Heather Gatcombe, MD
heathergatcombemd.bsky.social
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)
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
August 17, 2025 at 1:55 PM
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
August 16, 2025 at 10:36 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.
August 16, 2025 at 10:26 AM