Biography:
Dr. Kafina completed a bachelor’s degree in neuroscience & behavior at Wesleyan University and obtained a masters degree in neuroscience at Brandeis University. Following graduate school, Dr. Kafina researched Hematology at Harvard Medical school affiliated with Brigham and Women’s hospital. He published studies in journals including Science and Blood on treatments for iron deficiency anemia and novel mechanisms of porphyria as well as first author review articles on hematopoiesis. He utilized genetic engineering of zebrafish and cellular experiments to achieve the publications. Dr. Kafina studied medicine at St. George’s University School of Medicine and is currently a Neurology resident at Westchester Medical Center.
Title : Heterotopic ossification of skeletal muscle: A complication of stiff person syndrome