J. Nathan Hagstrom, MD, a Pediatric Hematologist-Oncologist with Lehigh Valley Reilly Children’s Hospital & LVPG Pediatric Hematology Oncology-Cedar Crest
Get to know Pediatric Hematologist-Oncologist Dr. J. Nathan Hagstrom, who serves patients in Pennsylvania.
Dr. Hagstrom is a skilled pediatric hematologist-oncologist whose areas of focus include leukemia and lymphoma, hemophilia and Von Willebrand disease, thrombosis and thrombophilia, as well as bleeding disorders in girls & women.
Professionally, he is Chair of the Department of Pediatrics at Lehigh Valley Reilly Children’s Hospital, and practices at LVPG Pediatric Hematology Oncology-Cedar Crest. Both are located in Allentown, Pennsylvania.
Although he is a very busy man, his top priority is the partnership he forms with his patients and their families. Whether he is serenading a child with a song on his guitar or compassionately explaining test results to patients and family members, his empathy shines like a beacon.
With a broad educational background, Dr. Hagstrom graduated with his Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Vermont in 1987. He then went on to earn his medical degree from Robert Larner, M.D. College of Medicine at The University of Vermont in 1992.
Furthering his medical training, he performed a residency in pediatrics and fellowships in hematology and pediatric hematology-oncology at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. He also completed his Master of Science degree in Health Care Management at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health in 2014.
A leader in his field, the doctor is board-certified in pediatrics and pediatric hematology-oncology by the American Board of Pediatrics (ABP). The ABP is an independent, nonprofit organization whose certificate is recognized throughout the world as a credential signifying a high level of physician competence.
Prior to his current endeavors, Dr. Hagstrom served as an Associate Professor in Pediatrics at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine, and as Division Head of Hematology-Oncology at the Connecticut Children’s Medical Center.
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. Pediatric hematologists/oncologists diagnose, treat, and manage children and teens with the following: cancers including leukemias, lymphomas, brain tumors, bone tumors, and solid tumors; and diseases of blood cells including disorders of white cells, red cells, and platelets.
Learn More about Dr. J. Nathan Hagstrom:
Through his findatopdoc profile, https://www.findatopdoc.com/doctor/187450-J-Nathan-Hagstrom-Hematologist-Pediatric or through Lehigh Valley Health Network, https://www.lvhn.org/doctors/j-nathan-hagstrom
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