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#32 Tay-Sachs and Carrier Screening with Dr. Matthew Goldstein
Genetic Counseling, Rare Diseases, Patient Advocate Cathy G 3/18/24 Genetic Counseling, Rare Diseases, Patient Advocate Cathy G 3/18/24

#32 Tay-Sachs and Carrier Screening with Dr. Matthew Goldstein

A physician-scientist father shares his heartbreaking story of the death of his daughter who was diagnosed with Tay-Sachs disease and how it motivated him to become the CEO of JScreen to prevent this experience in other families.

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#31 Blood Transfusion Therapy with Lori Harada & Carly Newton
Genetic Counseling, Rare Diseases, Patient Advocate Cathy G 3/4/24 Genetic Counseling, Rare Diseases, Patient Advocate Cathy G 3/4/24

#31 Blood Transfusion Therapy with Lori Harada & Carly Newton

Experts from Terumo Blood and Cell Technologies share information about the patient experience of blood transfusions.

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#30 Rare Disease Advocacy with Wes Michael
Genetic Counseling, Rare Diseases, Patient Advocate Cathy G 2/19/24 Genetic Counseling, Rare Diseases, Patient Advocate Cathy G 2/19/24

#30 Rare Disease Advocacy with Wes Michael

Celebrate Rare Disease month in this episode with the President and Founder of Rare Patient Voice.

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#29 Exploring the Potential of Artificial Corneas with Dr. Esen Akpek
Genetic Counseling, Rare Diseases, Patient Advocate Cathy G 2/5/24 Genetic Counseling, Rare Diseases, Patient Advocate Cathy G 2/5/24

#29 Exploring the Potential of Artificial Corneas with Dr. Esen Akpek

Dr. Apkek, internationally renowned leader in the fields of corneal transplantation and surface reconstruction, shares her expertise in these areas.

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#28 Dry Eye with Dr. Esen Akpek
Genetic Counseling, Rare Diseases, Patient Advocate Cathy G 1/15/24 Genetic Counseling, Rare Diseases, Patient Advocate Cathy G 1/15/24

#28 Dry Eye with Dr. Esen Akpek

Internationally renowned leader in the fields of corneal transplantation and surface reconstruction, Dr. Apkek, shares her insight on dry eye.

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#27 Prevention of Blindness Society
Genetic Counseling, Rare Diseases, Patient Advocate Cathy G 1/1/24 Genetic Counseling, Rare Diseases, Patient Advocate Cathy G 1/1/24

#27 Prevention of Blindness Society

Caren Forsten and Sean Curry share low vision and blindness resources.

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#26 Wolfram Syndrome Expertise from Dr. Fumihiko Urano
Genetic Counseling, Rare Diseases, Patient Advocate Cathy G 12/18/23 Genetic Counseling, Rare Diseases, Patient Advocate Cathy G 12/18/23

#26 Wolfram Syndrome Expertise from Dr. Fumihiko Urano

Dr. Fumihiko Urano shares his world renowned expertise from leading the clinical, translational, and interventional studies of Wolfram syndrome and related disorders.

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#25 Pancreatic Cancer with Patient Advocate Leslie Waldman
Genetic Counseling, Rare Diseases, Patient Advocate Cathy G 12/4/23 Genetic Counseling, Rare Diseases, Patient Advocate Cathy G 12/4/23

#25 Pancreatic Cancer with Patient Advocate Leslie Waldman

Leslie Waldman shares her personal diagnosis of pancreatic cancer, which she has lived with for 10 years.

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#24 Neuro-Ophthalmic Disorders with Dr. Andrew Carey
Genetic Counseling, Rare Diseases, Patient Advocate Cathy G 11/20/23 Genetic Counseling, Rare Diseases, Patient Advocate Cathy G 11/20/23

#24 Neuro-Ophthalmic Disorders with Dr. Andrew Carey

Insight from an Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology in the division of Neuro-Ophthalmology at the Wilmer Eye Institute.

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#23 Autoimmune Conditions with Dr. Colby Kash
Genetic Counseling, Rare Diseases, Patient Advocate Cathy G 11/6/23 Genetic Counseling, Rare Diseases, Patient Advocate Cathy G 11/6/23

#23 Autoimmune Conditions with Dr. Colby Kash

Author of “The Autoimmune Plague” shares about his own autoimmune conditions.

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#22 Papillary Thyroid Cancer with Carly Flumer
Genetic Counseling, Rare Diseases, Patient Advocate Cathy G 10/16/23 Genetic Counseling, Rare Diseases, Patient Advocate Cathy G 10/16/23

#22 Papillary Thyroid Cancer with Carly Flumer

Carly Flumer shares her experience of a diagnosis of stage I papillary thyroid cancer at the age of 27 and again at 31.

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#21 Wolfram Syndrome with Parent Pat Gibilisco
Genetic Counseling, Rare Diseases, Patient Advocate Cathy G 10/2/23 Genetic Counseling, Rare Diseases, Patient Advocate Cathy G 10/2/23

#21 Wolfram Syndrome with Parent Pat Gibilisco

Pat Gibilisco is Patient Advocacy Liaison for the Snow Foundation for Wolfram Syndrome research. In 2021, her daughter Lauren died from Wolfram Syndrome in her mid-30s.

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#20 Familial Dysautonomia Foundation
Genetic Counseling, Rare Diseases, Patient Advocate Cathy G 9/18/23 Genetic Counseling, Rare Diseases, Patient Advocate Cathy G 9/18/23

#20 Familial Dysautonomia Foundation

We learn about the genetic conditions Familial Dysautonomia with three lovely guests: Lanie Etkind, Rita Taryan, and Keshi Taryan-Kigel.

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#19 Pierre Robin Syndrome with Corinne Merlino
Genetic Counseling, Rare Diseases, Patient Advocate Cathy G 9/4/23 Genetic Counseling, Rare Diseases, Patient Advocate Cathy G 9/4/23

#19 Pierre Robin Syndrome with Corinne Merlino

Patient advocate and genetic counseling student Corinne Merlino shares about her rare congenital birth defect that affects craniofacial development.

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#18 Hattersley-Urano Wolfram Syndrome with Parent Tamara Blum
Genetic Counseling, Rare Diseases, Patient Advocate Cathy G 8/21/23 Genetic Counseling, Rare Diseases, Patient Advocate Cathy G 8/21/23

#18 Hattersley-Urano Wolfram Syndrome with Parent Tamara Blum

Social worker Tamara Blum shares her personal experience being a single mom of 6 children, 5 surviving children include a son with Hattersley-Urano subtype of Wolfram Syndrome.

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#17 Mental Health Help with Social Worker Tamara Blum
Genetic Counseling, Rare Diseases, Patient Advocate Cathy G 8/7/23 Genetic Counseling, Rare Diseases, Patient Advocate Cathy G 8/7/23

#17 Mental Health Help with Social Worker Tamara Blum

Social worker and grieving parent Tamara Blum shares her professional insight on when to seek a mental health provider.

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#16 ALS with Brooke Eby
Genetic Counseling, Rare Diseases, Patient Advocate Cathy G 7/17/23 Genetic Counseling, Rare Diseases, Patient Advocate Cathy G 7/17/23

#16 ALS with Brooke Eby

Brooke Eby aka @LimpBroozkit opens up about her ALS diagnosis and educating the public about ALS including her Today Show appearance.

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#15 Bullous Pemphigoid with argenx
Genetic Counseling, Rare Diseases, Patient Advocate Cathy G 7/3/23 Genetic Counseling, Rare Diseases, Patient Advocate Cathy G 7/3/23

#15 Bullous Pemphigoid with argenx

Patient advocate Dr. Naomi Bishop and argenx’s Associate Director of Global Patient Advocacy Shelley Gerson share their insight about a skin condition called Bullous Pemphigoid.

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#14 Multifocal Motor Neuropathy with argenx
Genetic Counseling, Rare Diseases, Patient Advocate Cathy G 6/19/23 Genetic Counseling, Rare Diseases, Patient Advocate Cathy G 6/19/23

#14 Multifocal Motor Neuropathy with argenx

We have two incredible guests this episode who share their expertise about an autoimmune condition multifocal motor neuropathy: patient advocate Jennifer Burgand and argenx’s Chief Scientific Officer Dr. Peter Ulrichts.

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#13 Medical Challenges Toolkit with Kimberly Callinan
Genetic Counseling, Rare Diseases, Patient Advocate Cathy G 6/5/23 Genetic Counseling, Rare Diseases, Patient Advocate Cathy G 6/5/23

#13 Medical Challenges Toolkit with Kimberly Callinan

In this podcast episode, we provide a toolkit for medical challenges throughout life. We focus on helping listeners become empowered consumers. Consumers who, when faced with a serious diagnosis or medical challenge, learn to ask the right questions and consider treatment options.

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