Patient Care

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The Section of Hematology provides state-of-the-art diagnostic and therapeutic care with an emphasis on molecular explanations and solutions to disease. Clinical disorders of particular interest include: erythropoiesis, coagulation, hematologic malignancies, myeloproliferative/myelodysplastic syndromes, dysproteinemias, hemoglobinopathies, and hematologic disorders associated with various systemic diseases.

Comprehensive services available from Laboratory Medicine and Hematopathology complement the service and insure a multidisciplinary approach to diagnosis. Faculty are board certified in Hematology and actively participate in clinical programs of the Yale Cancer Center. Blood banking, phlebotomy and pheresis services include all the modalities necessary for excellent care for hematologic disorders. Nurse specialists focusing on hematology/oncology patients are essential participants in the health care team.

A dedicated outpatient facility provides a convenient and comfortable location for chemotherapy and daily access for patients with acute problems.

Among special services offered by this Section are the following:

• Bone marrow aspiration and biopsy
• Diagnosis and management of difficult hematologic disorders
• Outpatient and inpatient chemotherapy treatment
• Molecular analysis of hematologic disorders

Clinical Faculty

Madhav V. Dhodapkar, MD, Professor and Section Chief
Special Interests: myeloma and related plasma cell disorders

Thomas P. Duffy, MD, Professor
Special interests: leukemia; lymphoma; dysproteinemias; mastocytosis; hematologic aspects of pregnancy; hematologic aspects of systemic disease

Bernard G. Forget, MD, Professor
Special interests: red blood cell disorders; hemoglobinopathies; membrane disorders

Peter Marks, MD, PhD
Special interests: leukemia, clotting disorders

Peter M. McPhedran, MD, Professor
Special interests: bleeding disorders; general hematology

Brian R. Smith, MD, Professor and Chair, Laboratory Medicine
Special interests: general hematology

Lawrence Solomon, MD
Special interests: anemia, general hematology