Pernicious Anemia Center - Elgin, ILElgin 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 Elgin * Marius O Mokwe MD  Quest Diagnostics Laboratory  NW Suburban Onc Hem Associates  Verne A Schwager MD  Elmhurst Memorial Hemat Oncol  Kellogg Cancer Center  Kellogg Cancer Center  Rush University Medical Center  16Th Medical Center  Norwegian-American Hosp Spec  Cancer Treatment Center America  Saint Anthony Physicians Center  Alverno Laboratories  Augusta Clinic  University Of Illinois HEM/ONC  Rush Univ Med Ctr Ped & Adl  Rush Univ Med Ctr Ped & Adl  Rush Univ Med Ctr Ped & Adl  University Of Illinois Cncr Ctr  Rush Univ Med Ctr Ped & Adl  University Of Illinois Cncr Ctr  Rush Univ Med Ctr Ped & Adl  Affiliated Oncologist  Advocate Illinois Masonic Phys  North Memorial Hosp Hemat/Onclg  Northwestern Memorial Hospital  Weiss Memorial Hospital Int Med  Northwestern Memorial Hmtlgy  Univ Chcg Mdcl Ctr Hem Onc Elgin, IllinoisUpcoming Local Events2013-05-18
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