Beta Thalassemia Center - Dale City, VA
Dale City 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 Dale City * Woodburn Nuclear Medicine Ltd  Quest Diagnostics Nichols Inst  Inova Blood Donor Services  Virginia Cancer Institute  Virginia Cancer Institute  Virginia Cancer Institute  Virginia Cancer Institute  Virginia Cancer Institute  Virginia Cancer Institute  Virginia Cancer Institute  Virginia Cancer Institute  Pulmonary Dis & Crit Care Med  Unvsty Of Virginia Health Systm Dale City, VirginiaUpcoming Local Events2013-06-29
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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 Dale City
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