{"id":10804,"date":"2024-03-16T05:25:20","date_gmt":"2024-03-15T22:25:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/?p=10804"},"modified":"2024-03-16T05:25:20","modified_gmt":"2024-03-15T22:25:20","slug":"meet-our-doc-shawn-mccandless","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/?p=10804","title":{"rendered":"Meet Our Doc: Shawn McCandless"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\"  width=\"580\" height=\"385\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/x92Hsr6Mftc?autoplay=1&#038;cc_load_policy=1&#038;modestbranding=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n<br \/>\u201cWe want our patients to have access to the absolute best therapy for them \u2026 even if they\u2019re the only person in the world who\u2019s ever going to get that specific therapy,\u201d says clinical geneticist, Shawn McCandless, MD. \u201cWe want to be the place to do that, and we are the place to do that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Dr. McCandless spends his days with children and families affected by all types of genetic conditions. As the Chair of the Department of Genetics and Metabolism at Children&#8217;s Hospital Colorado, Dr. McCandless understands that a genetic diagnosis can be frightening and overwhelming. He ensures families know the best options for their unique case while being a source of comfort and support.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s not my job to decide what somebody else needs,\u201d says Dr. McCandless. \u201cMy job is to say, \u2018this is what we can do if you\u2019d like,\u2019 and to help them make the decision that\u2019s right for them.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>With his special expertise in rare genetic disorders, Dr. McCandless focuses on developing new ways to manage and treat conditions like Prader-Willi syndrome and inborn errors of metabolism, such as urea cycle and fatty acid oxidation disorders.<\/p>\n<p>To learn more about our Clinical Genetics and Inherited Metabolic Diseases Program, visit: https:\/\/www.childrenscolorado.org\/doctors-and-departments\/departments\/genetics\/?utm_source=youtube&#038;utm_medium=social&#038;utm_campaign=slg_precision_med <\/p>\n<p>Connect with Children\u2019s Colorado:<br \/>\nInstagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/childrenscolo<br \/>\nFacebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/childrenshospitalcolorado<br \/>\nTwitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChildrensCO_Pro<br \/>\nLinkedIn: https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/children&#8217;s-hospital-colorado<br \/>\nPinterest: https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/childrenscolo\/<br \/>\nWebsite: http:\/\/www.childrenscolorado.org<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=x92Hsr6Mftc\">source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cWe want our patients to have access to the absolute best therapy for them \u2026 even if they\u2019re the only person in the world who\u2019s ever going to get that specific therapy,\u201d says clinical geneticist, Shawn McCandless, MD. \u201cWe want to be the place to do that, and we are the place to do that.\u201d &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10804","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-health"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10804","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=10804"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10804\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=10804"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=10804"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=10804"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}