Hematology is the study of the blood and blood disorders in the body. A hematologist is a physician who has expertise in diseases of the blood and bone marrow, and treats vascular and clotting problems. The hematologist also treats blood disorders such as hemophilia, leukemia, lymphoma, anemia and sickle cell disease.

Physicians in this specialty treat patients suffering from numerous diseases and illnesses, but some of the most common are Malaria, lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma, Myelomas, Evans' syndrome, AIDS, Leukemia, hemophilia, Thrombocytopenia, Sickle-cell disease, Myeloma, Pernicious anemia, Hodgkin's disease, Thalassemia, Myelofibrosis, Infectious mononucleosis, Agranulocytosis, Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), Megaloblastic anemia, and Autoimmune hemolytic anemia.

Once properly diagnosed, practitioners can perform numerous procedures on patients including Chemotherapy, Bone marrow transplant, blood transfusion, radiotherapy, Intramuscular injections, Anticoagulation therapy, and Venesection.

To diagnose patients with possible illnesses and diseases, specialists will often perform one of many tests including Coombs test, D-dimer, Prothrombin time, Bone marrow biopsy, Protein electrophoresis, serum Ferritin level, Partial thromboplastin time, Vitamin B12 and Folate levels, Erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), Blood film, Full blood count, and Hemoglobin electrophoresis.

Doctor density varies by specialty and location. Georgia has 293 practicing hematologists. Broken out by city, hematology doctor density in Albany is 9, in Alpharetta is 9, in Athens is 7, in Atlanta is 119, in Augusta is 26, in Austell is 20, in Bainbridge is 1, in Barnesville is 1, in Blairsville is 2, in Blue Ridge is 5, in Brunswick is 3, in Calhoun is 3, in Camilla is 1, in Canton is 4, in Carrollton is 6, in Cartersville is 6, in Cassville is 3, in Columbus is 6, in Conyers is 9, in Cordele is 2, in Covington is 4, in Cumming is 5, in Dahlonega is 1, in Dallas is 5, in Dalton is 4, in Decatur is 19, in Demorest is 1, in Douglas is 2, in Douglasville is 13, in Duluth is 11, in East Point is 6, in Elberton is 2, in Ellijay is 2, in Fayetteville is 12, in Fort Gordon is 1, in Fort Oglethorpe is 3, in Gainesville is 11, in Greensboro is 7, in Griffin is 6, in Hartwell is 1, in Hawkinsville is 2, in Hinesville is 1, in Hiram is 2, in Jasper is 3, in Jesup is 1, in Jonesboro is 3, in Kingsland is 1, in Lagrange is 1, in Lawrenceville is 15, in Lithia Springs is 1, in Lithonia is 3, in Lovejoy is 3, in Macon is 9, in Marietta is 18, in Mcdonough is 2, in Milledgeville is 6, in Monroe is 3, in Moultrie is 1, in Newnan is 4, in Peachtree City is 1, in Perry is 1, in Ringgold is 7, in Riverdale is 8, in Rome is 4, in Roswell is 5, in Royston is 1, in Saint Marys is 3, in Sandy Springs is 1, in Savanah is 3, in Savannah is 8, in Snellville is 14, in Statesboro is 7, in Stockbridge is 13, in Suwanee is 6, in Sylvester is 7, in Thomaston is 2, in Thomasville is 5, in Tifton is 1, in Toccoa is 3, in Tucker is 10, in Valdosta is 3, in Vidalia is 2, in Villa Rica is 1, in Warner Robins is 3, in Waycross is 4, in West Point is 1, in Winder is 3, and in Woodstock is 3.

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