Anemia Center - Santa Monica, CASanta Monica 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 Santa Monica * Center Of Health Sciences UCLA  UCLA Medical Center  UCLA Medical Center  UCLA Care Clinic  Samuel A Berkman MD  James L Meltzer MD  Consultants For Pathology  Consultants For Pathology  Consultants For Pathology  Consultants For Pathology  Kaiser Permanente Woodland Hlls  Kaiser Permanente Woodland Hlls  Kaiser Permanente Woodland Hlls  Kaiser Permanente Woodland Hlls  Kaiser Permanente Woodland Hlls  Kaiser Permanente Woodland Hlls  Kaiser Perm Med Ctr Pthlgy  Kaiser Perm Med Ctr Pthlgy  Children's Center For Cancer  Kaiser Permanente Med Ctr  Digestive Disease Endoscopy  Transfusion Medicine Associates  White Memorial Medcl Cntr Patho  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  Long Beach Mem Path Med Grp  Long Beach Mem Path Med Grp  Greenwald Altman & Manuel MDs  City Of Long Beach Occupat Hlth  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  Kaiser Permanente Medical Group  Kaiser Permanente Medical Group  Wilshire Oncology  Wanping Hu MD  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  Santa Barbara Pathology  Santa Barbara Pathology Santa Monica, CaliforniaUpcoming Local Events2013-06-15
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