Episode 120 | Dr. Kamal Bharucha is a researcher who found himself a heartbeat away from real trouble

Dr. Kamal Bharucha is a Pediatrician-Scientist, Clinical Development Leader and Biotech Startup Advisor in the rare disease space.  And suddenly he found himself dealing with a rare disease - sarcoidosis.  He says he was feeling fine and went for a routine check-up and discovered everything was far from fine.  Dr. Bharucha describes his journey through diagnosis and discovery as he fights back against the disease.  But what does a researcher do when presented with something like this?  They present a poster to colleagues urging them to consider pushing the use of heart rate monitors in more people -- so heart issues become apparent much sooner! Below is the poster he present to the American Thoracic Society entitled Multisystemic Sarcoidosis Culminating in Asymptomatic Complete Heart Block.         SHOW NOTES Participate in the aTyr Clinical Trial: https://bit.ly/3EUOxNq More on the Efzofitimod study: https://sarcoidosisnews.com/news/benefits-seen-efzofitimod-pulmonary-sarcoidosis-treatment-trial/ Kamal's Papers on Sarcoidosis:  https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11606-021-07310-6 https://www.kevinmd.com/2023/08/heart-disease-in-the-shadows-a-closer-look-at-cardiac-sarcoidosis.html https://www.linkedin.com/in/kamal-bharucha/ Support Mark Steier's wife, Caeleigh:  https://stopsarcoidosis.rallybound.org/2024-team-rally-for-sarc/Team/View/193889/Team-Sarc-Mark Donate to Royce and Cycle4sarc: https://stopsarcoidosis.rallybound.org/Team/View/172803/Cycle4Sarc Help FSR further its mission by becoming an Alliance Volunteer:  www.stopsarcoidosis.org/gsca-leaders/ Become a community outreach leader: https://www.stopsarcoidosis.org/gsca-leaders/ MORE FROM JOHN: Cycling with Sarcoidosis http://carlinthecyclist.com/category/cycling-with-sarcoidosis/ Do you like the official song for the Sarc Fighter podcast?  It's also an FSR fundraiser! If you would like to donate in honor of Mark Steier and the song, Zombie, Here is a link to his KISS account.  (Kick In to Stop Sarcoidosis)  100-percent of the money goes to the Foundation.  https://stopsarcoidosis.rallybound.org/MarkSteier The Foundation for Sarcoidosis Research https://www.stopsarcoidosis.org/ Donate to my KISS (Kick In to Stop Sarcoidosis) fund for FSR  https://stopsarcoidosis.rallybound.org/JohnCarlinVsSarcoidosis?fbclid=IwAR1g2ap1i1NCp6bQOYEFwOELdNEeclFmmLLcQQOQX_Awub1oe9bcEjK9P1E My story on Television https://www.stopsarcoidosis.org/news-anchor-sarcoidosis/ email me  [email protected]