Dr. Lori Frost Shah MD
Hematologist-Oncologist | Hematology & Oncology
855 A Ave Ne Cedar Rapids IA, 52402About
Dr. Lori Shah is a hematologist oncologist practicing in Cedar Rapids, IA. Dr. Shah 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.
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Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine 1988
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