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"Let's Roll:" What the Heroes of 9/11 can Teach us about Facing Blood Cancer

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Dianne Witter

The morning of 9/11/01 was a doubly surreal experience for me. I was waiting for an appointment with my doctor at M. D. Anderson's Leukemia Center in Houston while chaos erupted in America. The waiting room was packed, as usual, with people at various stages of their own life-threatening events, and I was struck by the relative calm in this room compared to the state of disbelief and panic playing out on TVs throughout the country.

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Caroline Piatek, MD

Piatek, Caroline
Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine (Clinician Educator) Hematology Fellowship Program Director LAC+USC Service Chief for Hematology
Keck Hospital of USC

Dr. Caroline Piatek is an Associate Professor in the Jane Anne Nohl Division of Hematology at the Keck School of Medicine of USC. She is currently the fellowship director for the USC/LAC+USC Medical Hematology Fellowship Program. Dr. Piatek’s clinical focus is in non-malignant hematology. Her research interests include immune

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2023 AAMDSIF Patient and Family Conference in Dallas, TX

Join patients, families and caregivers for the 2023 Dallas, TX Patient and Family Conference This event is chaired and organized by Dr. Taha Bat from UT Southwestern.

Event Date: 
Sat, 11/04/2023 - 9:30am (EDT)
2023 Patient and Family Conference - Dallas, Texas »
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Conference Event Type: 
Patient and Family - Regional One Day