Living with Hemophilia B: From Challenges to Hopeful Futures

A 60-min live Zoom event, sponsored by Novo Nordisk

Come join a Novo Nordisk interactive experience! Living with hemophilia B can bring a lot of questions, decisions, and day-to-day challenges. You’re not alone on this journey. In this session, we’ll talk openly about some of the common struggles you and others face with current management. We’ll also discuss the importance of self-advocacy and how shared decision making with your doctor can inform your decisions when choosing a management plan. What do you hope for in the future when it comes to hemophilia B? Let’s talk about it.

Dr. Robert Francis Sidonio Jr, MD, MSc
Medical Director of the Hemophilia Unit at the Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, Georgia.
Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at the Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia.

Dr. Sidonio’s research mainly focuses on areas that include Von Willebrand disease, Hemophilia A and B, bleeding phenotype, and low von Willebrand factor.

He is a member of the American Society of Hematology, ISTH, WFH and the VWD Connect Foundation. He is a medical advisor for Hemophilia Federation of America and Chair of the Women's Issues in Hemostasis and Thrombosis for ISTH.

He has published numerous papers and articles on topics such as rare bleeding disorders, adolescent girls and women with bleeding disorders, Von Willebrand disease, extravascular distribution of FIX and hemophilia A and inhibitors.