Congratulations to long-time friend and advisor to FightSMA, Dr. Robert Leshner (pictured left), for his presentation about Pompe Disease at the 12th International Congress on Neuromuscular Diseases Meeting in Naples, Italy over the weekend. It was described by one of his peers as a wonderful talk by an internationally respected man often unrecognized because of his modest nature.

If I had my way, there’d be a swimming pool in everybody’s backyard. - Dr. Bob Leshner, M.D.

In this preview of the new FightSMA / Metro Productions sponsored webisodes, “Fighting Back,” FightSMA President Martha Slay interviews Dr. Alex Mackenzie (Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario) and Dr. Robert Leshner (Children’s National Medical Center), asking a few questions that are on the minds of spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) parents everywhere.

Click the above video to watch the interview, and keep logging on to FightSMA.org for more interviews, video content, and more!

Thank you to Metro Productions, our partners in this fight, for their generous gifts of time and expertise in the pro bono production of these videos.