What a blood doctor treats
Blood specialists handle anemia and iron deficiency, abnormal blood counts found on routine labs, bleeding and clotting disorders such as deep vein thrombosis and hemophilia, sickle cell disease, low platelets, elevated red cell counts, and blood cancers including leukemia, lymphoma and myeloma. They also manage long-term blood thinner therapy and evaluate patients with a family history of clotting problems before surgery or pregnancy.