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