Namita A. Goyal, MD

Chair

Namita A. Goyal, MD
Neurologist
University of California, Irvine
Orange, CA

Julie Paik, MD, MHS

Vice Chair

Julie Paik, MD, MHS
Rheumatologist
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD

ahseen Mozaffar, MD

Liaison to the Board of Directors

Tahseen Mozaffar, MD
Neurologist
Irvine, CA

Lindsay N. Alfano, PT, DPT, PCS

Research Chair

Lindsay N. Alfano, PT, DPT, PCS
Physical Therapist
Nationwide Children’s Hospital
Columbus, OH

Lesley Ann Saketkoo, MD, MPH

Nominating Chair

Lesley Ann Saketkoo, MD, MPH
Rheumatologist
Tulane University
New Orleans, LA

Medical Advisory Board Members

Helene Alexanderson, PhD, RPT

Helene Alexanderson, PhD, RPT
Physical Therapy
Karolinska Institute
Stockholm, Sweden

Yves Allenbach, MD, PhD

Yves Allenbach, MD, PhD
Immunologist
Sorbonne Universite, Inserm
Paris, France

Lisa Christopher-Stine, MD, MPH

Lisa Christopher-Stine, MD, MPH
Rheumatologist
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD

Sonye Danoff, MD, PhD

Sonye Danoff, MD, PhD
Pulmonologist
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD

Ingrid de Groot, LCSW

Ingrid de Groot, LCSW
Patient Advocate
Dutch Myositis Group Spierziekten Netherlands

Louise Diederichsen, MD, PhD

Louise Diederichsen, MD, PhD
Rheumatologist
Copenhagen University
Denmark

David Fiorentino, MD, PhD

David Fiorentino, MD, PhD
Dermatologist
Stanford University
Redwood, CA

Christopher Graham, DClinPsychol, PhD

Christopher Graham, DClinPsychol, PhD
Clinical Psychologist
University of Strathclyde
United Kingdom

Robert Hallowell, MD

Robert Hallowell, MD
Pulmonologist
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, MA

Marie Holmqvist, MD, PhD

Marie Holmqvist, MD, PhD
Rheumatologist, Epidemiologist
Karolinska Institute
Stockholm, Sweden

Tae Hwan Chung, MD

Tae Hwan Chung, MD
Physiatrist
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD

Cheilonda Johnson, MD, MHS

Cheilonda Johnson, MD, MHS
Pulmonologist
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA

Janine Lamb, PhD

Janine Lamb, PhD
Genomics/Genetics
University of Manchester
United Kingdom

Valerie LeClair, MD, FRCPC

Valerie LeClair, MD, FRCPC
Rheumatologist
McGill University Medical Center’s Jewish General Hospital
Montreal, Canada

Elie Naddaf, MD

Elie Naddaf, MD
Neurologist
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
Rochester, MN

Merrilee Needham, MBBS, PhD, FRACP

Merrilee Needham, MBBS, PhD, FRACP
Neurologist
Perron Institute
Perth, Australia

Clarissa Pilkington, MD

Clarissa Pilkington, MD
Rheumatologist
Great Ormond Street Hospital
United Kingdom

Malin Regardt, PhD, OT

Malin Regardt, PhD, OT
Rehabilitation Specialist
Karolinska Institute
Stockholm, Sweden

Adam Schiffenbauer, MD

Adam Schiffenbauer, MD
Rheumatologist
National Institute of Health
Bethesda, MD

Nicole Voet, MD, PhD

Nicole Voet, MD, PhD
Rehab Physician
Radboud University Nijmegen, Netherlands

Victoria Werth, MD

Victoria Werth, MD
Dermatologist
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA