Sickle Cell Center - Fort Worth, TXFort Worth 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 Fort Worth * Richard A Artim MD  Center For Cancer/Blood Disrdrs  Center For Cancer/Blood Disrdrs  Tarrant Pathology Associates  Sudhakar Rumalla MD  Propath Associates  Irving Laboratories PA  Propath Associates  Propath Associates  Univ Txs Sthwstrn Med Ctr Onc  Univ Txs Sthwstrn Med Ctr Onc  Univ Txs Sthwstrn Med Ctr Onc  Southwestern Med Ctr HEM/ONC  Ameripath North Texas  VA North Texas Healthcare  North Dallas Pathology Fort Worth, TexasFort Worth is the seventeenth-largest city in the United States of America and the fifth-largest city within the state of Texas. Located in North Texas and a cultural gateway into the American West, the city covers nearly 300 square miles (780 km2) in Tarrant, Parker, Denton, and Wise counties, serving as the seat for Tarrant County. Upcoming Local Events2013-05-11
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