Beta Thalassemia Center - Hartford, CT
Hartford 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 Hartford * Connecticut Multispecialty Grp  Hartford Pathology Associates  Saint Francis Hosp Cancer Ctr  John Dempsey Hospital Uconn  Connecticut Oncology Group  Birmingham Health Care  Yale Laboratory Medicine  Yale Laboratory Medicine  Yale University Hosp Hematology  Smilow Hematology Clinic  Smilow Cancer Hospital  Smilow Hematology Clinic  Smilow Hematology Clinic  Smilow Hematology Clinic  Smilow Hematology Clinic  Smilow Hematology Clinic  Smilow Hematology Clinic  Smilow Hematology Clinic  Yale Smilow Cancer Care Center  Yale Smilow Cancer Care Center  Stamford Pathology Group  Stamford Pathology Group Hartford, ConnecticutUpcoming Local Events2013-05-11
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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 Hartford
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