Beta Thalassemia Center - Walnut Creek, CA
Walnut Creek 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 Walnut Creek * Kaiser Permanente  Kaiser Permanente Medical Group  Childrens Hosp Hemtlgy Onclgy  Childrens Hosp Hemtlgy Onclgy  Childrens Hosp Hemtlgy Onclgy  Childrens Hosp Hemtlgy Onclgy  Childrens Hosp Hemtlgy Onclgy  Pathology Medical Group  Genentech  Blood Centers of The Pacific  Blood Centers of The Pacific  Blood Centers of The Pacific  Sutter Pacif Med Fnd Fam Hlt Ct  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  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 Blood/Marrow Transplnt  Stanford Hospital & Clinics HEM  Stanford Blood/Marrow Transplnt  Stanford Cancer Center  Shaninder Kaur MD  Susan K Sorensen MD  Michael C Kushlan MD Inc  Michael C Kushlan MD Inc  Kaiser Permanente Medical Group  Kaiser Permanente Medical Group  Kaiser Permanente Medical Group  Kaiser Permanente Medical Group  Sutter Medical Oncology  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 Walnut Creek, CaliforniaUpcoming Local Events2013-06-06
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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 Walnut Creek
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