Lymphatic Education
& Research Network

Grant Description: The Lymphatic Education and Research Network (LE&RN) and the American Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery (ASRM) recognize the importance of fostering the development of surgeon scientists prepared to undertake innovative research in lymphedema and microsurgery. Both

Click here for the online press release and a downloadable pdf.

4th annual World Lymphedema Day expands to more cities, states, and countries.

NEW YORK, NY – February 18, 2019 – The Lymphatic Education & Research Network (LE&RN) launched World Lymphedema Day in 2016 with a petition to the

In January 2019, LE&RN Spokesperson Kathy Bates appeared on Dr. Phil to talk about her amazing career, surviving cancer, her struggle with lymphedema, and her powerful activism on behalf of the LE and LD communities. Watch the full episode here:

Lodging and Hotel

We are pleased to have partnered with the following hotels for special Courtesy Room Rates 3.28.19 - 3.31.19. Please note that each hotel has a limited number of rooms available, and they are on a first-come, first-served basis. Guests need to call each hotel directly, as

Dr. S. R. Narahari, MD, DVD, is head of the Institute of Applied Dermatology, a clinic based in Kasaragod, Kerala, India. From January 14–17, 2019, the Institute hosted the 9th annual Colloquium on Evidence-Based Integrative Medicine for Lymphatic Filariasis and other Chronic Dermatoses.

On January 4, 2019, Israel held the annual Sea of Galilee Marathon. This year, volunteers from the Israel Lymphedema Association manned a stand to provide bottles of cold water and fresh fruit for the runners along the shore. The volunteers wore bright t-shirts written with the words "Leg

A guest blog post by Dr. Andrea Brennan, OTR/L, CLT-LANA, WCC.

Thinking Lymphatically: Part 3 in the series

If you’ve been following the first and second articles in our Think Lymphatically Series, you’re gaining a fresh understanding of chronic edema and lymphedema. In the previous

A guest blog post by Dr. Andrea Brennan, OTR/L, CLT-LANA, WCC.

Thinking Lymphatically

This article, the second in our three-part series, explains why the existing approach to treating edema and lymphedema is often incomplete, with cutting-edge information just beginning to enter mainstream

New Science and Lymphedema, by Dr. Andrea Brennan, OTR/L, CLT-LANA, WCC

Thinking Lymphatically: Microvascular Fluid Exchange

New research is proving that it’s crucial to have a lymphatic-first mindset. Why? Because all edema is lymphatic overload - a fact that phlebologists and other

"While I hate having lymphedema, I will not let it define me," Andrea Weinreb said at the November 2018 Run/Walk to Fight Lymphedema & Lymphatic Diseases in New York City. "In fact, I really believe it has given me a bigger purpose in life."

Andrea is one of LE&RN's most successful