ASK THE AUTHOR: David Fajgenbaum (N'07) | Chasing My Cure: A Doctor's Race to Turn Hope into Action

Join us to be the first to hear this interview between Dr. David Fajgenbaum (N'07), MD, MBA, MSc, groundbreaking physician-scientist, disease hunter, speaker, and author of the national bestseller, Chasing My Cure: A Doctor's Race to Turn Hope into Action and GUAA Executive Director Julia Farr (C'88, P'19, '21, '24) in this live broadcast Ask the Author event!

Dr. Fajgenbaum will take us inside the pages of his 2019 memoir, discussing how his near-death experiences as he battles Castleman disease have ultimately led him to live a life full of focus, purpose, and invincible hope. Submit your questions for David when you register!

Chasing My Cure is currently being read by the Lifelong Learning Virtual Book Club now through March 11. Visit g.town/bookclub to join in reading along with fellow Hoyas.

Speaker bio:
Dr. David Fajgenbaum, MD, MBA, MSc, is a groundbreaking physician-scientist, disease hunter, speaker, and author of the nationally bestselling Chasing My Cure: A Doctor's Race to Turn Hope into Action.

Best known as the "doctor who cured himself," Fajgenbaum went from being a beast-like college Quarterback to receiving his last rites while in medical school and nearly dying four more times battling Castleman disease. To try to save his own life, he spearheaded an innovative approach to research through the Castleman Disease Collaborative Network (CDCN) and discovered a treatment that is saving his life and others.

Now, he is spreading this approach to other diseases, such as COVID19, and sharing lessons he learned about life, hope, and resilience from nearly dying through Chasing My Cure, which has been translated into five languages and named one of the "Best Non-Fiction Books" by Next Big Ideas Club.

Read more about Chasing My Cure at chasingmycure.com. Purchase David's book on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1524799610/.