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Hosted by Allison Brashear, MD, MBA, dean of the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences and vice president for health sciences at the University at Buffalo. This series explores how our faculty, learners, and partners are driving innovation, advancing education and transforming health across Western New York and beyond.
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Ep. 9: Care for Rare: Elevating Awareness and Innovation in Rare Diseases
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Rare diseases — more than 7,000 conditions affecting 30 million people in the U.S. — are often misdiagnosed or misunderstood because of low prevalence and complex presentations.
In this episode of the UB Medicine podcast, we highlight how the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences is nurturing a culture that centers on awareness, advocacy, research and community partnership around rare diseases.
Host Allison Brashear, MD, MBA is joined by two guests who are deeply involved in the Care for Rare movement: Mark D. Hicar, MD, PhD, is an associate professor of pediatrics and chief of pediatric infectious diseases, and Meagan Collins Hutchinson, who is an MD-PhD trainee and organizer of UB's Rare Disease Day event.