The highly successful CCBF 2009 Breakthrough Ball receives wide media attention!
The Breakthrough Ball honoring Toni Braxton, Charles Grodin and Ted Turner was a huge success this year, receiving coverage in Bill Cunningham’s New York Times Style section among many other publications!
Dr. Giardina Recognized for Community Service
Our congratulations go out to Dr. Patricia Giardina who will be receiving the Masons 2009 Robert H. Jackson award for community service this weekend in Syracuse.
CCBF Doctors Recognized as New York Magazine Best Doctors
Dr. James Bussel and Dr. Alexander Aledo were named as two of New York Magazine’s top 100 doctors. Dr. Bussel is known for his ground-breaking work with ITP. Dr. Aledo continues to work with pediatric cancer patients in the Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology as well as across the New York area.
Dr. Giardina Featured in Arthur Bank’s “Turning Blood Red: The Fight for Life in Cooley’s Anemia”
Arthur Bank, M.D., Professor Emeritus of Medicine and of Genetics and Development at Columbia University and a longtime leader in thalassemia research, has recently published a new book Turning Blood Red: The Fight for Life in Cooley’s Anemia. In his book, Dr. Bank praises Dr. Giardina’s outstanding clinical work and research for patients with Cooley’s Anemia.
CCBF Dr. Lyden Featured in Nature Reviews Cancer
Dr. Lyden will be one of only seven leaders in the field who will be featured in the April issue of Nature Magazine dedicated to exploring the latest scientific research on cancer metastases. Visit http://www.nature.com/nrc to read his article!
Dr. DiMichele featured in “Blood Detectives”
In 2007, Dr. DiMichele and two families under her clinical care participated in the filming of a hematology documentary named “Blood Detectives,” which premiered on Discovery Health on Friday, December 19, 2008 at 7:00 pm EST and again at 12:00 midnight.
FDA Approves First Oral Medication to Increase Platelet Production for ITP Patients
GlaxoSmithKline recently announced that PROMACTA(R) was approved for the treatment of thrombocytopenia in patients with ITP. Read entire article, including CCBF Dr. Bussel’s thoughts on this breakthrough.
Swizz Beatz exclusive interview
Learn more about Swizz by watching this interview with the NY Post!
On Call with Dr. Jay Adlersberg
What CCBF doctors are doing about Cooley’s Anemia
http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=news/health&id=6285140
CCBF’s Dr. Bussel’s Breakthrough ITP Research
Dr. James Bussel recent research and treatment breakthrough published in the New England Journal of Medicine.