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