CF Podcasts

September 5, 2018

In the latest CF Podcast, Jerry Cahill sits down to answer some of his colleague’s questions about life post-transplant, specifically about what happens during the one-year checkup. He explains how the doctors put him through a series of tests including, but not limited to, PFTs,...

Cystic Fibrosis Podcast 193: Why do you exercise with Faith Stone?

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CF Podcasts, Exercise, Fitness & Nutrition

August 28, 2018

Jerry sat down with Faith Stone in his latest #cysticfibrosis podcast to discuss why she exercises. Faith is a 20 year old CFers who attends West Virginia University. Her parents always encouraged her and her sister to stay active while they were growing up, so...

Cystic Fibrosis Podcast 192: Emily’s Entourage

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CF Podcasts

August 21, 2018

In the latest Cystic Fibrosis Podcast, Jerry speaks with Emily Kramer-Golinkoff about the role of a patient advocate organization in driving drug development in rare disease. Emily, a 33 year old who has a nonsense mutation of CF, is a co-founder of Emily’s Entourage, a 501...

Cystic Fibrosis Podcast 191: ‘Why do you run?’ with Ben James

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CF Podcasts, Exercise, Fitness & Nutrition

August 14, 2018

In his latest podcast, Jerry Cahill sat down with Ben James, a 19-year-old college student who was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis at 4 years old. Originally from Chester, VA, Ben now attends Mount Vernon Nazarene University in Ohio where he studies pre-medicine. When he isn’t...

Cystic Fibrosis Podcast 190: Getting a Double Lung Transplant

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Adulthood and CF, CF Podcasts, Lung Transplants

July 11, 2018

In his latest podcast, Jerry Cahill sits down with Storm Johnson, a 22-year-old CFer who is currently recovering from a double lung transplant at Duke. Before his transplant, Storm’s lung function dropped to 8%. Tune in to hear about his love of cars, his recent engagement,...

Cystic Fibrosis Podcast 189: Immune Tolerance Research for Lung Transplants

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Adulthood and CF, CF Podcasts, Lung Transplants

June 19, 2018

In the last installment of The Path Forward with CF series, Dr. Megan Sykes, Director of the Columbia Center for Translational Immunology (CCTI) and Director of Research for the Transplant Initiative at Columbia University Irving Medical Center/NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, sat down with Jerry Cahill to explain what her team...

Cystic Fibrosis Podcast 188: Stem Cell Research

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CF Podcasts, Lung Transplants

June 12, 2018

In this feature of The Path Forward with CF series, Dr. Hans-Willem Snoeck, Professor of Medicine (Microbiology and Immunology) at CUMC, sits down to discuss stem cell research as it relates to CF. Because lung cells regenerate and repair themselves regularly, researchers believe that – some...

Cystic Fibrosis Podcast 187: The Pre-Transplant Process

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Adulthood and CF, CF Podcasts, Lung Transplants

June 4, 2018

The latest video in The Path Forward with Cystic Fibrosis series, Dr. Emily DiMango, Director of the Gunnar Esiason Adult CF Program at Columbia University Medical Center, discusses the lung transplant process through the lens of a CF doctor. First, she reviews the importance of CF...

Cystic Fibrosis Podcast 186: Ex Vivo Lung Perfusion for Transplant

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CF Podcasts, Lung Transplants

May 29, 2018

In the latest edition of The Path Forward with Cystic Fibrosis, Dr. Frank D’Ovidio – the Surgical Director of the Lung Transplant Program and Director of the Ex Vivo Lung Perfusion Program at CUMC – explains exactly what the Ex Vivo program is and what...

Cystic Fibrosis Podcast 185: Kids Making a Difference

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CF Podcasts

May 23, 2018

In his latest video podcast, Jerry spoke with kids from Stony Point Elementary school, where the North Rockland Sports Day was created; it all started with a class of 3rd graders who wanted to raise money for charity in a fun, inspiring way. Now, four years...

CF Podcasts

Cystic Fibrosis Podcast 194: One-year post-transplant checkup

Cystic Fibrosis Podcast 193: Why do you exercise with Faith Stone?

Cystic Fibrosis Podcast 192: Emily’s Entourage

Cystic Fibrosis Podcast 191: ‘Why do you run?’ with Ben James

Cystic Fibrosis Podcast 190: Getting a Double Lung Transplant

Cystic Fibrosis Podcast 189: Immune Tolerance Research for Lung Transplants

Cystic Fibrosis Podcast 188: Stem Cell Research

Cystic Fibrosis Podcast 187: The Pre-Transplant Process

Cystic Fibrosis Podcast 186: Ex Vivo Lung Perfusion for Transplant

Cystic Fibrosis Podcast 185: Kids Making a Difference

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