Lymphatic Education
& Research Network

Join LE&RN for this free training webinar on Tuesday, August 11, at 2pm.

We'll go over LE&RN's Action Week agenda and discuss how you can make a big impact and improve the lives of those living with LE and LD.

To get started, just sign up here.

Thank you for being part of this initiative

Join forces with other LE&RN activists as we organize to call and email our representatives to change the lives of those living with LE and LD. From August 17 through August 21, we'll convince Congress to support two key goals:

• Establish a National Lymphatic Commission: Our relentless

A guest blog post by Melissa B. Aldrich, M.B.A., Ph.D. This is the second article in a two-part series about Dr. Aldrich and her colleagues’ clinical imaging studies and emerging research into the development of lymphedema. It’s a 7-minute read.

I am part of a team of immunologists,

A guest blog post by Melissa B. Aldrich, M.B.A., Ph.D. This is part one of a two-part series about Dr. Aldrich and her colleagues’ clinical imaging studies and emerging research about the development of lymphedema. It is a 7-minute read.

As a Ph.D. immunologist, I am part of a team that

Join LE&RN on Monday, August 3, at 11am EDT (10am CDT, 9am MDT, 8am PDT) for Current Concepts in Lymphedema Reconstruction, a free Zoom Symposium with Dr. Wei F. Chen.

Dr. Chen is a clinical professor of plastic surgery at Cleveland Clinic. He serves as the head of regional microsurgery and

Join LE&RN on July 22, 2020, at 11 am, for this free online presentation delivered by Stanley Rockson, MD, FACP, FACC about lymphatic research and the LE&RN International Patient Registry.

This Zoom call is free and open to all. Just register here in advance or at the time of the event.

Join LE&RN on Wednesday, July 15, 2020, at 11 am EDT (10 am CDT, 9 am MDT, 8 am PDT) for this online interview with CLTs Stephanie Kiley and Vicki Ralph. They will share initial reactions, new protocols, telehealth experiences, and patient success stories amid COVID-19.

Bob Hartel (Lohmann &

Above image: IGC lymphography (left) and tracing photo (right). IGC found that her arm drained to the neck instead of to the original armpit.

A guest blog post by Louise Koelmeyer. This is a 10-minute read.

In a previous article I wrote with Dr. Hiroo Suami, Mapping the Lymphatics and

A guest blog post by Michael P.

Kaposiform Lymphangiomatosis (KLA) is an extremely rare condition that usually affects kids. Well, it’s the condition that I have. I am Michael P. age 11.

This all started when I was just 5, turning 6 years old.

I did not want to eat, my bones hurt, and I