Sickle Cell Disease
Sickle cell disease (SCD) is an inherited blood disorder that causes the body to make abnormal hemoglobin. This is the protein in red blood cells that carries oxygen to all parts of your body. The damaged red blood cells block blood flow in small blood vessels. This causes pain and can damage major organs.
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Center for Hematology
The Center for Hematology offers comprehensive diagnosis, treatment, and referral for all blood disorders, ranging from simple anemia to clotting disorders to major hematological cancers.
Comprehensive Sickle Cell Disease Treatment Center
Our approach is to create a true medical home where patients and their families can feel seen and heard. We understand the complexities of sickle cell disease and our comprehensive team has the experience to care for you and your family.
Pediatric Blood Disorders Program
The Pediatric Blood Disorders Program at Mass General for Children provides personalized multidisciplinary, state-of-the-art care to children of all ages with blood disorders.
Pediatric Hematology & Oncology
The Division of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology at Mass General for Children provides personalized multidisciplinary, state-of-the-art care to children of all ages with malignancies and disorders of the blood.
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