Chasing My Cure: Dr. David Fajgenbaum Lessons from his Rare Disease and On Finding Cures for Others
David Fajgenbaum, MD, nearly died five times. Then, using his own records and blood samples, he found an existing drug that offered hope. In the process, he devised a bold new way to study rare conditions.
In David's inspiring talk at Exponential Medicine 2019 (http://ExponentialMedicine.com) he shared his journey, lessons learned, and new approaches to understanding and curing rare diseases.
David Fajgenbaum, MD, MBA, MSc, is the co-founder and Executive Director of the Castleman Disease Collaborative Network (CDCN) and one of the youngest individuals to be appointed to the faculty at Penn Medicine, where he is an Assistant Professor of Medicine in Translational Medicine & Human Genetics, Founding Director of the Center for Study & Treatment of Castleman & inflammatory Lymphadenopathies (CSTL). An NIH-funded physician-scientist, he has dedicated his life to discovering new treatments and cures for deadly disorders like idiopathic multicentric Castleman disease (iMCD), which he was diagnosed with during medical school. As common as ALS and more deadly than lymphoma, iMCD involves the immune system attacking and shutting down the body's vital organs such as the liver, kidneys, bone marrow, and heart. After spending months hospitalized in critical condition, having his last rites read, and having four deadly relapses, he is now in his longest remission ever thanks to a treatment that he identified in the lab.
Learn more about David and his work at: https://ChasingMyCure.com
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Видео Chasing My Cure: Dr. David Fajgenbaum Lessons from his Rare Disease and On Finding Cures for Others канала Exponential Medicine
In David's inspiring talk at Exponential Medicine 2019 (http://ExponentialMedicine.com) he shared his journey, lessons learned, and new approaches to understanding and curing rare diseases.
David Fajgenbaum, MD, MBA, MSc, is the co-founder and Executive Director of the Castleman Disease Collaborative Network (CDCN) and one of the youngest individuals to be appointed to the faculty at Penn Medicine, where he is an Assistant Professor of Medicine in Translational Medicine & Human Genetics, Founding Director of the Center for Study & Treatment of Castleman & inflammatory Lymphadenopathies (CSTL). An NIH-funded physician-scientist, he has dedicated his life to discovering new treatments and cures for deadly disorders like idiopathic multicentric Castleman disease (iMCD), which he was diagnosed with during medical school. As common as ALS and more deadly than lymphoma, iMCD involves the immune system attacking and shutting down the body's vital organs such as the liver, kidneys, bone marrow, and heart. After spending months hospitalized in critical condition, having his last rites read, and having four deadly relapses, he is now in his longest remission ever thanks to a treatment that he identified in the lab.
Learn more about David and his work at: https://ChasingMyCure.com
Exponential Medicine is a unique cross-disciplinary program that explores the potential for technology to reshape, democratize and improve health and biomedicine across the planet.
Learn more at http://ExponentialMedicine.com
Follow Us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/ExponentialMed
Sign up for the Exponential Medicine Newsletter: http://bit.ly/xMed-Newsletters
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