Connecticut (CT) Hematology Doctors and Physicians
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Hematology Information
Description
Hematology involves the diagnosis and care of diseases and disorders relating to the blood, spleen, and lymph glands. These include conditions such as anemia, clotting disorders, sickle cell disease, hemophilia, leukemia, and lymphoma, as well as special types of transfusions and bone marrow biopsies.
Diseases / Illnesses Treated
Physicians in this specialty treat patients suffering from numerous diseases and illnesses,
but some of the most common are AIDS, hemophilia, Myelomas, Evans' syndrome, Malaria, lymphoma, Leukemia, Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma, Sickle-cell disease, Myeloma, Pernicious anemia, Thalassemia, Thrombocytopenia, Hodgkin's disease, Infectious mononucleosis, Agranulocytosis, Myelofibrosis, Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), Autoimmune hemolytic anemia, and Megaloblastic anemia.
Procedures Performed
Once properly diagnosed, practitioners can perform numerous procedures on patients including Chemotherapy, radiotherapy, blood transfusion, Bone marrow transplant, Intramuscular injections, Anticoagulation therapy, and Venesection.
Tests Performed
To diagnose patients with possible illnesses and diseases, specialists will often perform one of many tests including Coombs test, Bone marrow biopsy, D-dimer, Prothrombin time, Protein electrophoresis, Hemoglobin electrophoresis, Blood film, serum Ferritin level, Vitamin B12 and Folate levels, Erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), Full blood count, and Partial thromboplastin time.
Location Density Information
Doctor density varies by specialty and location. Connecticut has
160 practicing
hematologists. Broken out by city, hematology doctor density
in Bloomfield is 1,
in Bridgeport is 4,
in Bristol is 3,
in Cheshire is 1,
in Danbury is 5,
in Durham is 1,
in East Hartford is 8,
in Enfield is 2,
in Essex is 3,
in Fairfield is 6,
in Farmington is 7,
in Greenwich is 3,
in Guilford is 3,
in Hamden is 2,
in Hartford is 18,
in Manchester is 3,
in Meriden is 2,
in Middletown is 4,
in Milford is 2,
in New Britain is 3,
in New Haven is 25,
in New London is 4,
in New Milford is 1,
in Newington is 1,
in Norwalk is 5,
in Norwich is 5,
in Putnam is 2,
in Ridgefield is 1,
in Sharon is 1,
in Shelton is 4,
in Southington is 4,
in Stamford is 12,
in Stratford is 3,
in Torrington is 3,
in Trumbull is 5,
in Vernon is 3,
in Wallingford is 2,
in Waterbury is 6,
in Waterford is 1,
in Wethersfield is 1,
in Woodbridge is 1,
and in Woodbury is 1.
Connecticut Information
This New England state is one of the original 13 states; Connecticut’s capital is Hartford and its population is 3,510,297. This state is steeped in history. Visit the past at the Nathan Hale Homestead near New London, or Yale University in New Haven. Tour the home of Mark Twain, the New England Air Museum, or the Maritime Aquarium in Norwalk. Explore a historic tobacco farming area, do some hiking and biking, or visit the numerous antique shops or lighthouses in the eastern coastal area.
According to 2005 Census estimates, Connecticut has a population of 3,510,297.
Of this population, 812,182 are under the age of 18
and 472,089 are at or above the age of 65.
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