Dr. Alfred M. Kalman, MD

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Get to know Hematologist-Oncologist Dr. Alfred M. Kalman, who serves patients in Tamarac, Florida.

Dr. Kalman is a fellowship-trained hematologist-oncologist with over four decades of experience in his field. He is in practice with Oncology & Hematology Associates of West Broward in Tamarac, Florida. 

Professionally, he is also affiliated with several hospitals and medical centers in his local area, including Broward Health Coral Springs, University Hospital and Medical Center, Florida Medical Center, and Northwest Medical Center.

With an unwavering commitment to his speciality, the doctor is board-certified in internal medicine, medical oncology, and hematology by the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM). The ABIM is a physician-led, non-profit, independent evaluation organization driven by doctors who want to achieve higher standards for better care in a rapidly changing world. 

Pertaining to his educational background, Dr. Kalman attended medical school at SUNY Downstate College of Medicine, graduating with his medical degree in 1978. He then went on to complete his internship, residency in internal medicine, and fellowships in hematology and medical oncology at Jackson Memorial Hospital. Dr. Alfred Kalman has published several articles and has been assistant professor of clinical hematology and oncology at both university miami and nova southeastern medical schools. He is currently president of the medical staff at university community hospital in tamarac.

In order to stay up to date in his field, he remains a member of the American Society of Clinical Oncology and the American Society Of Internal Medicine and Hematology, which are professional organizations representing physicians who care for patients with all types of blood diseases and cancer

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.

Dr. Kalman and his associates not only provide state of the art care in hematology-oncology with close links to all the major cancer centers. In addition, the practice prides itself on putting their patients first and rendering compassionate care, they are deeply committed in this regard twenty-four hours a day.

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