Leslie Fogel MD, PhD (she/her)
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Leslie Fogel MD, PhD (she/her)
@momdphd.bsky.social
Mom, pediatric rheumatologist/immunologist, research immune response to S. aureus, wife, avid reader, dessert lover, and word game maven. Opinions are my own. #pedsrheumsky #rheumsky #medsky #ARMom
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@cardinals.com
My 10yo son has been begging me to send you this all day. He wrote up a trade plan for the Cardinals and Rays along with fielding positions, pitching, and batting order:

Please be kind.

1/5
April 11, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Reposted by Leslie Fogel MD, PhD (she/her)
🧬🦠🧠🥼🧪📈🟦
@ebi.embl.org:

Many scientists are worried that vital biomedical data housed in U.S. government databases is at risk.

Which aspects of NCBI are mirrored on EMBL-EBI?
Do you plan to back up more U.S. data?

@altcdc.bsky.social
@altnih4science.bsky.social

www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Scientists globally are racing to save vital health databases taken down amid Trump chaos
The mass-archiving effort is in response to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention removing some of its web pages.
www.nature.com
February 7, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Reposted by Leslie Fogel MD, PhD (she/her)
If you’ve been directly impacted by a pause or cancellation of an NIH study session, we @forbes.com would like to talk to you
All NIH study sections canceled indefinitely. This will halt science and devastate research budgets in universities.
January 22, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Excited to have won the most festive cookie prize! Thanks for hosting such a great celebration @washumedrheum.bsky.social!
We had a great luncheon and cookie bake-off with our division this afternoon! 🍪 Congratulations to our winners and happy holidays from your friends in St. Louis! ❄️

#Rheumatology
December 13, 2024 at 9:34 PM
Congratulations to our senior fellow, Dr. Rachel Guess, on winning the ACR Image competition this year! #pedsrheumsky #rheumsky #washu
Winner of the 2024 ACR Annual Image Competition
"Cavitary Lung Nodules With Sinus And Skin Disease In Pediatric ANCA Vasculitis"

To be published in A&R:
acrjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
#Medsky
November 22, 2024 at 1:53 PM
Reposted by Leslie Fogel MD, PhD (she/her)
#ACR24 Lupus Nephritis CARE
• By Dr. Maria Dall'Era (UCSF)

Review of #LupusNephritis 🫘
▪️Rx TRIPLE therapy
▪️belimumab vs voclosporin
▪️low level proteinuria (even *UPCR <0.5*) can STILL be associated with disease activity (Class III/IV/V)

#Lupus #RheumSky #NephSky
November 18, 2024 at 1:27 PM
Reposted by Leslie Fogel MD, PhD (she/her)
🆕 #ACR24 | Updated Guidelines for Lupus Nephritis Treatment & Management 🫘

Highlights 🔶
• Critical role of renal biopsy
• Differences for treatment by LN Class
• Adjunctive Rx w/ HCQ & RAASi
• GC pulse ⇢ *moderate/low* dose PDN

#Lupus #NephSky #RheumSky #Rheumatology #MedSky
November 18, 2024 at 11:37 PM
Shout out to my amazing colleague, Dr. Maleewan Kitcharoensakkul, on a fantastic presentation of her interesting case at the #acr24 pediatric thieves market. #pedsrheumsky #rheumsky #washu #slch
November 18, 2024 at 3:09 AM
Congratulations to our senior fellow, Dr. Rachel Guess, on presenting her poster at the #acr24 pediatric thieves market!
November 16, 2024 at 11:06 PM
Excited for the start of #ACR24! To honor the best specialty in the world please share your favorite rheumatology videos, jokes, and memes! Here's mine: www.reddit.com/r/Contagious...
www.reddit.com
November 15, 2024 at 9:20 PM
Reposted by Leslie Fogel MD, PhD (she/her)
Let’s make Bluesky a safe heaven for ALL communities.
No haters allowed here !
November 9, 2024 at 11:08 PM
Very interesting read that verbalizes well many of the things I realized throughout my training. I think medicine (and many professions) need to find that balance between professional dedication and personal care and fulfillment. www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
January 11, 2024 at 6:42 PM
My 9 yo watched me for a few minutes while I was working on the slides for journal club on Monday. His assessment: "Mommy, your work is complicated." #hesnotwrong #momademia #scisky #medsky #science
December 3, 2023 at 3:29 PM