Meet Dr. Terri Parker

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• 00:00My name is Terry Parker and I'm an
• 00:03assistant professor of medicine.
• 00:05In this section of hematology.
• 00:06So in medical school and an
• 00:08internal medicine residency,
• 00:09I was always drawn to the
• 00:12human to logical malignancies.
• 00:13The research in the field was
• 00:15rapidly expanding and very exciting,
• 00:17and the patients had these amazing
• 00:20relationships with their physicians,
• 00:21many spanning years, and all of this had.
• 00:25Led to my decision to specialize
• 00:27in haematological malignancies,
• 00:28specifically plasma cell disorders
• 00:29when patients come from the first
• 00:31appointment with any physician,
• 00:33especially when discussing a
• 00:34possible or new diagnosis of cancer,
• 00:36it can be very overwhelming.
• 00:38I would encourage all patients
• 00:40and their support system,
• 00:41whether that be a family member or
• 00:44friends to write down any questions
• 00:46or concerns that they have.
• 00:48That way you can be sure that these
• 00:50are addressed during your appointments.
• 00:52Treatment of plasma cell disorders
• 00:54is definitely a team approach.
• 00:56Here at yell at the team is not
• 00:58only your physician but consist
• 01:00of an advanced practice provider,
• 01:03which is a physician assistant.
• 01:05In our case, practice Tarsis infusion nurses,
• 01:07nutrition and social work,
• 01:09which also runs a patient support
• 01:11group for multiple myeloma patients.
• 01:13My research focused mirrors
• 01:14my clinical interest.
• 01:15I conduct clinical trials in
• 01:17patients with plasma cell disorders.
• 01:19There have been many advances in
• 01:21plasma cell disorders in regards to
• 01:24the understanding of the diseases,
• 01:26pathogenesis, and biology.
• 01:26Which has led to the new developments
• 01:29of treatments.