Dr. Jenny J. Devitt MD
Hematologist-Oncologist | Hematology & Oncology
4647 Zion Ave San Diego CA, 92120About
Dr. Jenny Devitt is a hematologist oncologist practicing in San Diego, CA. Dr. Devitt specializes in the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of blood diseases such as anemia, hemophilia, sickle-cell disease, leukemia and lymphoma. Hematologist Oncologists are also trained in the study of cancer and its attack on other organs.
Education and Training
Mc Gill Univ- Fac Of Med- Montreal- Que- Canada 1988
McGill University Faculty of Medicine 1988
Northwestern University The Feinberg School of Medicine
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- Breast Cancer
- Extra Corporeal Shockwave Therapy
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