Newswise — (Baltimore, MD) – 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 (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 www.mdmercy.com, and MDMercyMedia on Facebook and Twitter, or call 1-800-M.D.-Mercy.
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