Hematology & Blood Disorders | Blood Doctor in Las Vegas & Henderson, NV

Overview

Blood doctors, also known as hematologists, specialize in the diagnosis and treatment of disorders related to the blood and its components. Hematology services include a variety of diagnostic tests and treatments that help diagnose and treat conditions such as anemia, leukemia, lymphoma, thrombosis, clotting disorders, hemophilia, and more.

Hematology Services

At Mohtaseb Cancer Center & Blood Disorders, our hematology services include the use of laboratory testing to identify specific problems with the blood or blood components. These tests can provide information about red blood cell count, white blood cell count, platelet count, hemoglobin level, hematocrit level (percentage of red cells in the blood), and other elements that help evaluate overall health. Specialized lab tests can provide additional information about genetic disorders or abnormal proteins in the body.

Dr. Mohtaseb will use these results to diagnose a patient’s illness or condition and determine an appropriate treatment plan. Depending on the type of disorder being diagnosed or treated, this could involve medications; lifestyle modifications such as diet changes; physical therapy; alcohol elimination; transfusions; cryopreservation (freezing) of stem cells for future use; bone marrow transplants; radiation therapy; and/or chemotherapy.

Bone Marrow Biopsy

For some conditions, a Dr. Mohtaseb may recommend that a patient undergo a bone marrow biopsy examination to look for abnormalities in the marrow itself. This test involves taking a sample of bone marrow by inserting a needle into one of the larger bones in the body—usually in either hip—and extracting some fluid from it. The extracted fluid is then sent off to be examined under a microscope by laboratory technicians who specialize in looking for abnormalities within the tissue samples themselves.

Blood Disorder Treatment

Blood disorders diagnosed and treated at the Mohtaseb Blood Disorders Center include benign hematologic (blood) conditions such as anemia, thrombocytopenia (low platelet count), leukocytosis (elevated white blood count), bleeding and clotting conditions, hemochromatosis (iron overload), polycythemia (elevated red blood cell count). Treatment of these conditions may include erythrocyte stimulating agent (ESA) such as Procrit, Myeloid stimulating agents such as Neupogen, Neulasta, megakaryocytes (platelet stimulating agents) such as Promacta and Nplate, therapeutic phlebotomy for treatment of iron overload conditions or hemochromatosis and polycythemia.

Malignant hematologic conditions diagnosed and treated by Dr. Mohtaseb include myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS), acute and chronic leukemias, plasma cell disorder such as myeloma or Waldenstrom, chronic lymphocytic leukemia, (CLL), chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML), myeloproliferative neoplasm such as myelofibrosis, polycythemia and essential thrombocythemia. Treatment of these malignant conditions may include chemotherapy, biologic therapy or targeted therapy.