Dr. Allen Russell Chauvenet MD
Hematologist (Pediatric) | Pediatric Hematology-Oncology
830 Pennsylvania Avenue West Virginia Univer Charleston WV, 25302About
Dr. Allen Chauvenet is a pediatric hematologist practicing in Charleston, WV. Dr. Chauvenet specializes in treating children that have a blood disease or cancer. Such blood diseases include disorders of red blood cells, white blood cells and/or platelets. The types of cancers that Dr. Chauvenet treats include leukemias, lymphomas and certain tumors. Dr. Chauvenet can also treat bleeding disorders in children. Pediatric hematologists can be found in childrens hospitals, community hospitals, university medical centers and more.
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PediatricsAmerican Board of PediatricsABP- Pediatric Hematology-Oncology
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Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Hereditary persistence of alpha-fetoprotein in a child with testicular germ cell tumor.
- A lectin model for unresponsiveness. I. Reversible effects of high doses of concanavalin A on spontaneous and induced DNA synthesis.
- The role of fine needle aspiration biopsy in the diagnosis and management of osteosarcoma.
- Vincristine-induced neuropathy as the initial presentation of charcot-marie-tooth disease in acute lymphoblastic leukemia: a Pediatric Oncology Group study.
- Optimizing care with rasburicase.
- Central venous lines in children with lesser risk acute lymphoblastic leukemia: optimal type and timing of placement.
- Treatment of stage I, IIA, IIIA1 pediatric Hodgkin disease with doxorubicin, bleomycin, vincristine and etoposide (DBVE) and radiation: a Pediatric Oncology Group (POG) study.
- Diagnosis of Burkitt lymphoma in pediatric patients by thoracentesis.
- POG 8625: a randomized trial comparing chemotherapy with chemoradiotherapy for children and adolescents with Stages I, IIA, IIIA1 Hodgkin Disease: a report from the Children's Oncology Group.
- ACR Appropriateness Criteria on Hodgkin's lymphoma: favorable prognosis stage I and II.
- Cures in childhood cancer.
- Combination high-dose etoposide and vincristine infusion.
- Repeating blood cultures in neutropenic children with persistent fevers when the initial blood culture is negative.
- Neurocognitive and neuroradiologic central nervous system late effects in children treated on Pediatric Oncology Group (POG) P9605 (standard risk) and P9201 (lesser risk) acute lymphoblastic leukemia protocols (ACCL0131): a methotrexate consequence?
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