Washington - U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-SC), Congressmen Danny Davis (D-IL), and Charles Rangel (D-NY), co-chairs of the Congressional Sickle Cell Caucus, will host a briefing highlighting the unique medical issues facing children with sickle cell disease this afternoon. The briefing, titled “Living with Sickle Cell Disease: Treatment from Birth to Adulthood,” will include leading experts from across the country who will share what life is like for a patient with sickle cell disease and what treatment options are available.

Congressional Sickle Cell Caucus co-chairs Senator Scott, Congressmen Davis and Rangel are expected to deliver remarks during the discussion. The caucus was founded in 2014 in efforts to promote education and awareness about the disease.

The following experts are scheduled to speak at the briefing:

• Santonio Holmes Jr., NFL Wide Receiver

• Julie Kanter, MD, Director of Lifespan Comprehensive Sickle Cell Center at Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) Children’s Hospital

• Peter A. Lane, MD, Director of Sickle Cell Program, Children’s Hospital of Atlanta

• Charles Adams, MSW, Social Worker, Division of Hematology, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

• Allistar Abraham, MD, Attending Physician, Division of Blood and Marrow Transplantation, Children’s National Health System
   

Thursday, June 23, 2016 
WHO: Congressional Sickle Caucus, Senator Tim Scott (R-SC), Congressmen Danny Davis (R-IL), and Charles Rangel (D-NY)

WHAT: Host Briefing on Sickle Cell Disease

WHEN: Today, 2PM – 3PM

WHERE: Rayburn House Office Building, B318