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The Rise of the Expert Patient in Cancer: From Backseat Passenger to Co-navigator

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PURPOSE: Patients who have cancer have leveraged the Internet to gain a better understanding of their disease and connect across geographic boundaries with others facing the same challenges. Online cancer communities have developed into resources that highlight new research and…

Firas El Chaer, MD

Institution
University of Virginia
Physician Status
accepting new patients
Primary Disease Area of Focus
Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML)
Aplastic Anemia
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)
Myeloproliferative Neoplasms (MPN)
Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria (PNH)
About
Firas El Chaer, MD, is an assistant professor of medicine who specializes in hematology and oncology. His clinical areas of interest are acute leukemia, chronic leukemia, myelodysplastic syndrome, myeloproliferative disorders, aplastic anemia, clonal hematopoiesis and blood disorders. His research focuses on improving outcomes for acute leukemia in adults by focusing on targeted therapies and overcoming resistance mechanisms. Dr. El Chaer attended medical school at the University of Balamand in Beirut, Lebanon, and completed his internal medicine residency at the Icahn School of Medicine at

Student view: Donor diversity saves lives

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Editor's note: Here's an update on Mychaela (see Stories of Hope) Mychaela Lovelace is a sophomore at Michigan State University majoring in kinesiology in the College of Education, and is a scholar and mentor in the Dow STEM Scholars Program. On April 1, 2008, at the age of 5 I…

Seeing Cancer From All Sides: Richard M. Stone Is Giant of Cancer Care in Leukemia

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Driven by his mother’s advice and his father’s memory, Richard M. Stone, MD, rose to become a global leader in leukemia care and research. Growing up, Richard M. Stone, MD, thought he was going to be an attorney like his father, but his direction in life changed when he was 15…

Zohra Nooruddin, MD

Institution
Mays Cancer Center at UT Health San Antonio MD Anderson
Physician Status
accepting new patients
About
Zohra Nooruddin, MD received her medical degree from Ziauddin Medical University in Karachi, Pakistan, and attended Mount Sinai School of Medicine in Englewood, New Jersey for her residency. Dr. Nooruddin completed a fellowship in symptom control and palliative care at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, and a fellowship in hematology-oncology at the University of Colorado Denver. She is board-certified in hospice and palliative medicine, and in hematology and oncology.

Anand Karnad, MD

Institution
Mays Cancer Center at UT Health San Antonio MD Anderson
Physician Status
accepting new patients
Primary Disease Area of Focus
Aplastic Anemia
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)
Myeloproliferative Neoplasms (MPN)
Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria (PNH)
About
Dr. Anand Karnad received his medical degree from Madras Medical College at the University of Madras (Chennai), in India. Dr. Karnad is Chief, Division of Hematology-Oncology at the Department of Medicine, and UT Health San Antonio MD Anderson Cancer Center and has been Professor of Medicine here since 2004. He has been an active investigator for the National Cancer Institute Clinical Trials for two decades, including trials designed to prevent and treat a range of cancers. He is principal investigator for the National Clinical Trials System (NCTN) SWOG trials at the Cancer Center. He is

Science Simplified: What is a Natural History Study?

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Want to learn about scientific topics without needing a PhD? Check out the Science Simplified blog from TESS Research Foundation! Dr. Tanya Brown, PhD, works with researchers to make science accessible and empower rare disease community members with scientific knowledge. Dr…

Surfer grounded by PNH Treatment but Thriving!

I was diagnosed with PNH fifteen years ago, at the age of 51.  This is my story.

I grew up on the West Side of Los Angeles.  Raised by a single parent, my mother was a strong woman of faith.  My father, the eldest of twelve, died of a heart attack when I was about nine months old.  Four of his six brothers, and a couple of my cousins died at an early age.  My mother always said, “those Harness men have bad blood.”  Little did I know what she meant at the time.

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