Cardio-Oncology Spotlight: Dr. Nicolas Palaskas Treating ICI Myocarditis

Dr. Nicolas Palaskas surveys emerging therapies for treating immune checkpoint inhibitor myocarditis, a rare but life threatening condition. Nicolas Palaskas MD is an Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Department of Cardiology. Dr. Palaskas completed cardiology fellowship (2017) and internal medicine residency (2014) at Baylor College of Medicine. He joined MD Anderson Cancer Center in 2017 immediately following completion of fellowship. His clinical interests include cancer therapeutic cardiotoxicity management, echocardiography, and cardiac catheterization for patients with cancer. In addition, Dr. Palaskas leads institutional efforts in immunotherapy cardiotoxicity. His main research focus is on immune checkpoint inhibitor-related myocarditis for which he has three grants related to the diagnosis and surveillance of myocarditis; Cancer Prevention & Research Institute of Texas Early Clinical Investigator Award (2020), Sabin Family Foundation Fellowship (2020), and Division of Internal Medicine Research Development Award (2019). Watch the whole webinar here: https://wondrmedical.net/ch/IC-OS/videos/Ic-Os-Weekly-Webinar-Immune-Checkpoint-ED84B7881