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June 8, 2010
Contact: Ellen de Graffenreid, 919-962-3405
edegraff@med.unc.edu
THE
UNC CANCER SPECIALTY CLINIC is accepting referrals for patients and
families concerned about clotting issues on Friday, June 18.
Appointments may be made by calling (252) 449-8265.
The community
is invited to hear Stephan Moll, MD provide a Lunch and Learn workshop at
noon on Friday, June 18, 2010 at the Outer Banks Hospital Cancer Resource
Center. It is entitled: “What you need to know about
blood clots.” Pre-registration is encouraged and may be made by
calling (252) 475-5903.
Stephan Moll, MD is an associate
professor of medicine in the Division of Hematology and Oncology and a
member of the UNC Harold R. Roberts Hemophilia and Thrombosis Center.
His main clinical interest is clotting and bleeding disorders, as well as
classical hematology. His main research interest is in designing and
conducting clinical, epidemiologic and treatment studies relating to
thrombosis, thrombophilia, and new anticoagulants.
Dr. Moll has
major interest in educating the public about clotting disorders. In 2008,
he received the first Medical and Scientific Leadership Award given by the
National Alliance for Thrombosis and Thrombophilia (NATT;
www.stoptheclot.org), given in recognition for his work as a co-founder of
NATT. According to the NATT, Moll created the organization’s Medical and
Scientific Advocacy Board and “has fought tirelessly for the best
interests of patients through education, treatment, advocacy and support.”
Moll earned his medical degree from Freiburg University in Freiburg,
Germany. He completed a residency in pathology at the University of Aachen
in Aachen, Germany. He completed a residency in internal medicine and a
fellowship in hematology-oncology at Duke University. He worked as a
coagulationist in the cardiology department at Humboldt University in
Berlin, Germany, before returning the U.S. and becoming a faculty member
at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill.
For more
information contact:
The UNC Cancer Network office in Dare County at
(252) 449-8265.
About the UNC Cancer Network – Dare County
Dare County is one of the original sites for the UNC Cancer Network, an
outreach effort of UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center and the N.C.
Cancer Hospital in partnership with the County of Dare.
The UNC
Cancer Network seeks to improve cancer care and support across the state
through 2nd Opinion Oncology Specialty Clinics in Dare County,
Telemedicine consultations and videoconferencing of multidisciplinary team
meetings with UNC’s top-notch patient care teams as they review individual
treatment plans, Patient Navigation Programs – which connect oncology
nurses with patients, families and caregivers to help overcome health
system barriers and facilitate timely access to quality care through all
phases of the cancer experience, community-based support such as Hands of
Hope Community Care Team, and community presentations including Lunch and
Learns and the Coping With Cancer symposium.
The UNC Cancer
Network is supported by the University Cancer Research Fund. For
more information, see
http://cancer.unc.edu/darecounty/
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