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Tomi Pastinen: Treating All the Not-So-Rare “Rare Disease” Patients at Major Care Centers
Episode 8
Published 1 year, 9 months ago
Description
Tomi Pastinen, MD, PhD, is transforming pediatric medicine through genomics. As Director at Children’s Mercy Kansas City, he’s pioneered pharmacogenetic testing and 5-nucleotide genomic sequencing, bringing precision medicine to children. On Behind the Breakthroughs, Pastinen discusses the promise—and challenges—of turning genetic diagnoses into real treatments, from rare inherited diseases to complex conditions like autism.
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Produced by Bill Levine
Hosted by Jonathan D. Grinstein
Music provided by Artem Hramushkin
Audio mixed and mastered by Jason Mack
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