Case Studies of Amyloidosis Patients
Let's hear about case studies of amyloidosis patients from one of the top amyloidosis doctors in the country, Dr. Giada Bianchi. What has been working for her patients (in general)? What is something unique about her approach to amyloidosis? What does she think is important to understand about amyloidosis as a patient (and provider?) We look forward to learning with you.
Audrey introduces the agenda of the event and featured speaker Dr. Giada Bianchi.
Dr. Bianchi shares case studies of amyloidosis patients.
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Audrey Burton-Bethke
Audrey joined the HealthTree Foundation as the Myeloma Community Program Director in 2020. While not knowing much about myeloma at the start, she has since worked hard to educate herself, empathize and learn from others' experiences. She loves this job. Audrey is passionate about serving others, loves learning, and enjoys a nice mug of hot chocolate no matter the weather.
Dr. Giada Bianchi
Dr. Bianchi is a physician-scientist and Associate Director of the Amyloidosis Program at Brigham and Women’s Hospital/Dana Farber Cancer Institute and Assistant Professor at Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA. She is an associate physician with the Hematology Division of the Brigham and Women’s Hospital. Dr. Bianchi earned her MD degree summa cum laude from Vita-Salute San Raffaele University in Milan, Italy. She trained in Internal Medicine at the Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN and in Hematology-Oncology at Dana Farber/Partners Cancer Care program in Boston, MA. Dr. Bianchi attends to the care of patients with AL amyloidosis, multiple myeloma, MGUS, MGRS and smoldering myeloma. Her clinical and research expertise is in plasma cell disorders and plasma cell biology. Dr. Bianchi is the recipient of numerous awards, including the Damon Runyon Physician Scientist Training Award, 2016; the Doris Duke Charitable Research Foundation Clinical Scientist Development Award, 2019; the American Society for Clinical Investigation (ASCI) Young Physician-Scientist Award, 2021; and the American Society of Hematology Scholar Award, 2022.