341 Hematologists Found in Chevy Chase, MD

A hematologist specializes in blood disorders, bone marrow pathology, and lymphatic system diseases. These physicians manage both non-malignant blood conditions and hematologic malignancies, often in collaboration with oncologists.

Hematologists complete medical school, a three-year internal medicine residency, and a two- to three-year hematology or combined hematology-oncology fellowship. Advanced training may include stem cell transplantation or coagulation disorders.

A Hematologist's clinical duties include:

• Concentrates on hematopoietic cells, marrow function, and lymphoid tissues
• Conducts patient evaluations, orders hematologic testing and marrow examination, interprets findings, formulates treatment approaches
• Manages various anemias, hemostatic disorders, thrombotic conditions, hemoglobinopathies, leukemias, and lymphoid malignancies
• Utilizes blood product therapy, coagulation factor administration, chemotherapeutic agents, and stem cell transplantation
• Also known as: blood disorder specialist, hematologist-oncologist, MD, DO