Overview
Richard Hurwitz is a Pediatric Hematologist Oncology provider in Houston, Texas. Dr. Hurwitz is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Thalassemia. His top areas of expertise are Hereditary Spherocytosis, Thalassemia, Sickle Cell Disease, and Hemolytic Anemia.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 9 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
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Additional Areas of Focus
Dr. Hurwitz 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.
Utmb Faculty Group Practice
Barkat Hooda is a Pediatric Hematologist Oncology provider in League City, Texas. Dr. Hooda is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Thalassemia. His top areas of expertise are Thalassemia, Sickle Cell Disease, Hemolytic Anemia, and Congenital Hemolytic Anemia.
Daniel Zinn is a Pediatric Hematologist Oncology provider in Houston, Texas. Dr. Zinn is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Thalassemia. His top areas of expertise are Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis, Reticulohistiocytoma, Histiocytosis, and Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL).
Akila Muthukumar is a Pediatric Hematologist Oncology provider in Galveston, Texas. Dr. Muthukumar is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Thalassemia. Her top areas of expertise are Sickle Cell Disease, Phosphoglycerate Kinase Deficiency, Hemolytic Anemia, and Congenital Hemolytic Anemia.
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.
Learn more about MediFind’s expert tiers
- Advanced
- Congenital Hemolytic AnemiaDr. Hurwitz isAdvanced. Learn about Congenital Hemolytic Anemia.
- Hemolytic AnemiaDr. Hurwitz isAdvanced. Learn about Hemolytic Anemia.
- Hereditary SpherocytosisDr. Hurwitz isAdvanced. Learn about Hereditary Spherocytosis.
- Sickle Cell DiseaseDr. Hurwitz isAdvanced. Learn about Sickle Cell Disease.
- ThalassemiaDr. Hurwitz isAdvanced. Learn about Thalassemia.
- Experienced
- AnemiaDr. Hurwitz isExperienced. Learn about Anemia.
- Beta ThalassemiaDr. Hurwitz isExperienced. Learn about Beta Thalassemia.
- Febrile NeutropeniaDr. Hurwitz isExperienced. Learn about Febrile Neutropenia.
- Hemoglobin SC DiseaseDr. Hurwitz isExperienced. Learn about Hemoglobin SC Disease.
- HemoglobinopathyDr. Hurwitz isExperienced. Learn about Hemoglobinopathy.
- Pure Red Cell AplasiaDr. Hurwitz isExperienced. Learn about Pure Red Cell Aplasia.