency
  • Head and Neck Cancers
  • Hemoglobinopathies
  • Kidney Cancer
  • Leukemia
  • Liver Cancer
  • Lung Cancer
  • Lymphoma
  • Macroglobulinemia
  • Mediastinal Lymphoma
  • Mesothelioma
  • Myelodysplastic Syndrome
  • Myeloma
  • Neutropenia
  • Ovarian Cancer
  • Pancreatic Cancer
  • Polycythemia
  • Polycythemia Vera
  • Prostate Cancer
  • Sarcoma
  • Sickle Cell Disease
  • Skin Cancer
  • Testicular Cancer
  • Thalassemia
  • Thrombocytopenia
  • Uterine Cancer
  • Vaginal Cancer
  • Vulvar Cancer
  • White Blood Cell Disorders

Locations &
Appointments

Locations

Hematology Oncology at Jersey City - Englewood Health Physician Network

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2 Journal Square Plaza 2nd Floor, Hematology/Oncology Jersey City, NJ 07306

Phone: 201-963-2213
Fax: 201-963-7070
Monday: 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Wednesday: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Thursday: 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM

Appointments

Book Online

Insurance

Insurances Accepted

Please contact your insurance company directly prior to receiving services or care to confirm your coverage. Although we have made every effort to ensure this list is accurate, only your health insurance plan can provide complete information regarding your coverage and potential out-of-pocket costs.

1199 (SEIU)

  • 1199 (SEIU)

Aetna

  • Aetna Assure Premier Plus
  • Aetna Better Health of New Jersey
  • Aetna CCN
  • Aetna CoreSource
  • Aetna Coventry
  • Aetna FIDE-SNP
  • Aetna HMO
  • Aetna Medicare Managed Care
  • Aetna POS
  • Aetna PPO
  • Aetna Whole Health HMO
  • Aetna Whole Health PPO
  • Medsolutions
  • Meritan Health

AmeriHealth

  • AmeriHealth Administrator
  • AmeriHealth HMO
  • AmeriHealth PPO
  • Value Network (Exchange Plan)

APWU

  • APWU Health Plan

Cigna

  • Cigna HMO
  • Cigna Medicare Advantage
  • Cigna Open Access Plus
  • Cigna PPO
  • Cigna Supplemental
  • Great-West Healthcare (GWH)
  • Health Partners

Clover Health

  • Clover Medicare Advantage

EmblemHealth

  • EmblemHealth EPO
  • EmblemHealth EPO2
  • EmblemHealth FEHB
  • EmblemHealth FEHBP
  • EmblemHealth GHI CBP
  • EmblemHealth GHI PPO
  • EmblemHealth National
  • EmblemHealth PPO1
  • EmblemHealth PPO2
  • EmblemHealth PPO3
  • EmblemHealth Tri-State
  • Vytra

Empire BCBS

  • Blue Priority
  • Direct HMO
  • Direct PPO
  • Empire BCBS EPO
  • Empire BCBS GEPO
  • Empire BCBS HealthPlus Gatekeeper (prefix VFG)
  • Empire BCBS HealthPlus Gatekeeper (prefix VJD)
  • Empire BCBS HMO
  • Empire BCBS Indemnity
  • Empire BCBS Medicare Advantage
  • Empire BCBS Medicare Advantage Plus
  • Empire BCBS POS
  • Empire BCBS PPO

Empire Plan (NYSHIP)

  • Empire Plan (NYSHIP)

Fidelis Care NJ

  • Fidelis Care NJ Medicaid Managed Care

First Health

  • First Health

GEHA

  • GEHA Health Plan

Horizon BCBS

  • Federal Employee Program
  • Horizon BCBS Braven Health
  • Horizon BCBS EPO
  • Horizon BCBS HMO
  • Horizon BCBS Medicare Managed Care
  • Horizon BCBS PPO
  • NJ Carpenters Fund
  • OMNIA Tier 1
  • Traditional

Horizon NJ Health

  • Horizon NJ Health Medicaid
  • Horizon NJ TotalCare (D-SNP)

Humana

  • Humana ChoiceCare Network PPO
  • Humana ChoiceCare+ Network PPO
  • Humana ChoicePOS
  • Humana Gold Choice Network PFFS
  • Humana Gold Choice Network PFFS 23
  • Humana Gold Plus DE-SNP
  • Humana Gold Plus HMO
  • Humana Medicare (Employer PPO Plus)
  • Humana Medicare PPO
  • Humana Medicare PPO 2023
  • Humana National Medicare HMO
  • Humana National POS - Open Access
  • Humana National POS - Open Access Plus

MagnaCare

  • Local 825
  • MagnaCare PPO

Mail Handlers

  • Mail Handlers Benefit Plan (MHBP)

Medicaid

  • Medicaid NJ

Medicare

  • Medicare NJ

MultiPlan/PHCS

  • Beech Street
  • MultiPlan Humana
  • MultiPlan Worker's Comp
  • PHCS
  • Pomco

MVP Health Care

  • MVP Health Care PPO

NALC

  • NALC Health Benefit Plan

Nippon Life Insurance Co of America

  • Nippon Life Benefits

Oxford

  • Freedom
  • Garden State Network
  • Liberty
  • Metro
  • Oxford Medicare

QualCare

  • Choice Care
  • HIP HMO
  • HIP PPO
  • HIP PRIME HMO
  • HIP PRIME PPO
  • Oscar
  • QualCare EPO
  • QualCare FEHB
  • QualCare GHI PPO
  • QualCare HMO
  • QualCare Humana
  • QualCare PPO
  • QualCare Worker's Comp

Railroad Medicare

  • Railroad Medicare NJ

TRICARE (Humana Military)

  • TRICARE (Humana Military)

TRICARE North Region

  • CHAMPVA
  • DVA

UMR

  • UMR

United Healthcare Community and State

  • Dual Complete
  • UnitedHealthcare Community and State Medicaid (NJ FamilyCare)
  • UnitedHealthcare Community and State Medicare

UnitedHealthcare

  • AARP
  • Commercial and Marketplace
  • Compass Benefit (Exchange)
  • Medica
  • River Valley
  • UnitedHealthcare EPO
  • UnitedHealthcare HMO
  • UnitedHealthcare POS
  • UnitedHealthcare PPO
  • UnitedHealthcare StudentResources

Wellcare NJ

  • Wellcare NJ Ambetter
  • Wellcare NJ Medicare Managed Care

Wellpoint

  • Wellpoint Medicaid
  • Wellpoint Medicare Advantage

About

About Hitendrakumar Upadhyaya

Dr. Upadhyaya is board certified in medical oncology. His clinical interests include hematology, oncology, hospice and palliative care, and infusion therapy, including chemotherapy. He received his MBBS from the Maharaja Sayajirao University Medical College Baroda, in Vadodara, India. He did his internal medicine residency at Weiss Memorial Hospital, in Chicago, and a hematology/oncology fellowship at the University of Chicago Medical Center. He is a member of the American Society of Clinical Oncology and the Oncology Society of New Jersey. Dr. Upadhyaya is co-author of a textbook chapter on chemotherapy for prostate cancer and has published research on a rare form of renal cell carcinoma. In addition to English, he is fluent in Hindi and Gujarati.

Professional Memberships

American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)

American Medical Association (AMA)

Oncology Society of New Jersey

Committees and Leadership Positions

2017: Chief, Chemotherapy Infusion Center, Christ Hospital

Delegate Representative to Association of Community Cancer Centers

Global Health and Community Health Activities

Voluntary physician in India providing free consultation for cancer patients

Education &
Training

Education & Degrees

MBBS: Maharaja Sayajirao University Medical College

Residency

Louis A. Weiss Memorial Hospital

Fellowship

University of Chicago Medical Center: Hematology/Oncology

Certifications & Distinctions

  • Medical Oncology (American Board of Internal Medicine)

Publications

Publications

Upadhyaya, H., and Vogelzang, N.J.,“Chemotherapy of Prostate Cancer”, in Urologic Cancers, M.S. Ernstoff, J.A. Heany, and R.E. Peschel, eds., W.W. Norton & CO., New York, London

Reviews & Ratings

Reviews & Ratings

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91 patient ratings

Reviews and ratings on our website are based on feedback from verified patients collected by Press Ganey, an independent organization that surveys patients about their care experience.

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Recent Comments

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5.0 September 2024

"Good experience"

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5.0 September 2024

"Great"

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5.0 August 2024

"Very good"

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5.0 July 2024

"Staff always attentive to ensure that patients receive good care"

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5.0 June 2024

"As I explained in another paragraph, the doctor explained to me in a simple way the situation for which previous analyses came out low, so now I can understand it and take much better measures. I will still inform my doctor of his explanation about it."

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5.0 June 2024

"Best team of doctors, nurses and staff.Highly recommend."

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5.0 June 2024

"Always an in and out experience"

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5.0 April 2024

"I would tell as many people as I can"

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5.0 April 2024

"I am very happy and grateful to the doctors and nurses who helped me so much in the process I was in. Thank you very much"

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5.0 April 2024

"Good"