Sickle Cell Center - West Haven, CTWest Haven 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 West Haven * Yale University Hosp Hematology  Smilow Hematology Clinic  Smilow Cancer Hospital  Smilow Hematology Clinic  Smilow Hematology Clinic  Smilow Hematology Clinic  Smilow Hematology Clinic  Smilow Hematology Clinic  Smilow Hematology Clinic  Smilow Hematology Clinic  Yale Hosp Flow Cytometry  Yale Laboratory Medicine  Yale Smilow Cancer Care Center  Yale Smilow Cancer Care Center  Birmingham Health Care  Connecticut Oncology Group  John Dempsey Hospital Uconn  Connecticut Multispecialty Grp  Hartford Pathology Associates  Saint Francis Hosp Cancer Ctr  Stamford Pathology Group  Stamford Pathology Group West Haven, ConnecticutUpcoming Local EventsNo Upcoming Events Sickle Cell Disease (Sickle Cell Anemia)What is sickle cell anemia?Sickle cell anemia (sickle cell disease) is a disorder of the blood caused by an inherited abnormal hemog... Other Related Sickle Cell ArticlesEmergency Contact for West Haven
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