Pernicious Anemia Center - Germantown, MDGermantown 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 Germantown * Kaiser Permanente Regnl Lab  Ghousia Sultana MD  National Institutes Of Health  National Institutes Of Health  Internal Medicine Center PA  Metro Region PET Center  Johns Hopkins At Charter Dr  Chitra Venkatraman MD PA  University Maryland Cancer Ctr  John A Nesbitt MD  Johns Hopkins Outpatient Germantown, MarylandUpcoming Local Events2013-05-31
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Pernicious AnemiaWhat is pernicious anemia?Anemia is a condition in which the body does not have a sufficient number of red blood cells or hemoglobin. Hemogl... Other Related Pernicious Anemia ArticlesEmergency Contact for Germantown
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