Media Archive
Francine Garrett-Bakelman, now a cancer doctor and researcher
at UVA, helped NASA compare blood samples from astronaut
Scott Kelly and his identical twin, Mark. Read Morehttps://news.med.virginia.edu/blog/a-uva-doctor-reflects-on-her-work-with-nasa/
NASA astronaut Scott Kelly came home from a yearlong stay on the International Space Station, and a young physician-scientist, Francine Garrett-Bakelman MD, PhD, was waiting anxiously. She had important work to do and only one shot to do it.
Dr. Thomas P. Loughran Jr., director of the University of Virginia Cancer Center, discusses an experimental new treatment approach for a rare, deadly leukemia that can send the disease into remission even in patients for whom the standard therapy has failed, buying them more time to have the stem cell transplant that could save their lives.
Dr. Kelly Davidson discusses sickle cell disease. Watch video…
Dr. Trish Millard, MD talks about the education and fellowship program in the division of Hematology & Oncology with in the Department of Medicine at UVA.
Dr. Kelly Davidson answers questions about misconceptions about SCD among family and friends, the general public, as well as health care providers which exacerbates the situation and make it more challenging for patients to get the care and support they need.
