Sickle Cell Center - Bolingbrook, ILBolingbrook 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 Bolingbrook * Elmhurst Memorial Hemat Oncol  Rush University Medical Center  Affiliated Oncologist  Quest Diagnostics Laboratory  Verne A Schwager MD  16Th Medical Center  Marius O Mokwe MD  Saint Anthony Physicians Center  Saint Anthony Physicians Center  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  Alverno Laboratories  Kellogg Cancer Center  Kellogg Cancer Center  Weiss Memorial Hospital Int Med  Augusta Clinic  Univ Chcg Mdcl Ctr Hem Onc  Advocate Illinois Masonic Phys  Northwestern Memorial Hospital  North Memorial Hosp Hemat/Onclg  Northwestern Memorial Hmtlgy  NW Suburban Onc Hem Associates  Cancer Treatment Center America Bolingbrook, IllinoisUpcoming Local Events2013-06-29
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