Experts discuss stem cell treatments for cancer, neurosurgery, orthopedics, pediatrics:
The use of stem cells in medical treatments already is yielding exciting results and may yield greater medical advances in the future. At a recent event hosted by Rush University Medical Center, experts at Rush discussed the role of stem cells in neurosurgery, orthopedics, pediatrics and oncology and how their breakthrough research may dramatically improve the lives of people afflicted by disease and severe injury. An edited transcript of that discussion appears here: https://www.rush.edu/news/how-stem-cells-will-shape-tomorrows-health-care.
Larry Goodman, MD, CEO of Rush University Medical Center and?the Rush system, moderated the conversation. The panelists included?Brian Cole, MD, MBA, professor in the?Department of Orthopedic Surgery?and section head of the?Center for Cartilage Restoration?at Rush;?Richard G. Fessler, MD, PhD, professor in the?Department of Neurological Surgery;?Timothy M. Kuzel, MD, chief of?the Division of Hematology, Oncology and Cell Therapy; and?Anna Spagnoli, MD, the Woman?s Board Chair of the?Department of Pediatrics.
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