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How Genetic Factors Influence Your Health and Provide the Opportunity for Personalized Care – Webinar

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November 19, 2024 | 11:00 AM TO 12:00 PM

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Precision Medicine is an approach to medicine that uses information about our genes, environment, and lifestyle to guide healthcare decisions. The Gene Health Project, a community health research program at WellSpan Health, is looking at genetic factors that may influence our health. Come join us to learn about how precision medicine allows healthcare providers to use prevention strategies and treatments to understand what will work best. Knowing if you are at increased risk for certain cancers and heart disease can help you and your doctor personalize your healthcare and plan for a healthier future.

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Tuesday, November 19, 2024
11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Virtual Platform: Zoom

Price: FREE 

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Featured Speakers

C. Anwar A Chahal, MD, PhD, FACC, MRCP, FESC
Cardiac Electrophysiologist
Co- Medical Director of Precision Medicine at WellSpan Health 
Principal Investigator, The Gene Health Project at WellSpan

 

Dr. Anwar Chahal is a board-certified cardiac electrophysiologist with expertise in cardio-genetics. He is originally from the UK, studying at the University of Leeds School of Medicine, followed by an internal medicine residency at King’s College Hospital London, and fellowship in cardiology at Barts Heart Centre and University College London. He was then granted a PhD from Mayo Clinic, an American Heart Association-funded fellowship, before completing a clinical fellowship in cardiac electrophysiology at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. As the director of the Center for Inherited Cardiovascular Diseases at WellSpan Health, Dr. Chahal is driven by a fascination with science and genetics combined with service to humanity. He is the principal investigator of The Gene Health Project.

 

David G. Kann, MD, MPH, FACC
Preventive Cardiologist
Co-Medical Director of Precision Medicine at WellSpan Health
Co-Principal Investigator, The Gene Health Project at WellSpan

 

Dr. David Kann is a board-certified cardiologist specializing in prevention. He went to medical school at Hahnemann University School of Medicine, followed by an internal medicine residency at Presbyterian University Hospital in Pittsburgh. He then completed a fellowship in cardiology at the University of Pennsylvania. He was granted a master’s degree of public health from Columbia University and is a diplomate of the American Board of Clinical Lipidology. As a lipidologist, Dr. Kann helps people with complex lipid problems. Dr. Kann is the co-medical director of the Precision Medicine program at WellSpan Health. He shares Dr. Chahal’s fascination with science and the commitment to serve humanity.

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