David Fajgenbaum, MD
@DavidFajgenbaum
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@Penn physician-scientist-patient who 'cured thyself' | Advancing @CureCastleman + @EveryCure | National Bestseller #ChasingMyCure https://t.co/26OS13etrF
Philadelphia, PA
Joined July 2011
7 yrs ago, I began testing a treatment on myself with the hope that I could make it to our wedding day. Today, we celebrate 7 yrs in remission, a life together with our sweet Amelia, & #ChasingMyCure coming out in paperback. https://t.co/0poooiL5iV
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Dr. @DavidFajgenbaum survived Castleman disease five times by doing something extraordinary. Instead of waiting a decade for a new drug, he drew his own blood, built a global research network, and searched for lifesaving treatments among existing medicines. His work led to
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Joseph Coates was weeks from hospice when his partner, Tara, turned to Penn Medicine’s @DavidFajgenbaum. After repurposing a drug to save his own life, Fajgenbaum now uses AI to help others with rare diseases. In this clip, Joseph and Tara recall those moments of fear and hope:
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If you care about your health, it’s critical to become aware of how existing (approved) meds can prevent, treat, or even cure various diseases… and yet the medical profession is largely unaware of these. Dr David Fagjenbaum MD explains, & what he is doing about it.
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The new Huberman Lab episode is out: Using Existing Drugs in New Ways to Treat & Cure Diseases of Brain & Body | Dr. David Fajgenbaum (@DavidFajgenbaum) 0:00 David Fajgenbaum 4:06 Self-Agency in Healthcare; New Uses for Old Medicines 6:44 Other Uses of Aspirin & Viagra; Drug
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Huge congrats to Alison Loren! So well deserved and will be so great for hematologists and hematology patients!
Alison Wakoff Loren, MD, MSCE, has been elected as @ASH_hematology incoming vice president. Loren will serve a one-year term, followed by leading the organization as president. @PennCancer
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Penn immunologist David Fajgenbaum receives prestigious John Scott Award
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Fajgenbaum, a Penn immunologist who will receive the John Scott Award, gained notoriety for finding a way to treat himself for Idiopathic Multicentric Castleman’s Disease, a rare and deadly condition.
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It was so awesome to be a part of POSSIBLE! I’m so thrilled about the possibilities in front of us to help patients thanks to the powerful AI platform we’ve been and the amazing people supporting this mission. Really excited for this podcast to be released. @EveryCure
Recorded w/ @DavidFajgenbaum today (out soon). After being diagnosed with a rare disease, David discovered that a repurposed drug could save his life. He's founded @EveryCure to use AI to keep making breakthroughs to help others. Watch his TED talk: https://t.co/9NsY53EMEh
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A must watch & most inspiring #TEDTalk: How nearly dying helped me discover my own cure (& many more) Dr @DavidFajgenbaum on chasing his own cure, and now repurposing genetic drugs to cure rare diseases - leveraging AI with @EveryCure 👉🏼 https://t.co/j9BfRgdBLI
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15 years ago I said goodbye to my friends and family because I thought I wouldn’t survive… Today our TED talk goes live that could help us save patients. You can click this link to watch the full talk: https://t.co/T4FsFfaxZK Please watch, like, repost, and share the talk as
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When no treatment existed for his #RareDisease, @DavidFajgenbaum found one himself—an existing drug hiding in plain sight. Now, through his nonprofit @EveryCure he’s helping uncover new uses for existing medicines. We’re proud to support his work through our #RareAsOne Network.
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#DrDavidFajgenbaum @DavidFajgenbaum Amazing story, you have inspired so many. Thank you for sharing! 👏👏👏👏👏 https://t.co/mC4FtffyVN
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“I remember taking my final exam, getting stuck on an answer, and thinking: ‘Who cares, I’m about to die.’ I knew something was very wrong. Medical school is always tiring, but this was a different...
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.@DavidFajgenbaum cured his own rare disease by repurposing an existing FDA-approved drug. Now, he's using AI to do the same thing for other rare diseases. His remarkable story will soon be the subject of a major motion picture.
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A UPenn doctor's race to find a cure for his rare life-threatening condition is being turned into a movie. He found a cure and in the process found ways to repurpose existing medications.
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Catch @DavidFajgenbaum on @FOX29philly this morning! He’s talking about his mission to repurpose already approved drugs… and the major motion picture about his life!
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🔥 new episode of @HealthTechRmdy. We hear the incredible story of @DavidFajgenbaum and @EveryCure. National best selling author who discovered a treatment to save his own life as a medical student, and now repurposing drugs for rare diseases and beyond https://t.co/3QSMsNmeOg
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Big news: We’re proud to support the launch of the Center for Pediatric CRISPR Cures at @UCSF and @UCBerkeley which will bring personalized CRISPR cures to children with rare genetic diseases. 🔗
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With the launch of the new center, we're one step closer to making personalized CRISPR cures a reality for children born with rare genetic diseases.
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Every Cure—the overall winner of Newsweek's inaugural AI Impact Awards—is finding hidden disease cures on dusty drugstore shelves.
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Every Cure—the overall winner of Newsweek's inaugural AI Impact Awards—is finding hidden disease cures on dusty drugstore shelves.
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“You need to have a vision for what you’re fighting for.” During his keynote speech to our Executive MBA Class of 2025, @DavidFajgenbaum (M’13, WG’15) of @PennMedicine and @EveryCure shared what his health journey taught him about overcoming life’s greatest challenges.
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In this conversation, @DavidFajgenbaum discusses his personal diagnostic journey and the errors and delays he encountered along the way. We also explore why academic medicine needs to go beyond generating disparate pieces of scientific knowledge. https://t.co/IXhvxOpB57
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Today, we’re announcing the first major discovery made by our AI Scientist with the lab in the loop: a promising new treatment for dry AMD, a major cause of blindness. Our agents generated the hypotheses, designed the experiments, analyzed the data, iterated, even made figures
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