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Kendall Downer, MD.

Institution
UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside Hospital
Physician Status
available for consultation
About
Kendall Downer, MD is a Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine, Section of Palliative Care and Medical Ethics at the University of Pittsburgh. She completed medical school training at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, internal medicine residency at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and hospice and palliative medicine fellowship at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Her clinical responsibilities include providing inpatient Supportive and Palliative Care consultation at UPMC Presbyterian and

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

Aplastic Anemia and Non-Transplant Therapies

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Topic(s)
Aplastic Anemia
Presenter(s)
Taha Bat, MD
Patients may learn about a variety of treatments for aplastic anemia. Sometimes the preference will be a non-transplant treatment. This webinar, which includes questions from the live audience at the end, describes the types of treatments and why each may be considered.

Ask the Pediatric Expert

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Topic(s)
Pediatric Bone Marrow Failure Diseases
Presenter(s)
Joseph Oved, MD
Dr. Joseph Oved answers questions from participants. The webinar covers most of the most pressing questions from parents about the disease and treatment of their child with bone marrow failure disease.

When Does a PNH Clone Have Clinical Significance?

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Topic(s)
Aplastic Anemia
Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria (PNH)
Presenter(s)
Daria Babushok, MD, PhD
Dr. Daria Babushok discusses the significance of PNH clones in the diagnostic assessment of patients with bone marrow failure and recognized indications for starting complement inhibitor therapy in PNH (Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria). The question and answer session is…

VEXAS Syndrome

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Topic(s)
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)
Related Bone Marrow Failure Diseases and Malignancies
Presenter(s)
David Beck, MD, PhD
In this webinar, Dr. David Beck, MD, PhD and Anna Cantor, MA, MS, CGC, discuss VEXAS syndrome which is a newly discovered auto-inflammatory condition affecting older adults. VEXAS syndrome often overlaps with myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) with autoimmune disorders (AD). The…

David Beck, MD, PhD

Institution
NYU Grossman School of Medicine
Physician Status
accepting new patients
About
My research focuses on identifying the genetic causes of human diseases as a means to both better diagnosis and treat patients and understand basic biologic principles. We are interested in studying autoimmune and auto-inflammatory diseases to elucidate the mechanism underlying these diseases and improve patient care. We use a combination of genetic, and biochemical approaches in patient derived and animal models to better understand these diseases. Our aim is to directly connect human diseases with basic innate immune biology using genetics.

Suresh Balasubramanian

Institution
Karmanos Cancer Institute
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)
Pure Red Cell Aplasia (PRCA)
About
Dr. Balasubramanian completed his medical training at Madras Medical College in India. His interest in treating malignant hematology patients started in his advanced training in Singapore in the Department of Hematology and Bone Marrow Transplant. He was intrigued by the advancement of cancer genetics and its application in the development of novel therapeutics. He strongly believes in the concept of being a physician-scientist. He completed a year of clinical research fellowship in Neuro-Oncology at Cleveland Clinic, where he investigated the role of EGFR mutations and ALK rearrangement in

Catherine J. Lee, MD

Institution
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Physician Status
accepting new patients
Primary Disease Area of Focus
Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML)
Aplastic Anemia
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)
Myeloproliferative Neoplasms (MPN)
About
Dr. Catherine Lee's clinical expertise is in Blood and Marrow Transplantation (BMT) & Cellular Therapy. She specializes in autologous and allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplants for the treatment of malignant and benign hematologic diseases in adult patients. She also directs the clinical cellular therapy program and provides both standard-of-care cellular therapy treatments and those being tested in clinical trials. Furthermore, she leads the Chronic Graft-versus-Host Disease/Long-Term Follow-Up Program for patients who have received hematopoietic cell transplantation or other immune

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