Sickle Cell Center - Downey, CADowney 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 Downey * City Of Long Beach Occupat Hlth  White Memorial Medcl Cntr Patho  USC North Cancer Hospital HEM  USC North Cancer Hospital HEM  USC Kenneth Norris Cancer Ctr  USC Kenneth Norris Cancer Ctr  USC Kenneth Norris Cancer Ctr  Los Angeles County USC Med Ctr  USC Kenneth Norris Cancer Ctr  Long Beach Mem Path Med Grp  Long Beach Mem Path Med Grp  Rand Schrader Clinic  Healthcare Partners Medical Grp  Children's Center For Cancer  Kaiser Permanente Med Ctr  Kaiser Perm Med Ctr Pthlgy  Kaiser Perm Med Ctr Pthlgy  City Of Hope Ntl Mdl Ctr Hemtlg  City Hope Ntnl Med Ctr Hem/Onc  City Hope Ntnl Med Ctr Hem/Onc  City Of Hope Natl Med Ctr Outpn  City Of Hope Ntl Mdl Ctr Hemtlg  City Of Hope Natl Med Ctr Outpn  City Of Hope Ntl Mdl Ctr Hemtlg  City Of Hope Natl Med Ctr Outpn  City Hope Ntnl Med Ctr Hem/Onc  City Of Hope Natl Med Ctr Outpn  City Of Hope Natl Med Ctr Outpn  City Of Hope Natl Med Ctr Outpn  City Of Hope Natl Med Ctr Outpn  City Of Hope Hematology  City Of Hope Natl Med Ctr Outpn  City Of Hope Natl Med Ctr Outpn  City Of Hope Ntl Mdl Ctr Hemtlg  City Of Hope Hematology  City Of Hope Natl Med Ctr Outpn  City Of Hope Ntl Mdl Ctr Hemtlg  Transfusion Medicine Associates  Consultants For Pathology  Consultants For Pathology  James L Meltzer MD  Consultants For Pathology  Consultants For Pathology  UCLA Care Clinic  Samuel A Berkman MD  Center Of Health Sciences UCLA  UCLA Medical Center  UCLA Medical Center  Kaiser Permanente Woodland Hlls  Kaiser Permanente Woodland Hlls  Kaiser Permanente Woodland Hlls  Kaiser Permanente Woodland Hlls  Kaiser Permanente Woodland Hlls  Kaiser Permanente Woodland Hlls  Wanping Hu MD  Wilshire Oncology  Greenwald Altman & Manuel MDs  Kaiser Permanente Riverside Ctr  Kaiser Permanente Med Ctr Path  Kaiser Fontana Medical Center  Kaiser Fontana Medical Center  Kaiser Fontana Medical Center  Kaiser Fontana Medical Center  Kaiser Fontana Medical Center  Kaiser Permanente Medical Group  Kaiser Permanente Medical Group  LLU Pathology Medical Group Inc  LLU Pathology Medical Group Inc  LLU Pathology Medical Group Inc  Esther A Fermin MD  UCSD Medical Center  Affiliated Pathologists Downey, CaliforniaUpcoming Local Events2013-06-15
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