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Lenox Hill Hospital Northwell Health
Dr. Patricia Walker, MD. Director, the Cystic Fibrosis Center. Lenox Hill Hospital, Northwell Health
Dr. Walker has been the Co-Director and Adult Program Director of the Cystic Fibrosis Center at CFF-accredited Cystic Fibrosis Centers since 1997. Initially at Saint Vincent’s Catholic Medical Centers of New York followed by Mount Sinai Beth Israel and now at Lenox Hill Hospital, Northwell Health.
She has over 25 years of experience in providing interdisciplinary team management for both the physical and psychosocial needs of persons with Cystic Fibrosis and their families. In this capacity, she has been responsible for the diagnosis and care of several hundred adult cystic fibrosis patients, and spent two decades assessing, planning, and implementing the goals of care for CF patients. She fosters interdisciplinary collaborations with colleagues within the field of Cystic Fibrosis as well as Endocrinology, Palliative Care, Nephrology, Obstetrics and Gynecology and Transplant Medicine. She mentors residents and fellows to ensure that their education includes practice-based experience in the management of CF as well as identifying patients in need of a CF diagnostic workup and referral for appropriate follow up. Graduates of involved training programs have gone on to become distinguished CF physicians and researchers.
She leads numerous pivotal clinical trials as site PI to advance the treatment of symptoms and conditions associated with CF. This work has been published in peer-reviewed literature and presented at national meetings. The Center at Lenox Hill Hospital is part of the CF Foundations Therapeutic Development Network (TDN) . Dr. Walker is also a member of the TDN protocol review Committee.
Dr. Walker has a long-standing clinical commitment to the health and reproductive wellness of women with CF. She has fostered a collaborative, multidisciplinary approach to reproductive decision-making, encompassing maternal-fetal medicine, social work, nutrition, and genetic counseling. Based on interactions with patient advocates and researchers in this field, she was invited to participate on a visionary project in collaboration with Dr. Emily Godfrey of University of Washington and Dr. Sandy Sufian of the University of Chicago. She served on the Governance Board and Research Advisory Panel, aimed at developing and prioritizing research studies that address reproductive health-related issues for women with CF. She also served as a clinical advisor to a related project funded by a CFF IMPACT grant. Uniquely, the project, Cystic Fibrosis Reproductive and Sexual Health Collaborative (CFReSHC), established a collaborative of women with CF, clinicians and researchers working in equal partnership to improve the sexual and reproductive health and standards of care.
W13.1- Contraceptive use and pregnancy trends in the era of highly effective modulator therapy
Thursday, September 26, 2024
10:15 AM – 12:15 PM ET