Anemia Center - Hawthorne, CAHawthorne Hematologist Doctors for AnemiaType 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 Hawthorne * Transfusion Medicine Associates  UCLA Care Clinic  Digestive Disease Endoscopy  James L Meltzer MD  Samuel A Berkman MD  Consultants For Pathology  Consultants For Pathology  Consultants For Pathology  Consultants For Pathology  Center Of Health Sciences UCLA  Bowyer Oncology Clinic  Bowyer Oncology Clinic  Kaiser Perm Med Ctr Pthlgy  Kaiser Perm Med Ctr Pthlgy  Children's Center For Cancer  Kaiser Permanente Med Ctr  White Memorial Medcl Cntr Patho  Long Beach Mem Path Med Grp  Long Beach Mem Path Med Grp  Los Angeles County USC Med Ctr  Rand Schrader Clinic  USC North Cancer Hospital HEM  USC North Cancer Hospital HEM  USC Kenneth Norris Cancer Ctr  USC Kenneth Norris Cancer Ctr  USC Kenneth Norris Cancer Ctr  USC Kenneth Norris Cancer Ctr  City Of Long Beach Occupat Hlth  Kaiser Permanente Woodland Hlls  Kaiser Permanente Woodland Hlls  Kaiser Permanente Woodland Hlls  Kaiser Permanente Woodland Hlls  Kaiser Permanente Woodland Hlls  Kaiser Permanente Woodland Hlls  City Of Hope Ntl Mdl Ctr Hemtlg  City Hope Ntnl Med Ctr Hem/Onc  City Hope Ntnl Med Ctr Hem/Onc  City Of Hope Natl Med Ctr Outpn  City Of Hope Ntl Mdl Ctr Hemtlg  City Of Hope Natl Med Ctr Outpn  City Of Hope Ntl Mdl Ctr Hemtlg  City Of Hope Natl Med Ctr Outpn  City Hope Ntnl Med Ctr Hem/Onc  City Of Hope Natl Med Ctr Outpn  City Of Hope Natl Med Ctr Outpn  City Of Hope Natl Med Ctr Outpn  City Of Hope Natl Med Ctr Outpn  City Of Hope Hematology  City Of Hope Natl Med Ctr Outpn  City Of Hope Natl Med Ctr Outpn  City Of Hope Ntl Mdl Ctr Hemtlg  City Of Hope Hematology  City Of Hope Natl Med Ctr Outpn  City Of Hope Ntl Mdl Ctr Hemtlg  Greenwald Altman & Manuel MDs  Wilshire Oncology  Wanping Hu MD  Kaiser Permanente Medical Group  Kaiser Permanente Medical Group  Kaiser Permanente Riverside Ctr  Kaiser Permanente Med Ctr Path  Kaiser Fontana Medical Center  Kaiser Fontana Medical Center  Kaiser Fontana Medical Center  Kaiser Fontana Medical Center  Kaiser Fontana Medical Center  LLU Pathology Medical Group Inc  LLU Pathology Medical Group Inc  LLU Pathology Medical Group Inc  Esther A Fermin MD Hawthorne, CaliforniaUpcoming Local Events2013-06-02
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