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Sickle Cell Newsletter, March 2009
 
Sickle cell disease expert Dr. James R. Eckman, left, was the guest lecturer at the 2009 Sickle Cell Conference at the University of South Alabama. The lecture, titled “Bringing Hope to Healthcare in Sickle Cell Disease,” was devoted to modern aspects of the treatment of the disease, as well as its complications. Dr. Eckman serves as professor of hematology and medical oncology at the Emory Winship Cancer Institute and director of the Georgia Comprehensive Sickle Cell Center, affiliated with Grady Health System in Atlanta.

Shown with Dr. Eckman, from left: Dr. Felicia Wilson, associate professor in the division of pediatric hematology and oncology at USA; J. Hoxi Jones, strategic partnership specialist from the Texas Health & Human Services Commission; Dr. Cecil L. Parker Jr., local physician; and Dr. Johnson Haynes Jr., professor of internal medicine at USA and director of the USA Comprehensive Sickle Cell Center.
 
 
 
 
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