Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

Medicare Made Simple for Patients

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Living Well with Bone Marrow Failure
Program participants will learn the basics of Medicare including how and when to enroll, the different parts of Medicare, the difference between Advantage and Supplement plans and what original Medicare does not cover, eligibility, how to avoid penalties, when to qualify for…

Areej El-Jawahri, MD

Institution
Massachusetts General Hospital
Physician Status
accepting new patients
Primary Disease Area of Focus
Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML)
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)
About
Dr. El-Jawahri is an oncologist specializing in the care of patients with hematologic malignancies and those undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Clinically, she takes care of patients with acute leukemia, myelodysplastic syndrome, chronic leukemias, lymphomas, and myelomas. Her research interests include investigating patient-reported outcomes, enhancing patient-centered decision-making interventions, and designing supportive care interventions to improve the care of patients with hematologic malignancies with a special emphasis on patients undergoing hematopoietic stem cell

Peter Greenberg, MD

Institution
Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford CA
Physician Status
accepting new patients
Primary Disease Area of Focus
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)
About
As Director of the Stanford MDS Center, Dr Greenberg has an active clinical practice focusing on myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) and clonal myeloid disorders. His clinical research involves design and coordination of clinical trials using experimental drugs with biologic focus for both lower and higher risk MDS patients not responding to standard therapies. He is Coordinator of the International Working Group for Prognosis in MDS (IWG-PM) which generated the revised MDS classification system (the IPSS-R) and the impact of molecular mutations for a risk-based prognostic system, the IPSS

Transplantation for Aplastic Anemia, MDS, and PNH Adult and Living Well During and After Transplant

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Aplastic Anemia
Bone Marrow Transplant
Living Well with Bone Marrow Failure
Managing Your Treatment
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)
Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria (PNH)
Related Bone Marrow Failure Diseases and Malignancies
In this two-part conference session, Dr. Brion Randolph discusses the process of transplant as a modality for treating aplastic anemia, MDS and PNH. In the second part of the session, Dr. Salil Goorha discusses possible complications and side effects of transplant as well as best…

Ask the Transplant Expert

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Topic(s)
Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML)
Aplastic Anemia
Bone Marrow Transplant
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)
Pediatric Bone Marrow Failure Diseases
Related Bone Marrow Failure Diseases and Malignancies
Presenter(s)
Hemant Murthy, MD
Dr. Hemant Murthy provides brief transplant overview and then answers questions from participants. He tackles common and uncommon questions during this presentation, essential for all potential transplant patients and families to learn.

Uma Borate, MBBS

Institution
The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center
Physician Status
accepting new patients
Primary Disease Area of Focus
Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML)
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)
Myeloproliferative Neoplasms (MPN)
About
I am a hematologist specializing in the treatment of myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS), acute myeloid leukemia (AML), myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPN) and clonal cytopenias of unknown significance. I received my Master of Science in pathobiology and molecular medicine from the University of Cincinnati, and completed a fellowship in hematology/oncology at the University of Alabama. As a member of the Leukemia Research Program at the OSUCCC – James, my clinical and translational research focus is on novel therapeutics in myeloid diseases, with a special focus in disease progression from

Patients With MPNs Must Be Honest About Their Symptoms, Says Expert

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It is incredibly important that patients with MPNs inform their health care team of any symptoms they are experiencing, according to an expert from The Mays Cancer Center at UT Health San Antonio MD Anderson Cancer Center. Because patients with essential thrombocythemia (ET) or…

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