EDS Awareness invites you to watch this FREE online learning session!

On September 3, Dr. Anne Maitland’s presentation focused on Allergies & Mast Cell Activation Syndrome in EDS Patients.

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WHAT:  “ EDS Awareness Educational Series” – a webinar program hosted by EDSawareness.com

PRESENTER:   Anne Maitland, MD, PhD –  Director for Comprehensive Allergy & Asthma Care and the new Mast Cell Activation Center of New York

TOPIC:  Prevalence of Mast Cell Activation Syndrome Among Those with Connective Tissue Disorders 

 Click here for the recording of the educational program

Click here for the slides used in this presentation

Click here for more information about Mast Cell Activation Syndrome at the Mastocytosis Society

Click here for a link to Part 2 of this presentation

Upcoming FREE sessions will be offered the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of each month.

Do you have a great doctor? Nominate your doctor to present to the EDS community! Contact us at info@edsawareness.com

Hope you can join us for future sessions.

Deanna & John
www.EDSawareness.com / www.ChronicPainPartners.com 

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Dr. Maitland is accepting new patients…

More about Anne Maitland, MD, PhD

Anne Maitland, M.D., Ph.D. is an Asst. Professor at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, in the Departments of Otolaryngology and Medicine- Clinical Immunology Division.  She also is the medical director for Comprehensive Allergy & Asthma Care as well as the upcoming Mast Cell Activation Center of New York.  Her pamphlet, Mast Cells Gone Wild!,  a guide – the diagnosis and treatment on Mast Cell Activation Disorder will be available this July.

After earning her doctorates in medicine and philosophy at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Dr. Maitland completed her Internal Medicine Residency at Brigham & Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA, and her clinical immunology training at Mount Sinai Hospital.  She is board certified in Allergy & Clinical Immunology.

Dr. Maitland has been recognized for her clinical excellence at Mount Sinai Hospital and as a NY Times Superdoctors, 2011-2014.  She now focuses on the diagnosis and treatment of primary immunodeficiency and hypersensitivity disorders, including the emerging spectrum of mast cell activation disorders.

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Yes, Dr. Maitland is accepting new patients.

Attendees have asked which other doctors in the U.S. are focusing on Mast Cell Activation in EDS patients. Here are the doctors we are aware of:

Dr. Josh Milner (Adults) at National Institutes of Health (NIH) in Bethesda, MD
http://www.niaid.nih.gov/labsandresources/labs/aboutlabs/lad/allergicinflam mation/Pages/milner.aspx

Dr. Melody C. Carter (Pediatrics) at National Institutes of Health (NIH) in Bethesda, MD

http://www.niaid.nih.gov/labsandresources/labs/aboutlabs/lad/mastcellbiologysection/pages/carter.aspx

Dr. Cem Akin and Dr. Mariana Castells at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, MA
http://www.brighamandwomens.org/medical_professionals/education/publication s/ppd/2012/april2012/mastocytosis-center.aspx

See Dr. Castells video at:
http://vimeo.com/90777770

Dr. Larry Afrin is another MCA expert.  He used to practice in SC, but is now located at the University of Minnesota (in Minneapolis).

http://www.dom.umn.edu/hematology-oncology-and-transplantation/faculty/lawrence-afrin/index.htm