Overview
Richard Lemons, MD, PhD, is a professor in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Utah School of Medicine, medical director and chief of pediatric hematology/oncology at Primary Children's Medical Center and the University of Utah, and a Huntsman Cancer Institute investigator. He is involved in various clinical trials for pediatric malignancies and pediatric hematologic disorders.
Lemons earned a medical degree from George Washington University School of Medicine, Washington, DC; and performed an internship and residency at Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore. Lemons was a staff member at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital prior to joining the University of Utah Department of Pediatrics. He is board certified in Pediatrics and Pediatric Hematology-Oncology.
Dr. Lemons is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Blood Clots. His top areas of expertise are Hemophilia B, Infantile Neutropenia, Blood Clots, and Hemophilia A.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 12 peer reviewed articles and participating in 3 clinical trials. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 4 articles in the study of Blood Clots.
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Locations
100 North Mario Capecchi Drive, Suite 1400, Salt Lake City, UT 84113
100 North Mario Capecchi Drive, Medical Imaging, Salt Lake City, UT 84113
2250 North Miller Campus Drive, Larry H. And Gail Miller Family Campus, Lehi, UT 84043
Additional Areas of Focus
Dr. Lemons has provided the following conditions as areas of focus. Please note that we may not have enough data to validate their experience in some of these conditions.
Clinical Research
Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.
3 Clinical Trials
Hassan Yaish is a Pediatric Hematologist Oncology provider in Salt Lake City, Utah. Dr. Yaish is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Blood Clots. His top areas of expertise are Pyruvate Kinase Deficiency, Hereditary Spherocytosis, Hemolysis, Anemia, and Splenectomy.
Areas of Expertise
MediFind evaluates expertise by pulling from factors such as number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials, speaking at industry conferences, prescribing and referral patterns, and strength of connections with other experts in their field.
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- Distinguished
- Hemophilia BDr. Lemons isDistinguished. Learn about Hemophilia B.
- Advanced
- Blood ClotsDr. Lemons isAdvanced. Learn about Blood Clots.
- Infantile NeutropeniaDr. Lemons isAdvanced. Learn about Infantile Neutropenia.
- Experienced
- Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL)Dr. Lemons isExperienced. Learn about Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL).
- Febrile NeutropeniaDr. Lemons isExperienced. Learn about Febrile Neutropenia.
- Hemophilia ADr. Lemons isExperienced. Learn about Hemophilia A.