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Dr. Gerald A. Colvin, DO
Hematologist-Oncologist | Hematology & Oncology
85 KENYON AVE WAKEFIELD RI, 02879About
Dr. Gerald Colvin, MD is one of the country's best ranked doctors, specializing in internal medicine and hematology & oncology. MD Colvin currently sees patients in Providence, Rhode Island and Poughkeepsie, ...
Education and Training
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine Medical Degree 0
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Quick sex determination of mouse fetuses.
- Host marrow stem cell potential and engraftability at varying times after low-dose whole-body irradiation.
- The chiaroscuro stem cell: a unified stem cell theory.
- Quantitative tissue stem cell modeling.
- Tolerance induction by costimulator blockade in 100 cGy treated hosts with varying degrees of genetic disparity.
- The latest treatment advances for acute myelogenous leukemia.
- Murine marrow cellularity and the concept of stem cell competition: geographic and quantitative determinants in stem cell biology.
- Robust conversion of marrow cells to skeletal muscle with formation of marrow-derived muscle cell colonies: a multifactorial process.
- The stem cell continuum.
- The stem cell continuum: a new model of stem cell regulation.
- Rituximab in treating refractory thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura: three case reports.
- Left sided inferior vena cava duplication and venous thromboembolism: case report and review of literature.
- Expression of cell cycle-related genes with cytokine-induced cell cycle progression of primitive hematopoietic stem cells.
- Thromboembolic complications of intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) in an immunocompromised patient with Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia: a case report.
- Eosinophilia secondary to strongyloides in Rhode Island.
Areas of expertise and specialization
Fellowships
- University of Massachusetts Memorial Medical Center
Dr. Gerald A. Colvin, DO's Practice location
Practice At 19 Baker Avenue Suite 100
19 Baker Avenue Suite 100 -Poughkeepsie, NY 12601Get Direction
CharterCare Medical Associates
1 Office Pkwy, East Providence, Ri 02914 Ste 432 -East Greenwich, RI 02818Get Direction
Gerald Colvin, Do
593 Eddy St George Bldg, Rm. 302, Ri Hospital -Providence, RI 02903Get Direction
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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.
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