CONQUERING LYME DISEASE – SOLUTIONS THROUGH SCIENCE
Speaker: Brian Fallon, MD, Columbia University Medical Center
Dr. Brian Fallon, director of the Lyme & Tick-borne Diseases Research Center at Columbia University Medical Center, will present a message of hope. He will review recent scientific advances in diagnosis, treatment and prevention that will help to stem the tide of this most challenging disease. While the controversies and uncertainties associated with Lyme Disease are well known, less well known are the great strides being made by contemporary science that are leading to remarkable new approaches to conquer this disease.
Dr. Fallon received his BA and M.Ed. from Harvard University. He has been associated with Columbia University since 1979 where he obtained a MPH in epidemiology and a MD. He co-authored a book “Conquering Lyme Disease: Science Bridges the Great Divide” with Jennifer Sotsky, MD which was published by Columbia University Press in December 2017.
Our Lady of Lourdes High School
131 Boardman Road
Poughkeepsie, NY 12603
Admission is free. No reservations required. Doors open at 7 pm.
For information call: 845-473-0940
