Improving the Diagnosis of Under-Recognized and Rare Diseases in Asians

Presented by The Stanford Health Library and The Stanford Center for Asian Health Research and Education

Rare diseases have a low prevalence but are collectively common. They are often under-recognized and patients can face delays in diagnosis or misdiagnosis. Linda Geng, MD, PhD, reviews rare diseases as they relate to Asian health and strategies to improve diagnosis of these under-recognized conditions.

Speaker
Linda Geng, MD, PhD, is a Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine whose clinical focuses include diagnostic medicine, undiagnosed diseases and medical mysteries, rare disorders, post-acute COVID-19 syndrome (long COVID), and internal medicine. She is the Co-Director of Stanford’s Consultative Medicine Clinic and Co-Director of Stanford’s Post-Acute COVID-19 Syndrome Clinic.

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