Hematology in Minnesota

Overview

Hematology is the field of internal medicine that includes the study, diagnosis, and treatment of diseases of the blood. Hematologists evaluate and treat patients with anemia, thrombocytopenia, enlarged lymph nodes or spleen, bleeding and clotting disorders, and other abnormalities of the blood.

Hematologists manage chemotherapy for the treatment of hematologic malignancies. They prescribe blood product administration and removal of excess blood components as needed for a variety of blood disorders. Hematologists also prescribe immunosuppressive, growth factor, and biological therapy for benign and malignant blood disorders. Stem cell and bone marrow transplantation (BMT or blood and marrow transplantation) are considered part of the specialty of hematology.