Alpha Thalassemia Center - Oakland, CAOakland Hematologist Doctors for Alpha ThalassemiaType of Physician: Hematologist What is a Hematologist? A subspecialty certification by the Board of Internal Medicine. Hematologists treat diseases of the blood, spleen, and lymph glands such as anemia, clotting disorders, sickle cell disease, hemophilia, leukemia, and lymphoma. They perform special types of transfusions and biopsy the bone marrow for analysis. Specialty: Hematology Common Name: Blood Doctor Hematologist Doctors in Oakland * Childrens Hosp Hemtlgy Onclgy  Childrens Hosp Hemtlgy Onclgy  Childrens Hosp Hemtlgy Onclgy  Childrens Hosp Hemtlgy Onclgy  Childrens Hosp Hemtlgy Onclgy  Pathology Medical Group  Blood Centers of The Pacific  Blood Centers of The Pacific  Blood Centers of The Pacific  Genentech  Sutter Pacif Med Fnd Fam Hlt Ct  UCSF Hematolgy Bone Mrw Trnsplt  UCSF Hematolgy Bone Mrw Trnsplt  Andrew D Leavitt MD  UCSF Hematolgy Bone Mrw Trnsplt  UCSF Hematolgy Bone Mrw Trnsplt  UCSF Hematolgy Bone Mrw Trnsplt  Kaiser Permanente  San Francisco VA Med Ctr HMP  Stanford Comprehensive Cncr Ctr  Stanford University Med Ctr TRA  Stanford University Med Ctr TRA  Stanford Comprehensive Cncr Ctr  Stanford Comprehensive Cncr Ctr  Stanford Comprehensive Cncr Ctr  Stanford Cancer Center  Stanford Comprehensive Cncr Ctr  Stanford Comprehensive Cncr Ctr  Stanford Comprehensive Cncr Ctr  Stanford University Med Ctr TRA  Stanford Cancer Center  Stanford Comprehensive Cncr Ctr  Stanford Comprehensive Cncr Ctr  Stanford Blood/Marrow Transplnt  Stanford Hospital & Clinics HEM  Stanford Blood/Marrow Transplnt  Stanford Cancer Center  Shaninder Kaur MD  Susan K Sorensen MD  Michael C Kushlan MD Inc  Michael C Kushlan MD Inc  Kaiser Permanente Medical Group  Kaiser Permanente Medical Group  Kaiser Permanente Medical Group  Sutter Medical Oncology  Kaiser Permanente Medical Group  UC Davis Medical Grp Pathlgy  UC Davis Medical Grp Pathlgy  UC Davis Medical Grp Pathlgy  UC Davis Medical Grp Pathlgy  UC Davis Medical Grp Pathlgy Oakland, CaliforniaOakland is the eighth-largest city in the U.S. state of California and a major West Coast port city, located on San Francisco Bay about eight miles east of the City of San Francisco. Oakland is a major hub city for the Bay Area subregion collectively called the East Bay, and it is the county seat of Alameda County. Upcoming Local Events2013-07-11
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