Doctor Who Devised a Treatment for Her Rare, Painful Disease Started Clinic to Help Others
After being diagnosed with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome in 2017, Dr.Alissa Zingmandevised a successful treatment for herself — and eventually opened a clinic, where she has treated 500 patients. “Most people don’t have the opportunity — when they go through something difficult — to feel like there was a purpose for all of it,” Zingman, 39, tells PEOPLE in this week’s issue. “I’m able to use what I’ve gone through to help other people....