Heather Gatcombe, MD
@heathergatcombemd.bsky.social
Mito & Heart Transplant Mom • Radiation Oncologist • Vice Chair of Community and Belonging • Board Member: United Mitochondrial Disease Foundation (UMDF) & Enduring Hearts (pediatric heart transplant research)
You cannot diagnose mitochondrial disease or dysfunction by appearance
We discussed the importance of genetic testing, increasing awareness of mitochondrial diseases, potential loss of access to elamipretide, ❤️ transplant journey & resources for patients and caregivers
youtube.com/watch?v=V8RO...
We discussed the importance of genetic testing, increasing awareness of mitochondrial diseases, potential loss of access to elamipretide, ❤️ transplant journey & resources for patients and caregivers
youtube.com/watch?v=V8RO...
Can patients with mitochondrial disease afford to wait for the FDA? Episode 33
YouTube video by All Access DNA
youtube.com
September 16, 2025 at 11:57 PM
You cannot diagnose mitochondrial disease or dysfunction by appearance
We discussed the importance of genetic testing, increasing awareness of mitochondrial diseases, potential loss of access to elamipretide, ❤️ transplant journey & resources for patients and caregivers
youtube.com/watch?v=V8RO...
We discussed the importance of genetic testing, increasing awareness of mitochondrial diseases, potential loss of access to elamipretide, ❤️ transplant journey & resources for patients and caregivers
youtube.com/watch?v=V8RO...
Join the #ShotsForShotsChallenge—to fight for every patient’s shot at life.
💚 This is for every child fighting mitochondrial disease.
💚 For every baby with heart failure whose life depends on elamipretide.
Patients may lose access to this medication as soon as September
#APPROVEELAMIPRETIDE
💚 This is for every child fighting mitochondrial disease.
💚 For every baby with heart failure whose life depends on elamipretide.
Patients may lose access to this medication as soon as September
#APPROVEELAMIPRETIDE
August 17, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Join the #ShotsForShotsChallenge—to fight for every patient’s shot at life.
💚 This is for every child fighting mitochondrial disease.
💚 For every baby with heart failure whose life depends on elamipretide.
Patients may lose access to this medication as soon as September
#APPROVEELAMIPRETIDE
💚 This is for every child fighting mitochondrial disease.
💚 For every baby with heart failure whose life depends on elamipretide.
Patients may lose access to this medication as soon as September
#APPROVEELAMIPRETIDE
My son’s mitochondrial disease led to heart failure and a transplant.
No family should have to experience that journey.
Join the #ShotsForShotsChallenge to fight for every patient’s shot at life
💚 For every baby with heart failure whose life depends on elamipretide
No family should have to experience that journey.
Join the #ShotsForShotsChallenge to fight for every patient’s shot at life
💚 For every baby with heart failure whose life depends on elamipretide
August 16, 2025 at 10:36 AM
My son’s mitochondrial disease led to heart failure and a transplant.
No family should have to experience that journey.
Join the #ShotsForShotsChallenge to fight for every patient’s shot at life
💚 For every baby with heart failure whose life depends on elamipretide
No family should have to experience that journey.
Join the #ShotsForShotsChallenge to fight for every patient’s shot at life
💚 For every baby with heart failure whose life depends on elamipretide
Wall Street Journal reported this week on how the FDA is failing patients with rare diseases.
Babies with heart failure may lose the life saving drug Elamipteride as soon as next month.
Babies with heart failure may lose the life saving drug Elamipteride as soon as next month.
August 16, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Wall Street Journal reported this week on how the FDA is failing patients with rare diseases.
Babies with heart failure may lose the life saving drug Elamipteride as soon as next month.
Babies with heart failure may lose the life saving drug Elamipteride as soon as next month.
wapo.st/3Hd4b9S. This story offers so much hope to families of children with rare and metabolic diseases. ❤️💕🥰
How the race to invent a drug for one sick baby made medical history
A rare disorder threatened baby KJ. Could a sprint to edit his genes using CRISPR save him?
wapo.st
May 18, 2025 at 3:58 PM
wapo.st/3Hd4b9S. This story offers so much hope to families of children with rare and metabolic diseases. ❤️💕🥰