No, of course not. I just thought I'd better let you know before more time went by and it got more awkward than it is now. [another flash of a grin.]

Doctor AnikaAmadi Nuttal at your service. [she holds out a gloved hand to shake]

I'm a researcher and a specialist in rare hematologic diseases in children.
I commute a lot between the hospital here in New York, and the Dana Farber Childrens Center at Boston Hospital, or John Hopkins in Baltimore. And in my off time I ask researchers for help with my Girl Scout troop projects, and take part in the Doctors without Borders program. So I also work with some up and coming companies who specialize in 3d printing of prosthetic limbs for children around the world.

And I promise not to poke or prod your body, or ask about your cane. Ever.