Physicians and Institutions Transform the Lives of Nano-rare Patients with Olivia Kim-McManus, M.D.

Research physicians and their associated institutions are monumental to the mission of the n-Lorem Foundation and are truly transformational to the lives of the nano-rare patients they treat. Olivia Kim-McManus, M.D., was one of four physician panelists at our first Colloquium who participated in "A Physician's Perspective on n-Lorem and Nano-rare". Hear Olivia's outlook on nano-rare patients and how the support of an institution like UCSD Rady Children’s Hospital makes all the difference. On This Episode We Discuss: 1:55 When Dr. McManus became interested in pediatric neurology and epilepsy 4:00 What ion channels do and why they play a role in epilepsy 5:17 How often is epilepsy genetically caused? 6:52 Why Dr. McManus and Rady Children’s Hospital choose to invest time and resources in helping nano-rare patients. 11:50 Bringing people together for a single forum at the Nano-rare Patient Colloquium inspires collaboration between groups 14:43 The importance of a network of treating physicians and institutions and sharing experiences and lessons learned 17:58 Interest within Rady Children’s Hospital regarding nano-rare patient treatment and ASOs 21:45 A Physician’s Perspective of Nano-rare and n-Lorem