Gerald A. Colvin, DO, a Hematologist-Oncologist with CharterCare Medical Associates

Get to know Hematologist-Oncologist Dr. Gerald A. Colvin, who serves patients throughout the State of Rhode Island.

An established hematologist-oncologist, Dr. Colvin is affiliated with CharterCare Medical Associates, working with patients at their offices in Johnston, East Greenwich, and East Providence, Rhode Island.

CharterCare Medical Associates is a new, multi-specialty, multi-location physician practice that offers quality primary and specialty care plus the convenience of community-based offices. Their mission is simple and clear: to provide their patients with exceptional health care services with an absolute commitment to quality and compassion.

Throughout his academic career, Dr. Colvin earned his Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree from the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine. He completed a residency in internal medicine at Lehigh Valley Hospital, followed by a fellowship in hematology & medical oncology at the University of Massachusetts Memorial Medical Center.

Subsequent to his education, the doctor attained board certification in hematology, medical oncology, and internal medicine through the American Osteopathic Board of Internal Medicine, which is an organization that provides board certification to qualified Doctors of Osteopathic Medicine who specialize in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of disease in adults.

Hematology is the branch of medicine concerned with the study of the cause, prognosis, treatment, and prevention of diseases related to blood. Oncology is a branch of medicine that deals with the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of cancer. A hematologist-oncologist is a physician who specializes in the diagnosis, treatment, or prevention of cancer, malignant blood diseases such as leukemia, lymphoma, and multiple myeloma, and blood disorders such as iron-deficiency anemia, clotting abnormalities, hemophilia, and sickle-cell disease.

Learn More about Dr. Gerald A. Colvin:
Through his findatopdoc profile, https://www.findatopdoc.com/doctor/2708868-Gerald-Colvin-Hematologist-Oncologist or through CharterCare Medical Associates, https://www.chartercare.org/import/providers/gerald-colvin/

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