Hematology
Cook Children’s Hematology services cares for children and teenagers with diseases of the blood that are non-malignant.
Due to the fact that the blood system and clotting system are so complex, there is a broad range of disorders and diseases evaluated and treated by our hematology physicians. These include:
- Many types of anemia
- Neutropenia and thrombocytopenia
- Thrombocytosis
- Bone marrow failure syndromes
- Hemoglobinopathies
- Hemophilia and other inherited or acquired bleeding disorders
Our team also cares for an ever-growing population of patients with thrombotic disorders.
Each patient is provided individualized treatments and guidelines to maximize healthy participation in school and minimize hospitalization. The team includes four physicians, a nurse practitioner, dedicated nursing staff, a hematology data coordinator and other dedicated ancillary services such as Child Life, Social Work, Physical Therapy and Neuropsychology.
Specialty programs
- Comprehensive Hemophilia Treatment Center
- Sickle Cell Comprehensive program
- Stroke Comprehensive Clinic
Common referral diagnoses
- Sickle cell disease
- Thalassemia
- Hemophilia and von Willebrand disease
- Anemia
- Immune thrombocytopenic purpura
- Neutropenia
- Deep venous thrombosis
- Pulmonary embolism
- Comprehensive evaluation and treatment of strokes
