Pernicious Anemia Center - DeKalb, ILDeKalb Hematologist Doctors for Pernicious AnemiaType 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 DeKalb * Marius O Mokwe MD  NW Suburban Onc Hem Associates  Quest Diagnostics Laboratory  Elmhurst Memorial Hemat Oncol  Verne A Schwager MD  Kellogg Cancer Center  Kellogg Cancer Center  Rush University Medical Center  16Th Medical Center  Affiliated Oncologist  Norwegian-American Hosp Spec  Saint Anthony Physicians Center  Cancer Treatment Center America  Alverno Laboratories  University Of Illinois HEM/ONC  Augusta Clinic  University Of Illinois Cncr Ctr  University Of Illinois Cncr Ctr  Rush Univ Med Ctr Ped & Adl  Rush Univ Med Ctr Ped & Adl  Rush Univ Med Ctr Ped & Adl  Rush Univ Med Ctr Ped & Adl  Rush Univ Med Ctr Ped & Adl  Advocate Illinois Masonic Phys  Weiss Memorial Hospital Int Med  North Memorial Hosp Hemat/Onclg  Northwestern Memorial Hospital  Northwestern Memorial Hmtlgy  Univ Chcg Mdcl Ctr Hem Onc DeKalb, IllinoisUpcoming Local Events2013-06-02
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