Dr. Ira Zackon M.D.
Hematologist-Oncologist | Hematology & Oncology
1003 Louden Cohoes NY, 12047About
Dr. Ira Zackon is a hematologist oncologist practicing in Cohoes, NY. Dr. Zackon 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 1986
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Hematology
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Medical Oncology- 1993
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Professional Memberships
- Member AMERICAN BOARD OF INTERNAL MEDICINE/AMERICAN COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS (ABIM/ACP)
- Member AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CLINICAL ONCOLOGY (ASCO)
- Member AMERICAN SOCIETY OF HEMATOLOGY (ASH)
- Member NEW YORK STATE MEDICAL SOCIETY (NYSMS)
- Member UPSTATE NEW YORK SOCIETY OF MEDICAL ONCOLOGY AND HEMATOLOGY (UNYSMO)
Fellowships
- Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital 1990
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