Beta Thalassemia Center - Brentwood, CA
Brentwood Hematologist Doctors for Beta 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 Brentwood * Kaiser Antioch Medical Ctr  Kaiser Permanente Medical Group  Kaiser Permanente Medical Group  Childrens Hosp Hemtlgy Onclgy  Childrens Hosp Hemtlgy Onclgy  Childrens Hosp Hemtlgy Onclgy  Childrens Hosp Hemtlgy Onclgy  Childrens Hosp Hemtlgy Onclgy  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  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 Cancer Center  Stanford Blood/Marrow Transplnt  Stanford Hospital & Clinics HEM  Stanford Hospital & Clinics HEM  Stanford Blood/Marrow Transplnt  Susan K Sorensen MD  Kaiser Permanente Medical Group  Michael C Kushlan MD Inc  Michael C Kushlan MD Inc  Genentech  Pathology Medical Group  Blood Centers of The Pacific  Blood Centers of The Pacific  Blood Centers of The Pacific  UCSF Hematolgy Bone Mrw Trnsplt  UCSF Hematolgy Bone Mrw Trnsplt  UCSF Hematolgy Bone Mrw Trnsplt  UCSF Hematolgy Bone Mrw Trnsplt  UCSF Hematolgy Bone Mrw Trnsplt  San Francisco VA Med Ctr HMP  Shaninder Kaur MD  Kaiser Permanente Medical Group  Kaiser Permanente Medical Group  Sutter Medical Oncology  Malabed-Verona & Yuzon Mds Brentwood, CaliforniaUpcoming Local Events2013-08-04
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Beta ThalassemiaWhat are the thalassemias?The thalassemias are a group of genetic (inherited) blood disorders that share in common one feature, the defective production of hemoglobin, the protein that enables... Other Related Beta Thalassemia ArticlesEmergency Contact for Brentwood
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