Webinar – What Families Need to Know! A Pediatrician’s Tips for Understanding Common Lab Results

Join GLOBAL Down Syndrome Foundation  and Dr.Kishore Vellody for an important webinar that will cover:

Common labs that are often sent for people with Down syndrome and guidance on their interpretation

What results should be of concern vs expected.

What caregivers can do when they receive their lab results before the doctor.

Kishore Vellody, MD

Dr. Vellody completed his medical degree at the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine and his pediatric residency at the Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin in Milwaukee. He is a Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. In March 2009, he became Medical Director of the Down Syndrome Center of Western Pennsylvania and has also served as President of the National Down Syndrome Congress (NDSC). Dr. Vellody has spoken at a variety of local, regional, national, and international meetings on the care of children with Down syndrome. He became a pediatrician in large part because of his relationship with his older brother, Das, who is smart, funny, caring, … and also has Down syndrome.