RARECast: A Vision for Making Kansas City a Rare Disease Center of Excellence

by Daniel Levine

Kelly Ranallo, a rare patient advocate in Kansas City, is using World Rare Disease Day as a way to bring together the rare disease community in the region to a town hall meeting to discuss the needs of patients and brainstorm new initiatives. We spoke to Ranallo about her new organization Rare KC, the upcoming town hall meeting, and her vision for turning Kansas City into the home of a national center of excellence for rare diseases.