Dr. Abram Robert Thiessen MD
Hematologist-Oncologist | Hematology & Oncology
1709 Dock St Tacoma WA, 98402About
Dr. Abram Thiessen is a hematologist oncologist practicing in Tacoma, WA. Dr. Thiessen 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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University of Manitoba / Faculty of Medicine 1970
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