- Abnormal bleeding
- Anal cancer
- Anemia
- Antiphospholipid syndrome
- Antithrombin deficiency
- Aplastic anemia
- Autoimmune hemolytic anemia
- Beta thalassemia
- Bile duct cancer (Cholangiocarcinoma)
- Bladder cancer
- Blood clots
- Blood clotting disorder
- Blood coagulation factor IX
- Blood coagulation factor VIII
- Cold agglutinin disease
- Colon cancer
- Colorectal cancer
- Cryoglobulinemia
- Deep vein thrombosis
- Enlarged spleen (Splenomegaly)
- Erythrocytosis
- Esophageal cancer
- Essential thrombocytosis
- Factor V leiden
- Fanconi anemia (FA)
- G6PD deficiency
- Gallbladder cancer
- Gastrointestinal cancer
- Gastrointestinal stromal tumor
- Hemolytic anemia
- Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia
- Hereditary spherocytosis
- Hypercoagulable states
- Immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP)
- Iron deficiency anemia
- Kappa light chain disease
- Kidney cancer
- Leukocytosis (High white blood cell count)
- Leukopenia (Low white blood cell count)
- Liver cancer
- Lung cancer
- Lupus anticoagulant disorder
- Lymphopenia (Low lymphocyte count)
- Melanoma skin cancer
- Merkel cell skin cancer
- Myeloproliferative disease
- Neuroendocrine tumors
- Neutropenia (Low neutrophil count)
- Pancreatic cancer
- Pancytopenia (Low blood cell count)
- Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH)
- Pernicious anemia
- Platelet function disorder
- Polycythemia
- Postthrombotic syndrome
- Prostate cancer
- Protein C deficiency
- Protein S deficiency
- Prothrombin gene mutation
- Rectal cancer
- Sickle cell disease
- Skin cancer
- Testicular cancer
- Thalassemia
- Thrombocytopenia
- Thrombocytosis
- Thrombophilia (Excessive blood clotting)
- Vitamin B12 deficiency
- Von Willebrand disease
Sheila De Young, DO
Hematology, Medical Oncology
Accepting new patients
Sees patients age 18 and up
Penn Hematology/Oncology Pennsylvania Hospital
Penn Medicine Provider
About me
Dr. De Young is a hematologist and medical oncologist who cares for patients with a wide range of cancers and blood disorders, with particular interests in gastrointestinal and lung cancers. She is passionate about providing thoughtful, personalized care, and believes that every patient’s experience with cancer is unique. Her goal is to combine the most up-to-date, evidence-based treatments with compassion and genuine connection, so that patients feel cared for not only as individuals with cancer, but as people navigating an important and often challenging chapter of their lives.
My education and training
- Rowan-Virtua School of Osteopathic MedicineMedical School
- Pennsylvania HospitalResidency
- Cooper University HospitalFellowship
Spoken languages
English
English
Insurance accepted
Please contact the practice and/or the member services department of your insurance company for specific details before receiving services. Providers may participate in some, but not all, products offered by a health plan; providers may also accept plans at some practice locations but not others.
- Aetna Advantra Cares D-SNP
- Aetna Advantra Credit Value
- Aetna Advantra Eagle HMO
- Aetna Advantra Eagle POS
- Aetna Advantra Premier Plus PPO
- Aetna Advantra Value
- Aetna Advantra Value Plus
- Aetna APCN Plus (Multi-Tier)
- Aetna Better Health Kids (CHIP) - DH Only
- Aetna Flexible Five
- Aetna Freedom Core
- Aetna Gold
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Philly Prime
- Aetna POS
- Aetna PPO APCN
- Aetna Premier
- Aetna Premier Plus
- Aetna Savings Plus
- Aetna Signature Administrators
- Aetna Student Health Plan PPO
- Aetna Upfront Advantage
- First Health HMO
- First Health POS
- First Health PPO
- Meritain - Aramark (Other)
- Meritain - Aramark (Pennsylvania Premier Medical Plan)
- Americhealth Caritas of PA VIP - LGH Only
- Amerihealth Caritas (Transplant patients only)
- Amerihealth Caritas of PA - LGH Only
- Centivo EPO
- Cigna Healthcare EPO
- Cigna Healthcare HMO
- Cigna Healthcare POS
- Cigna Healthcare PPO
- Claim Watcher (Homestead/ INDECs) Open Access
- Clover Health Choice
- Clover Health Choice Value PPO
- Clover Health Classic HMO
- Clover Health Value
Locations
Penn Medicine hospital privileges
- Pennsylvania Hospital: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
Dr. De Young is a Penn Medicine provider.
Qualifications and experience
- Internal Medicine, 2022
- Bleeding disorders
- Blood clotting disorders care
- Colorectal cancer care
- Gastrointestinal cancer care
- Lung cancer care
- Melanoma and skin cancer care
- Pancreatic cancer care
- Sickle cell disease care
- Thalassemia care
- Urologic cancer care