Dr. Amanda Kaveney

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Get to know Hematologist Dr. Amanda Kaveney, who serves patients in New Brunswick, New Jersey.

Being a board-certified and fellowship-trained hematologist, Dr. Kaveney specializes in cases of suspected blood disorders when a diagnosis is unclear and further medical care is needed. She can be found on staff at the Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick, New Jersey.

The Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital is an American 965-bed hospital with campuses in New Brunswick and Somerville, New Jersey, and serves as a flagship hospital of RWJBarnabas Health. Its Centers of Excellence include cardiovascular care from minimally invasive heart surgery to transplantation, cancer care, stroke care, neuroscience, orthopedics, as well as women’s and children’s care, including The Bristol‐Myers Squibb Children’s Hospital (BMSCH). The mission of the hospital is to improve the health and well-being of the patients and communities it serves.

Throughout her academic career, Dr. Kaveney earned her medical degree from the UMDNJ – New Jersey Medical School in Newark in 2009. She then went on to complete her residency in internal medicine and her fellowship in hematology/oncology at the same educational venue. 

Following her education, the doctor became board-certified in internal medicine, hematology, and medical oncology by the American Board of Internal Medicine, which 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. 

Hematology is the branch of medicine concerned with the study of the cause, prognosis, treatment, and prevention of disorders related to blood. Hematologists are doctors who specialize in blood, blood-making organs, and blood disorders.

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