Medical oncologists Peter
Ledakis, M.D. and Anokhi
Patel, M.D. of Medical Oncology and Hematology at Mercy are
guests of the hospital's award-winning talk show series,
"Medoscopy," airing on Facebook Watch, Wed.-Thurs., Aug. 21st-22nd at 5:30
p.m. EST
BALTIMORE, Aug. 20,
2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Medical oncologists
Peter Ledakis, M.D. and Anokhi Patel, M.D. of Medical Oncology and
Hematology at Mercy are guests of the hospital's award-winning talk
show series, "Medoscopy," airing on Facebook Watch, Wed.-Thurs.,
Aug. 21st-22nd at 5:30 p.m. EST
(http://www.facebook.com/MercyMedicalCenter).
A 30-minute pre-taped program that explores the background and
lives of Mercy clinicians, patients and others, Medoscopy was
launched in spring 2021 and airs in two 15-minute segments. To view
past episodes, visit the Medoscopy playlist on the Mercy Medical
Center YOUTUBE channel.
In this latest installment, Drs. Patel and Ledakis discuss their
work in the treatment of a variety of cancer conditions, as well as
shedding light on their backgrounds and on life outside the
hospital.
Dr. Patel notes how she "went off to medical school right after
high school as an 18-year-old," attending the Medical University of
Silesia in Katowice in
Poland. Dr. Ledakis, who "grew up
in the suburbs of Athens" and
whose given name, Panayotis, means "All Holy" in Greek, explained
how he earned his medical degree from the University of Athens
Medical School in Greece.
On more personal notes, Dr. Patel relayed a childhood interest
in jigsaw puzzles and as an adult, enjoys travel with her husband
and their 9-month old. Dr. Ledakis shared his interest in the works
of Greek author, journalist, politician, poet and philosopher,
Nikos Kazantzakis.
During Medoscopy's regular "show and tell" segment, Dr. Ledakis
presented the certificate he earned while still in middle and high
school in Tae Kwon Do; Dr. Patel shared the inscribed Yeti
drinkware, a large insulated bottle, that was a gift from a
grateful patient.
Dr. Ledakis is Supervisor of Mercy's Anticoagulation Lab and
actively participates in clinical research of peritoneal
carcinomatosis, gastrointestinal malignancies and related
disorders. Dr. Patel is a Fellowship-trained physician providing
diagnosis and treatment for a broad range of cancers and blood
disorders, such as leukemia and lymphoma and colon and rectal
cancers.
Medoscopy is filmed on the campus of Mercy Medical Center in
downtown Baltimore with video,
sound, and lighting by Zinnia Film. Medoscopy received a Bronze
Telly Award in 2024 in the "Online Series, Public Awareness, Public
Interest" category.
Founded in 1874 by the Sisters of Mercy, Mercy Medical Center is
located in downtown Baltimore
City, about six blocks from Baltimore's famed Inner Harbor. A
university-affiliated teaching facility, Mercy is a Catholic
hospital with a national reputation for women's health care,
orthopedics, and other specialties. For more information, visit
http://www.mdmercy.com, and MDMercyMedia on Facebook and Twitter,
or call 1-800-M.D.-Mercy.
Media Contact
Dan Collins, Mercy Health
Services, 4103329714, dcollins@mdmercy.com, www.mdmercy.com
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