Medical & Scientific Advisory Board

Medical & Scientific Advisory Board

The mission of the Medical & Scientific Advisory Board (MSAB) is to support the leadership of the National Scleroderma Foundation by advising the Board of Directors on matters requiring scientific judgment as it relates to research and patient care. The MSAB serves as a link between the Foundation and the medical and research communities, and takes a leading role in fostering physician education, mentoring young investigators, and assisting with the development of Foundation programs designed to accomplish these goals.

Steering Committee

Kathryn Torok, MD, Chair
Jessica Gordon, MD, Chair, Patient Education Committee
Laura Hummers, MD, Chair, Physician Education Committee
Shervin Assassi, MD, Chair, Research Committee

 

Members-at-large

Elana Bernstein, MD
Nunzio Bottini, MD, PhD
Soumya Chatterjee, MD, MS
Robyn Domsic, MD
Jessica Farrell, PharmD
Tracy Frech, MD
Kristin Highland, MD
Monique Hinchcliff, MD
Heidi Jacobe, MD
Kimberly Lakin, MD
David Leader, DMD
Joy Liu, MD
Rishi Naik, MD
Janet Poole, PhD, OTR/L
Carrie Richardson, MD
Lesley Ann Saketkoo, MD
Brian Skaug, MD
Robert Spiera, MD
Virginia Steen, MD
Elizabeth Volkmann, MD, MS

Carol Feghali-Bostwick, PhD, Board Liaison
Karen Gottesman, Patient Advisory Board Liaison
Elizabeth Mulroy, Staff Liaison