Hematologist: Specialist in Blood, Bone Marrow, and Lymphatic Disorders

A hematologist is a physician (MD/DO) with subspecialty training in hematology (often combined with medical oncology).

Scope of Practice

• Benign hematology: Anemias (iron, B12, folate, hemolytic, aplastic), thrombocytopenia, thrombocytosis, coagulation disorders (hemophilia, VWD, thrombosis/thrombophilia), hemoglobinopathies (sickle cell, thalassemia).
• Malignant hematology: Leukemias (AML, ALL, CML, CLL), lymphomas (Hodgkin, NHL), myeloma, MDS, MPN.
• Transfusion medicine / cellular therapy: Blood product management, stem cell transplant, CAR-T.
• Bone marrow failure syndromes.

Diagnostic Tools

Peripheral smear, bone marrow aspirate/biopsy, flow cytometry, cytogenetics/FISH, molecular panels, coagulation assays.

When to Refer

Unexplained cytopenias, abnormal blood film, suspected heme malignancy, complex thrombosis, transfusion-dependent anemia, pre-transplant evaluation.