Dr. Richard Hammer, MD is a hematology specialist in Columbia, MO and has been practicing for 26 years. He graduated from South Carolina U, College Of Medicine in 1988 and specializes in hematology and hematopathology.
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- Blue Cross Blue Shield
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- Cigna PPO
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Dr. Hammer's Top Procedures and Conditions
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Blood Disorders
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Dr. Hammer treats Blood Disorders more than 35% of his peers
Dr. Hammer treats this condition more than 35% of his peers
Anemia
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Treatment Frequency
Dr. Hammer treats Anemia more than 33% of his peers
Dr. Hammer treats this condition more than 33% of his peers
Rating Includes other areas of care:
- Acquired Aplastic Anemia
- Anemia of Pregnancy
- Aplastic Anemia
- Atypical Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome
- Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia (AIHA)
- Chronic Anemia
- Cold Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia
- Diamond-Blackfan Anemia
- D-Negative Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome (D - HUS)
- D-Negative Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome, Pregnancy Related
- D-Positive Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome (D + HUS)
- Hemolytic Anemia, Acquired Autoimmune
- Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome
- Hereditary Spherocytosis
- Iron Deficiency Anemia
- Megaloblastic Anemia
- Microcytic Hypochromic Anemia
- Myelpathic Anemia
- Neonatal Anemia
- Nutritional Anemia
- Nutritional Sideroblastic Anemia
- Pernicious Anemia
- Refractory Anemia With Excess Blasts
- Refractory Anemia With Excess Blasts-1
- Refractory Anemia With Excess Blasts-2
- Secondary Cold Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia
- Sideroblastic Anemia
- Sideroblastic Anemia With Spinocerebellar Ataxia
- Sideroblastic Anemia, Pyridoxine-Responsive, Autosomal Recessive
- Warm Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia
Cancer
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Dr. Hammer treats Cancer more than 30% of his peers
Dr. Hammer treats this condition more than 30% of his peers
Rating Includes other areas of care:
- Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma
- Adolescent Cancer
- Adrenal Cortical Carcinoma
- Adrenal Gland Cancer
- Adult Cerebral Astrocytoma
- Adult Small Cell Lung Cancer
- Ampullary Carcinoma
- Anal and Rectal Cancer
- Anal Cancer
- Anaplastic Oligodendroglioma
- Angiosarcoma of the Breast
- Appendix Cancer
- Astrocytoma
- Basal Cell Carcinoma (BCC)
- Basal Type Breast Cancer
- Benign Astrocytoma
- Bile Duct Cancer
- Biliary Cancer
- Bladder Cancer
- Blood Cancer
- Bone Cancer
- Brain and Nervous System Cancer (Includes: Gliomas, Astrocytoma, Schwannoma, Medulloblastoma, Chordoma)
- Brain Cancer
- Brainstem Glioma
- Breast Cancer
- Breast Cancer Recurrence
- Bronchioalveolar Carcinoma
- Bronchogenic Carcinoma
- Cancer of Floor of Mouth
- Cerebellar Astrocytoma
- Cerebral Astrocytoma
- Cervical Cancer
- Cholangiocarcinoma
- Chordoma
- Choriocarcinoma
- Chromophobe Renal Cell Carcinoma
- Clear Cell Adenocarcinoma
- Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma
- Colorectal Cancer
- Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma
- Distal Colorectal Cancer
- Distal Gastrointestinal Tract Cancers
- Ductal Carcinoma in Situ
- Duodenal Cancer
- Ear Cancer
- Endocrine Cancer
- Endometrial Cancer
- ENT Cancer
- Epidermoid Carcinoma
- Epithelial-Myoepithelial Carcinoma
- Esophageal Cancer
- Extrahepatic Bile Duct Cancer
- Eye Cancer
- Facial Skin Cancer
- Fallopian Tube Cancer
- Familial Colorectal Cancer
- Familial Pancreatic Cancer
- Familial Renal Cancer
- Familial Renal Cell Carcinoma
- Fibrolamellar Hepatocellular Carcinoma
- Follicular Adenocarcinoma
- Follicular Thyroid Cancer
- Gall Bladder Cancer
- Gallbladder & Biliary Tract Cancer
- Gastric Cancer, Borrmann 4
- Gastroenterologic Cancer (Colon, Stomach, Esophageal, Liver)
- Genital System Cancer
- Genitourinary Cancers
- Gland Cancer
- Glassy Cell Carcinoma
- Glioma
- Gliomatosis Cerebri
- Gynecologic Cancer
- Hamartomatous Colorectal Cancer
- Heart Cancer
- Hepatobiliary Cancer
- Hepatocellular Cancer
- Hepatocellular Carcinoma
- Hip Cancer
- Hypopharyngeal Cancer
- Inflammatory Breast Cancer
- Infundibulocystic Basal Cell Carcinoma
- Intestinal Cancer
- Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma
- Invasive Breast Cancer
- Invasive Ductal Carcinoma
- Invasive Lobular Carcinoma
- Joint Cancer
- Juvenile Pilocytic Astrocytoma
- Laryngeal Cancer
- Laryngeal Carcinoma
- Limb Cancer
- Lip Cancer
- Liver Cancer
- Locally Advanced Breast Cancer
- Lung Cancer
- Lymphoma of the Breast
- Male Breast Cancer
- Male Genitourinary Cancer
- Malignant Astrocytoma
- Malignant Breast Tumor
- Malignant Glioma
- Mediastinal Cancer
- Medullary Thyroid Cancer
- Medulloblastoma
- Melanoma-Astrocytoma Syndrome
- Merkel Cell Cancer
- Metastatic Adrenal Gland Cancer
- Metastatic Blood Cancer
- Metastatic Bone Cancer
- Metastatic Breast Cancer
- Metastatic Cancer
- Metastatic Liver Cancer
- Metastatic Lymph Cancer
- Metastatic Nervous System Cancer
- Metastatic Prostate Cancer
- Metastatic Skin Cancer
- Metastatic Soft Tissue Cancer
- Metastatic Spinal Cord Cancer
- Metastatic Squamous Neck Cancer With Occult Primary
- MSI-H Colorectal Cancer
- MSI-L Colorectal Cancer
- MSS Colorectal Cancer
- Muscle Cancer
- Nasal Cavity Cancer
- Nasopharyngeal Cancer
- Neck Cancer
- Nerve Cancer
- Neuroendocrine Cancer
- Nevoid Basal Cell Carcinoma Syndrome
- Nodular Basal Cell Carcinoma
- Noduloulcerative Basal Cell Carcinoma
- Non-Melanoma Skin Cancer
- Nonpolyposis Colorectal Cancer, Familial
- Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
- Nose Cancer
- Oligodendroglioma
- Oral Cancer
- Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma
- Oropharyngeal Cancer
- Oropharyngeal Cancer, Adult
- Osteosarcoma of the Breast
- Ovarian Cancer
- Ovarian Epithelial Cancer
- Palate Cancer
- Pancreatic Cancer
- Pancreatic Islet Cell Cancer
- Papillary Renal Cell Carcinoma
- Papillary Thyroid Cancer
- Paranasal Sinus Cancer
- Parathyroid (Gland) Cancer
- Parathyroid Carcinoma
- Parotid Gland Cancer
- Pediatric Cancer
- Pelvic Cancer
- Penile Cancer
- Pharyngeal Cancer
- Pigmented Basal Cell Carcinoma
- Pleura Cancer
- Pre-Invasive Breast Cancer
- Primary Prostate Cancer
- Prostate Cancer
- Prostate Cancer - Hereditary - 1
- Prostate Cancer - Hereditary - 10
- Prostate Cancer - Hereditary - 11
- Prostate Cancer - Hereditary - 14
- Prostate Cancer - Hereditary - 2
- Prostate Cancer - Hereditary - 3
- Prostate Cancer - Hereditary - 4
- Prostate Cancer - Hereditary - 5
- Prostate Cancer - Hereditary - 6
- Prostate Cancer - Hereditary - 7
- Prostate Cancer - Hereditary - 8
- Prostate Cancer - Hereditary - 9
- Prostate Cancer - Hereditary - X-Linked 1
- Prostate Cancer - Hereditary - X-Linked 2
- Prostate Cancer - Hereditary -12
- Prostate Cancer - Hereditary -13
- Prostate Cancer - Hereditary -15
- Radiation-Induced Angiosarcoma of the Breast
- Rectal Cancer
- Renal (Kidney) Cancer
- Renal Cell Cancer
- Respiratory System Cancer
- Retinal Cancer
- Salivary Gland Cancer
- Sebaceous Gland Carcinoma
- Secretory Breast Carcinoma
- Sinonasal Undifferentiated Carcinoma
- Sinus Cancer
- Skin Cancer
- Small Cell Lung Cancer
- Spinal Cord Cancer
- Spleen Cancer
- Sporadic Colorectal Cancer
- Squamous Cell Carcinoma
- Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Conjunctiva
- Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and Neck
- Stomach and Small Intestine Cancer
- Stomach Cancer
- Stomach Cancer, Familial
- Superficial Basal Cell Carcinoma
- Supraglottic Laryngeal Cancer
- Testicular Cancer
- Thoracic Cancer
- Throat Cancer
- Thymus Cancer
- Thyroid Cancer
- Thyroid Cancer, Anaplastic
- Thyroid Cancer, Familial Medullary
- Thyroid Cancer, Hurthle Cell
- Tongue Cancer
- Trachea Cancer
- Transitional Cell Cancer
- Transitional Cell Carcinoma
- Tubular Carcinoma
- Urachal Cancer
- Ureteral Cancer
- Urinary Tract Cancer
- Uterine Cancer
- Vaginal Cancer
- Visual Pathway and Hypothalamic Glioma
- Vocal Cord Carcinoma
- Vulvar Cancer
Dr. Hammer's conditions and procedures:
- Acute Leukemia
- Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia
- All Lymphoma
- Anemia
- Antiphospholipid Syndrome (APS)
- Autoimmune Diseases
- Bleeding Disorders
- Blood Disorders
- Bone Cancer
- Bone Disorders
- Cancer
- Central Nervous System Lymphoma
- Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
- Coagulation Disorders (incl. Hemophilia)
- Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT)
- Hypercoagulable State
- Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura (ITP)
- Leukocytosis
- Lymphocytosis
- Lymphoma, Large-Cell
- Mantle Cell Lymphoma
- Multiple Myeloma
- Mycosis Fungoides
- Nodular Lymphoma
- Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma
- Pancytopenia
- Polycythemia Rubra Vera
- Pregnancy-Related Disorders
- Primary Central Nervous System Lymphoma
- Primary Hypercoagulable State (incl. Factor V Leiden Disease)
- Purpura
- Reticulosarcoma
- Thrombocytosis
- Thrombosis
- Vascular Disease
About Me
Biography
Dr. Richard Hammer, MD is a hematology specialist in Columbia, MO and has been practicing for 26 years. He graduated from South Carolina U, College Of Medicine in 1988 and specializes in hematology and hematopathology.
Specialties
- Hematology
- Hematopathology
Board Certifications
- Anatomic & Clinical Pathology
- Hematology & Pathology
Education
Awards
- Healthgrades Honor Roll
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