Partner with board-certified doctors at the Englewood Health Physician Network for blood disorder care. Benefit from a wide range of treatment and prevention services while you stay near home in New Jersey or New York.
Our physicians will create a prevention or treatment plan that works best for you. Depending on your condition, your provider may recommend diet changes, medications, infusion therapy, or other services.
What’s a Hematologist?
A hematologist is a doctor who specializes in diagnosing and treating blood conditions. Blood conditions can affect:
- Blood vessels, such as the arteries, capillaries, and veins
- Blood cells
- Red blood cells (RBCs), which carry oxygen to the body’s tissues
- White blood cells, which fight infections (WBCs)
- Platelets, which help blood clot
- Bone marrow, which makes your blood cells
- Immune system, such as the lymph nodes and spleen
Symptoms of a Blood Disorder
Your primary care provider may refer you to a specialist after a blood test or if you have one or more of the following:
- Abnormal bleeding and bruising
- Fever
- Lymph node swelling
- Pale skin
- Shortness of breath
- Tiredness or weakness
Non-Cancerous Blood Diseases
Benign means non-cancerous. Rely on the Englewood Health Physician Network to prevent, detect, and treat benign blood disorders, including:
- Amyloidosis, or amyloid disease – Abnormal protein (amyloid) buildup in the body
- Anemia, including anemia caused by low iron – Low RBC level
- Blood clots – Thick clumps of blood that may block a blood vessel
- Hemochromatosis, or iron overload – High iron levels
- Bone marrow failure – Inability to make enough healthy blood cells
- Clotting disorders and deficiencies, like hemophilia and von Willebrand disease – Affect how your blood clots
- Hemoglobinopathy, such as sickle cell disease – Abnormally shaped RBCs
- Thalassemia – Low production of hemoglobin, the protein in RBCs that carries oxygen
- Thrombocytopenia – Abnormally low platelet levels
- White blood cell disorders, including neutropenia – Too high or too low WBC levels
Blood Cancers
Blood cancers affect your bone marrow, blood, or lymph system. Your Englewood Health care team has the expertise to treat:
- Leukemia
- Lymphoma, including Hodgkin’s disease and non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma
- Multiple myeloma
- Myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS)
- Polycythemia vera
Learn about cancer care at the Englewood Health Physician Network.