Honorees at NORD’s 2017 Rare Impact Awards will include three clinicians and researchers with expertise in rare diseases. They are Robert Desnick, MD, PhD, of Mount Sinai Hospital and the Icahn School of Medicine in New York City; Frederick Kaplan, MD, of the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania; and Cynthia Tifft, MD, PhD, of the National Institutes of Health. The three, along with other honorees, will be recognized for their work to improve the lives of patients affected by rare diseases.
The annual charity event will take place this year on May 18 at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center Amphitheatre in Washington DC. The event is open to the public and is a fundraiser to support NORD programs and services for all individuals who have rare diseases.