By Nelson A. King
One Brooklyn Health (OBH)
is offering antibody treatment to
help reduce the chance of hospitalization
and death from the
COVID-19 virus.
Dr. Patrick T. Lee, chair of
Medicine at One Brooklyn Health
— which encompasses Kingsbrook,
Interfaith and Brookdale
hospitals in Brooklyn — told
Caribbean Life, in an exclusive
interview on Monday, that Monocloponal
Antibody Therapy is a
“potentially life-saving treatment
that reduces the risk of hospitalization
and death from COVID for
high-risk patients, ideally within
the first few days after symptoms
develop and before they get ill.
“It’s shown to be effective
when given early,” said Dr. Lee,
stating that the first evidence
of the effectiveness of the treatment
was in January, when a
“definitive study” was done by
the New England Journal of
Medicine, “which shows it highly
reduces death.
“It’s a synthetic antibody,”
he added. “The vaccine helps to
develop antibody.”
Dr. Lee said this therapy was
available in Brookdale Emergency
Room, and that not many
people were getting it.
“After we became a system, we
realized we can do it at Kingsbrook
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Emergency Room,” he
said. “We did the work to create
that opportunity.”
Dr. Lee said patients are very
happy with antibody treatment,
adding that “it’s a very popular
treatment, and patient outcome
is very good.
“Dozens of patients have been
treated in this fashion,” he said.
“If they didn’t get the infusion,
some of those patients will get
sicker.”
The chair of Medicine said
Monoclonal Antibody Treatment
is available to individuals who are
confirmed COVID positive; high
risk for progression to COVID;
and symptomatic but not seriously
ill, that is, not sick enough
to be hospitalized or require
increased oxygen support.
In addition, he said the treatment
is available as a preventive
treatment to individuals who are
not fully vaccinated and exposed
to someone with COVID; or are
fully vaccinated but have a weakened
immune system from a disease
or medications they are taking
and are exposed to someone
with COVID.
Dr. Lee said high risk categories
include: 65 years or
older; obesity (body mass index
– BMI >25); pregnancy; diabetes,
chronic heart, kidney or lung
disease; weakened immune system
from disease or medications;
smoking (current or former); and
active substance use.
“Kingsbrook is the place for
this treatment,” Dr. Lee said. “It’s
also offered at other hospitals.
It’s important to emphasis that
high risk is the most important
things.
“One Brooklyn Health is here
is provide to our community, and
this (treatment) is really cutting
edge.”
Dr. Lee, who was recently
named as the first Chairman
of Medicine for One Brooklyn
Health, said he has dedicated his
Dr. Patrick T. Lee, chair of Medicine at One Brooklyn Health.
Courtesy Dr. Patrick Lee
career to solving two problems:
helping individuals and teams
reach their fullest potential, and
creating health systems that
deliver the “safe, kind and timely
care that patients deserve.”
He said he is honored to join
OBH and aims to make a “direct
and meaningful contribution
to racial justice through better
health for OBH’s patients and the
communities it serves.”
As Chairman of Medicine at
Mass General Brigham Salem
Hospital, Dr. Lee led the Department
of Medicine response to the
highest COVID-19 patient volume
among community hospitals
in Massachusetts, resulting
in over 2100 patients discharged
alive with an overall mortality
rate of 8.5 percent.
One Brooklyn Health offers
antibody treatment
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