Beta Thalassemia Center - Sugar Land, TX
Sugar Land 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 Sugar Land * Bushra Cheema MD  Houston Digestive Diseases  Kelsey Seybold Clinic  Baylor College Medicine  Methodist Academic Medcn Assocs  Baylor Coll Medcn Hmtlgy Onclgy  M D Anderson Cancer Center  Methodist Academic Medcn Assocs  Baylor Coll Medcn Hmtlgy Onclgy  Methodist Academic Medcn Assocs  Gulf States Hmphla/Thrmbphl Ctr  Texas Childrens Hosp Cancr Ctr  Gulf States Hmphla/Thrmbphl Ctr  Texas Childrens Hosp Cancr Ctr  Gulf States Hmphla/Thrmbphl Ctr  Baylor Clinic Oncology  Shirley A Riggs MD  Kelty R Baker MD  Texas Children's Pathology  MD Anderson Cncr Ctr Hmtpthlgy  MD Anderson Cancer Center  MD Anderson Cancer Center  MD Anderson Cancer Center  MD Anderson Cancer Center PA  Methodist Hospital Pathology  Memorial Hermann Cancer Center  UT Physicians Oncology  Michael E Debakey VA Med Ctr  Michael E Debakey VA Med Ctr  Millennium Oncology  V Leroy Willits MD PA Sugar Land, TexasUpcoming Local Events2013-05-18
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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 Sugar Land
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