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Taizo Nakano, MD
- Medical Director, Vascular Anomalies Center
Provider's Specialties
- Hematology/Oncology - Pediatric
- Pediatrics
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Departments and Programs
Conditions Treated
- Bone Marrow Failure
- Leukemia
- Chemotherapy
- Blood and Marrow Transplant
- Clotting Disorders
- Blood Disorders
- Bleeding Disorders
- Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia (HHT)
- Immunodeficiency
Languages spoken
- English
Experience and background
My many clinical interests include general hematology, specifically inherited and acquired bone marrow failure syndromes, immune thrombocytopenia, inherited and acquired hemolytic anemias, iron metabolism, disorders of bleeding and clotting, and vascular birthmarks, malformations and tumors
Undergraduate 2002
University of California–Los Angeles (CA)
Medical Education 2006
Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University
Residency 2009
Children's Hospital-Oakland Program
Fellowship 2013
University of Colorado (Children's Hospital Colorado) Program
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