Dr. Patanit Watanaboonyakhet (Dr. Pat) specializes in Hematology and Oncology. A graduate of the University of Health Sciences College of Osteopathic Medicine, Kansas City, MO, she completed her Internal Medicine residency at Michigan State University/Michigan Capital Medical Center in Lansing and her Hematology/Oncology fellowship at Lansing’s Ingham Regional Medical Center. She practiced at the Cancer and Blood Disease Center in Richmond, IN, before joining Trinity Health. She is board certified in Internal Medicine and a member of the American Osteopathic Association. She works closely with other members of Trinity’s cancer fighting team to provide the most up-to-date care for cancer patients, utilizing the latest chemotherapy medications and cancer-fighting therapies. She also treats diseases of the blood and blood forming organs, such as the spleen, lymph nodes, bone marrow and thymus.
Hematology
Hematology is a medical specialty concerned with the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the blood and blood forming organs.
Medical Oncology
Oncology is a branch of medicine dealing with the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of various forms of cancer.