AAP News Vol. 13 No. 5 May 1997, p. 14
© 1997 American Academy of Pediatrics
This Article
Right arrow Full Text (PDF)
Right arrow Alert me when this article is cited
Right arrow Alert me if a correction is posted
Services
Right arrow E-mail this article to a friend
Right arrow Similar articles in this journal
Right arrow Alert me to new issues of the journal
Right arrow Add to My File Cabinet
Right arrow Download to citation manager
Right arrow reprints & permissions
Citing Articles
Right arrow Citing Articles via Google Scholar
Google Scholar
Right arrow Articles by Aringa, S. D.
Right arrow Search for Related Content

 Previous Article  |  Next Article 

Dr. Axelrod brings hope to patients wit rare disease

Stefanie Dell' Aringa

On a Sunday afternoon, Felicia Axelrod, M.D., FAAP, enjoyed the fruits of her labor by spending two hours of social time with six of her patients, ages 21 to 33. She listened and smiled as they talked of their hopes for the future.

"I watched them support each other in such a giving and loving way that I really felt it was all worthwhile," she said.

As professor of Dysautonomia Treatment and Research at New York University (NYU) School of Medicine, and director of the Dysautonomia Treatment and Evaluation Center in New York, Dr. Axelrod helps patients survive with familial dysautonomia (FD), a rare genetic disorder affecting children of Ashkenazi Jewish parents.