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VCU: With a Firm Belief in the Importance of Listening to Patients, He Changed the Way Sickle Cell Disease is Understood and Treated Around the World
September 18, 2026
RICHMOND, Virginia, Sept. 18 -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news:

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Sept. 17, 2026

With a firm belief in the importance of listening to patients, he changed the way sickle cell disease is understood and treated around the world

Wally Smith's groundbreaking research asked sickle cell disease patients to track their pain - and gave them the chance to be heard.

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