Dr. Tarik Hadid
Internal Medicine - Hematology & Oncology
Grosse Pointe Woods, MI
20 years experience male
Locations
St. John Hematology & Oncology
Grosse Pointe Woods, MI
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Internal Medicine - Hematology & Oncology
Hematology and Oncology
Internal Medicine - Hematology
Internal Medicine - Oncology
Languages spoken
Arabic
Doctor Q&A
136 Answers
47 Agrees
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A 22-year-old male asked:

Dr. Tarik Hadidanswered
Internal Medicine - Hematology & Oncology 20 years experience
No: Not that i know of and it is not sensible from clinical standpoint. Therefore, i think the answer is no.
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A 71-year-old female asked:

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Depends! : It depends on the cardiac function and the indication for replacement. Your comprbidities definitely put at higher risk and the risk depends on how se... Read More
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A 43-year-old male asked:

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Yes: Yes. That is a reasonable option..
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A 23-year-old female asked:

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Unlikely!: The typical pain associated wih brain tumors is generalized, worse in the morning and with all maneuvers that increasing pressure in the brain such as... Read More
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A 34-year-old male asked:

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Hard to tell: You need to get a complete history and physical and blood work soon. There are many possibilities. I understand your feeling but you should get checke... Read More
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A 18-year-old female asked:

Dr. Tarik Hadidanswered
Internal Medicine - Hematology & Oncology 20 years experience
Yes: Yes, low blood sugar can cause shakiness and can make you tremulous. This is common in patient with diabetes.
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A 21-year-old female asked:

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Need more info!: "spots" on the face can be caused by many things. Skin examination by a doctor (primary care doctor or dermatologist) is very important and ... Read More
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A 20-year-old female asked:

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Internal Medicine - Hematology & Oncology 20 years experience
Depends : It all depends on the cause and the degree of the decease in wbc. Some ethnic groups tend to have mildly lower WBC at all time and that is normal. How... Read More
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A 39-year-old male asked:

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Internal Medicine - Hematology & Oncology 20 years experience
Yes!: Several antidepressants have blackbox warning that they increase suicidality, practically within the first few weeks of starting the drug. Call your d... Read More
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A 36-year-old female asked:

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Possible: Clots below the knee only usually do not cause symptoms or significant problem even if they dislodge as they are too small to cause . Some experts do ... Read More
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A 31-year-old female asked:

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Yes!: They can go together with caution particularly if the dose to topamax (topiramate) is over 200/day. Topamax (topiramate) can make the body process war... Read More
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A 39-year-old female asked:

Dr. Tarik Hadidanswered
Internal Medicine - Hematology & Oncology 20 years experience
Warm.: Sometime warm shower or warm drinks can help to thin the mucus and dissolve it. If not, you may consider Mucinex (guaifenesin) (over the counter).
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A 35-year-old female asked:

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Possible UTI: WBC in the urine possibly suggest urinary tract infection..urine culture is needed. The rest of the abnormalities are nonspecific and require thorough... Read More
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A 65-year-old female asked:

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Depends: These are symptoms of reflux disease. Difficulty swallowing or throwing up blood can be due to esophageal cancer. Some esophageal cancers have no symp... Read More
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A 43-year-old female asked:

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Checked: Breast pain can be caused by many things such as inflammation, pressure, cysts, pregnancy, hormonal changes of menstrual cycle and even cancer. I reco... Read More
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A 28-year-old female asked:

Dr. Tarik Hadidanswered
Internal Medicine - Hematology & Oncology 20 years experience
Yes: Tb can affect the brain (lining of th brain). AML can rarely involve the lining of the brain as well. Maybe that is what your doctor is searching for.... Read More
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A 35-year-old female asked:

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Very unlikely : Once thought to be transmitted sexually, it is now known to transmit primarily through blood and needle sharing rather than through sex. I think it is... Read More
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A 17-year-old female asked:

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Internal Medicine - Hematology & Oncology 20 years experience
ER: Er immediately... Need to get checked for serious conditions such as blood clots or heart disease..
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A 30-year-old female asked:

Dr. Tarik Hadidanswered
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No: It is never normal to have pain. Consider having an abdominal ultrasound and gynecological examination..
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A 33-year-old female asked:

Dr. Tarik Hadidanswered
Internal Medicine - Hematology & Oncology 20 years experience
Exam: You can be sure by having an exam done by an ENT physician. Hpv infection affects many people but only very few get cancer related to it.
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A 24-year-old male asked:

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Internal Medicine - Hematology & Oncology 20 years experience
Multiple causes: Several things can cause this. At your age, hemorrhoids is probably the most common cause. Internal hemorrhoids in general bleed but don't hurt. Other... Read More
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A 29-year-old male asked:

Dr. Tarik Hadidanswered
Internal Medicine - Hematology & Oncology 20 years experience
Unlikely: Given that you had a recent injury, it is likely that that is the contributing factor such as disk sand musculoskeletal disease. Although diabetes is ... Read More
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A 29-year-old female asked:

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Internal Medicine - Hematology & Oncology 20 years experience
More info: I would like to see what it looks like before giving an answer. However, petechiae can be caused by trauma, blood disorders and sometimes they can be ... Read More
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A 31-year-old female asked:

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Internal Medicine - Hematology & Oncology 20 years experience
No worry: This findings is very common and most likely due to stress. Some medications and other conditions can cause that but stress is the most common cause ... Read More
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A 33-year-old male asked:

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Internal Medicine - Hematology & Oncology 20 years experience
No: A change from 10 to 10.5 is minor and therefore you will need to have additional follow up to confirm the up-trending. It is extremely unusual to have... Read More
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A 28-year-old male asked:

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Internal Medicine - Hematology & Oncology 20 years experience
NO: Resting heart rate of 65 is perfect..
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A 35-year-old female asked:

Dr. Tarik Hadidanswered
Internal Medicine - Hematology & Oncology 20 years experience
VWD: First of all, these test need to be repeated at least one more time, prederably while you are off all medications. If persistently low, this may mean ... Read More
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A 22-year-old male asked:

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Internal Medicine - Hematology & Oncology 20 years experience
Possible: I do not now about the efficacy of anastrazole (arimidex) after anabolic steroid cycle ( I am not sure what exactly you are referring to). However, bo... Read More
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A 43-year-old member asked:

Dr. Tarik Hadidanswered
Internal Medicine - Hematology & Oncology 20 years experience
Treat the underlying: To improve those, you will need to correct the underlying causes such as treat the virus or the infections that may have caused that, etc.
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A 49-year-old female asked:

Dr. Tarik Hadidanswered
Internal Medicine - Hematology & Oncology 20 years experience
Unknown: Fibroids are benign tumors of the uterus. The exact cause is unknown but it can be familiar and it is more common in African Americans. It also can be... Read More
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A 23-year-old male asked:

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Internal Medicine - Hematology & Oncology 20 years experience
More info: It is hard to give an opinion without more information. Low WBC can be a consequence of prior chemo but also can be a sign of bone marrow disorder. Th... Read More
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A 39-year-old male asked:

Dr. Tarik Hadidanswered
Internal Medicine - Hematology & Oncology 20 years experience
Difficult : The reason why this type of melanoma is caught late because it spreads to the inside rather than spreading to the outside like other types of melanoma... Read More
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A 56-year-old female asked:

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Internal Medicine - Hematology & Oncology 20 years experience
No need to wait: There is no need to wait. You can donate plasma any time..
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A 58-year-old male asked:

Dr. Tarik Hadidanswered
Internal Medicine - Hematology & Oncology 20 years experience
It may help: Yes, it may help. The way tramadol works is different than than other two. Therefore, it may target pain through a different receptor. I would also co... Read More
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A 29-year-old female asked:

Dr. Tarik Hadidanswered
Internal Medicine - Hematology & Oncology 20 years experience
Ulcers: To decrease the chance of lower esphageal/upper stomach irritation and ulcers that can sometimes be caused by iron pills. The risk is low with using t... Read More
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A 26-year-old male asked:

Dr. Tarik Hadidanswered
Internal Medicine - Hematology & Oncology 20 years experience
Not likely : These symptoms are unlikely to be caused by (unusual for) HIV. Unfortunately, your symptoms are non-specific and I can not tell you what is causing th... Read More
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A 58-year-old male asked:

Dr. Tarik Hadidanswered
Internal Medicine - Hematology & Oncology 20 years experience
Infection?: This could be due to infection, most likely viral (e.g. Infectious mononucleosis), less likely cancer such as leukemia. Get checked!
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A 48-year-old female asked:

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Internal Medicine - Hematology & Oncology 20 years experience
No..: It depends on what tumor marker you are referring to. In most cancers, tumor markers are never 0 even in healthy individuals that never had cancer. Wh... Read More
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A 58-year-old female asked:

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Internal Medicine - Hematology & Oncology 20 years experience
Possible!: I think you are referring to rai stage 0. This means you have elevated lymphocytes but with no enlarged lymph nodes or spleen. If not done, you would ... Read More
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A 35-year-old female asked:

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Internal Medicine - Hematology & Oncology 20 years experience
Variable: The WBC and platelet tend to be high in patients with chronic myelogenous leukemia. How high it get variyfrom a patient to another and can b as low as... Read More
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A 23-year-old female asked:

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Internal Medicine - Hematology & Oncology 20 years experience
No: Thalassemia minor is without symptoms. The only abnormality is abnormal blood work that mimic iron deficiency.. Splenomeglay is not seen in thalassemi... Read More
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A 43-year-old female asked:

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Internal Medicine - Hematology & Oncology 20 years experience
No: It seems that WBC is on the low-normal side, depending on your lab range, which varies from lab to another. Your neutrophils are slightly deceased and... Read More
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A 30-year-old female asked:

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Internal Medicine - Hematology & Oncology 20 years experience
Not known!: In saptamrita lauha as in many other herbal supplements, there are not enough research available to confirm or refute its effectiveness. In uncommon d... Read More
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A 37-year-old male asked:

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Internal Medicine - Hematology & Oncology 20 years experience
Ignore: Compliance with medications is key. Also, focus on prevention..
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A 45-year-old male asked:

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Internal Medicine - Hematology & Oncology 20 years experience
Check from clots: When you have chest pain and leg pain particularly if on one side and of new onset in addition to having high blood pressure, i worry about blood clot... Read More
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A 55-year-old female asked:

Dr. Tarik Hadidanswered
Internal Medicine - Hematology & Oncology 20 years experience
Several: Several things can cause these symptoms. The most common one is ear infection, possibly chronic but this can be serious. Other causes such as tumor ar... Read More
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A 74-year-old female asked:

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Internal Medicine - Hematology & Oncology 20 years experience
Depends: It depends on where they are and their size. In general, the body disolves these clot or reduce their sizes so they do not become serious even of the... Read More
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A 22-year-old male asked:

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Internal Medicine - Hematology & Oncology 20 years experience
More info needed!: Low iron level by itself does not always indicate iron deficiency. To interpret the results, we interpret it in conjunction with ferritin, TIBC and ir... Read More
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A 18-year-old female asked:

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Internal Medicine - Hematology & Oncology 20 years experience
Maybe!: There is many observations in that regard. However, there is no strong scientific evidence and studies to prove or refute its efficacy.
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A 26-year-old female asked:

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Depends!: I think so but it all depends on its location and how accessible it is.
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Dr. Hadid is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Mar 31, 2015
Dr. Hadid is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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This saved my life. Thank you. Thank you Dr.Tarik Hadid for your upcoming response of my question. This may help me to ease my worries about my kidney stone. Hope that you and other doctors will have ...Read More
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Thank you, your answer was very helpful! I always thought the reason was iron. Thanks for your help.
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Thanks for your quick reply! I appreciate your response! I no longer have my uterus or ovaries.
Education & Training
Medical/Graduate school
Univeristy of Khartoum
Graduated 2003MD
Residency
Michigan State University /KCMS
Completed 2009
Awards
First Place- American College of Physician, MI (2008)
First Place- American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine, MA (2010)
Top Oncologist and Hematologist , First Place, Michigan - Summer
2014
Affiliations
American Society of Clinical Oncology
American Society of Hematology (ASH)
American Society of Bone Marrow Transplantation
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