Sickle Cell Center - Lakewood, OHLakewood 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 Lakewood * Cleveland Clinic  Cleveland Clinic Pathology  Cleveland Clinic Pathology  Cleveland Clinic Hemtlgy Onclgy  Cleveland Clinic Pathology  Cleveland Clinic Pathology  Cleveland Clinic Pathology  Taussig Cancer Institute  Cleveland Clinic Pathology  University Hospital Gstrntrlgy  University Hosp Case Med Ctr  Cleveland Physicians  Chagrin Highlands Breast Center  Chagrin Highlands Breast Center  Chagrin Highlands Breast Center  Pomerene Hospital Multi Speclty  Trumbull Pathology Associates  Trumbull Pathology Associates Lakewood, OhioUpcoming Local Events2013-06-16
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