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Dr. Alan Cartmell, MD
Medical Oncology
Get to Know Dr. Alan Cartmell, MD
Accepting Patients
Yes
Languages
English
Spanish
Gender
Male
Experience
36 Years
Care Philosophy
I believe the best care can be achieved only when patients understand their conditions properly and are fully satisfied with the care they receive. Through effective education, patients are empowered to partner in their care and achieve their health priorities.
Education
- Indiana University School Of Medicine 1983
- Vanderbilt University
- Vanderbilt University
- Vanderbilt University
Insurances Carriers Accepted
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- Aetna
- Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of California
- Cigna
- First Health (Coventry Health Care)
- MultiPlan
Dr. Alan Cartmell, MD's Experience
Medical Oncology
Oncology
Hospice & Palliative Medicine
Internal Medicine
Board Certifications
- Hospice Care and Palliative Medicine American Board of Medical Specialties
- Internal Medicine American Board of Medical Specialties
- Medical Oncology American Board of Medical Specialties
Procedures Performed
- Bone Marrow Biopsy
- Cancer Counseling
- Cancer Pain Management
- Cardiac MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) of Heart or Chest
- Chemotherapy
- Plasmapheresis
- Radiation Therapy
Conditions Treated
- Acute Leukemia
- Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia
- Acute Myeloid Leukemia
- All Lymphoma
- Anal and Rectal Cancer
- Anal Disorders
- Anemia
- Autoimmune Diseases
- Basal Cell Carcinoma
- Bladder Cancer
- Bleeding Disorders
- Blood Disorders
- Bone Cancer
- Bone Disorders
- Brain and Nervous System Cancer (incl. Gliomas, Astrocytoma, Schwannoma, Medulloblastoma, Chordoma)
- Brain Cancer
- Brain Disorders
- Breast Cancer
- Breast Diseases
- Cancer
- Central Nervous System Lymphoma
- Cervical Cancer
- Cholangiocarcinoma
- Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
- Chronic Myeloid Leukemia (CML)
- Coagulation Disorders (incl. Hemophilia)
- Colorectal Cancer
- Esophageal Cancer
- Esophageal Diseases
- Eye Cancer
- Gallbladder and Biliary Tract Cancer
- Gastrointestinal Diseases
- Gynecologic Cancer
- Head and Neck Cancer
- Hodgkin's Disease
- Hypercoagulable State
- Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura (ITP)
- Kidney Cancer
- Leukemia
- Leukocytosis
- Liver Cancer
- Lung Cancer
- Lymphocytosis
- Lymphoma
- Lymphoma, Large-Cell
- Mantle Cell Lymphoma
- Marginal Zone Lymphoma
- Melanoma
- Multiple Myeloma
- Mycosis Fungoides
- Myelodysplastic Syndromes
- Myeloproliferative Disorders
- Neuroendocrine Tumors
- Neutropenia
- Nodular Lymphoma
- Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma
- Oral Cancer
- Osteosarcoma
- Ovarian Cancer
- Pancreatic Cancer
- Pancytopenia
- Peripheral T-Cell Lymphoma
- Pleural Cancer
- Polycythemia Rubra Vera
- Primary Central Nervous System Lymphoma
- Primary Hypercoagulable State (incl. Factor V Leiden Disease)
- Prostate Cancer
- Pulmonary Disease
- Purpura
- Reticulosarcoma
- Salivary Gland Cancer
- Secondary Malignancies
- Skin Cancer
- Small Intestine Cancer
- Soft Tissue Sarcoma
- Squamous Cell Carcinoma
- Stomach and Small Intestine Cancer
- Stomach Cancer
- Stomach Diseases
- Testicular Cancer
- Thalassemia
- Throat Cancer (Nasopharyngeal)
- Thrombocytosis
- Thyroid Cancer
- Tonsil Cancer
- Urinary Disorders
- Uterine Cancer
- Uterine Diseases
- Vaginal Cancer
- Vascular Disease
Awards and Recognitions
- Recognized Doctor
Dr. Alan Cartmell, MD's Locations
Accepting New Patients
Offices
Comprehensive Blood & Cancer Center
6501 Truxtun Ave, Bakersfield, CA 93309
(661) 322-2206
Fax: (661) 616-1698
Affiliated Hospitals
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