Andrew Campbell, M.D.: Hello, I'm Dr. Andrew Campbell. I'm a Pediatric hematologist at Children's National Medical Center in Washington D.C. and I'm currently direct a pediatric ... Read More
Sickle Cell Disease
Living Well With Sickle Cell: Jerry Nwkorie (Video)
Jerry Nwkorie: My name is Jerry Nwkorie. I have Sickle Cell Anemia. Born and raised. I'm the first. I'm the oldest of five siblings the first with Sickle Cell Anemia. I have my ... Read More
Living Well With Sickle Cell: Andre Harris (Video)
Andre Harris: My name is Andre Harris. We are in Houston, Texas where the men living with Sickle Cell town hall meeting is. Well, my connection with Sickle Cell ... Read More
You Can’t Afford To Miss THIS…
Tune in Friday, February 1st to BlackDoctor.org's Facebook page to catch "Men Living Well With Sickle Cell." Our panel of Men are getting REAL about their daily living with Sickle ... Read More
Sickle Cell Warriors: How Candyce Heather Finds Her Fit
I was attending a Group Fitness Modality Training when I met another trainer by the name of Candyce Heather. We had a lot in common-- as in life, we were the minorities in the ... Read More
Parenthood & Sickle Cell: 4 Important Things To Know About The Disease
My daughter was diagnosed with sickle cell disease so I am not only a physician, but a mother and also an advocate to help make everyone aware of this common chronic medical ... Read More
How Sickle Cell Affects Hearing and Balance
At the annual Charles F Whitten Memorial Lecture Friday morning October 12th, 2018, Dr. Dawn Nelson took the stage as the keynote speaker to address a packed crowd about the ... Read More
11-Year-Old’s Life-Saving Sickle Cell Transplant Brings Family Even Closer Together
Kamryn Dukes, called Kami for short, is a warm, eloquent and motivated 11-year-old whose dream job is to become a professional singer and actress. She also wants to become a ... Read More
Sickle Cell May Be A Hidden Danger to Young Athletes
Imagine the perspective of a high school athletic trainer the day a 14-year-old female basketball player at their school suffers from sudden cardiac arrest and dies on the ... Read More
Caring For Your Child With Sickle Cell Anemia
Sickle cell anemia is a common condition of the blood caused by a deformity in red blood cells that reduces the amount of oxygen supplied to it. This condition is common in African ... Read More
BDO Attends SCDAA 46th Annual Unity Soiree Gala
No convention is complete without a gala, and the 46th annual Sickle Cell Disease Association of America convention was no different! The Unity Soiree Gala was a star-studded, ... Read More
Healing the Healer: Getting Back To Self
“Physician Heal Thyself” Luke 4:23. As doctors, providers and healthcare advocates we spend the majority of our days caring for and improving the quality of life of everyone around ... Read More
The Sickle Cell Crisis & Pain Mechanisms
Sickle cell disease is a type of anemia that causes the red blood cells to develop improperly and prematurely causing the shape of the cells to be sickle, or half moon shaped. Most ... Read More
Managing Your Sickle Cell Disease Symptoms In Colder Temps
One out of every 400 African-Americans in the United States is born with sickle cell disease, a debilitating, extremely painful condition. Patients with sickle cell disease suffer ... Read More