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Managing Low Blood Counts - 2023 New Haven Patient and Family Conference

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Topic(s)
Related Bone Marrow Failure Diseases and Malignancies
Pediatric Bone Marrow Failure Diseases
Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria (PNH)
Aplastic Anemia
Living Well with Bone Marrow Failure
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)
Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML)
Presenter(s)
Lisa Barbarotta, MSN, APRN-BC, AOCNS
Lisa Barbarotta describes techniques to help manage low blood counts in this session.

Zahra Pakbaz, MD

Institution
University of California Irvine Health
Primary Disease Area of Focus
Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML)
Aplastic Anemia
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)
Myeloproliferative Neoplasms (MPN)
Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria (PNH)
About
Zahra Pakbaz MD is a board certified hematologist and associate clinical professor. in collaboration with her other team members, Dr Pakbaz provides comprehensive care for hematological disorders including bone marrow failures aplastic anemia, and MDS, Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria (PNH) and other rare anemias as well as Myeloproliferative Neoplasm (polycythemia vera, essential thrombocytosis, myelofibrosis) and LGL She is passionate about delivering patient-centered care to people with blood disorders, and she works collaboratively with primary care physicians and other specialists. She

Brian Ball, MD

Institution
City of Hope
Primary Disease Area of Focus
Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML)
Aplastic Anemia
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)
About
Dr. Ball received his medical degree at Georgetown University in Washington, DC, then continued his training at Yale-New Haven Hospital and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York City. At Yale, he co-directed the school’s Refugee Health Clinic. He’s earned numerous honors and awards, including being selected as chief fellow at Memorial Sloan Kettering and Yale’s coveted Global Health Scholar program enabling him to study in South Africa. Dr. Ball has a keen interest in researching the molecular mechanisms mediating resistance to current leukemia treatments. One of his proposals for

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