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Dr. Mener is a fellow in hematology/oncology and Dr. Aggarwal is an associate professor of medicine, both at The George Washington University in Washington, DC. Dr. Aggarwal is also an associate professor of medicine at Georgetown University and a hematologist/oncologist at the Washington DC VAMC, both in Washington, DC. She is also president elect of Association of VA Hematology and Oncology.
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