1.0Sickle Cell Disease Association of America Inc.https://www.sicklecelldisease.orgEmma Dayhttps://www.sicklecelldisease.org/author/emma/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="p3o7IXS3gC"><a href="https://www.sicklecelldisease.org/2022/08/19/the-passing-of-dr-samir-ballas/">The Passing of Dr. Samir Ballas</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.sicklecelldisease.org/2022/08/19/the-passing-of-dr-samir-ballas/embed/#?secret=p3o7IXS3gC" width="600" height="338" title="“The Passing of Dr. Samir Ballas” — Sickle Cell Disease Association of America Inc." data-secret="p3o7IXS3gC" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> SCDAA regrets to announce that Dr. Samir Ballas passed away on August 12. He was devoted to caring for adults with sickle cell in Philadelphia at Thomas Jefferson University. He made many significant contributions to clinical research on sickle cell pain and lab research on sickle cell shape changes. Read the letter from his daughter […]