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\"Namita<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Chair<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Namita A. Goyal, MD, FAAN <\/strong>
Neurologist<\/em>
<\/em><\/em>University of California, Irvine
Orange, CA<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\"Julie<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Vice Chair<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Julie Paik, MD, MHS<\/strong> <\/strong>
Rheumatologist<\/em><\/em>
<\/em><\/em>Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\"ahseen<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Liaison to the Board of Directors<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Tahseen Mozaffar, MD
<\/strong>Neurologist<\/em>
Irvine, CA<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\"\"<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Research Chair<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Janine Lamb, BS, DPhil<\/strong><\/strong>
Genomics\/Genetics <\/em>
University of Manchester
United Kingdom<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\"Lesley<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Nominating Chair<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Lesley Ann Saketkoo, MD, MPH
<\/strong>Rheumatologist<\/em>
<\/em>Tulane University
New Orleans, LA<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Medical Advisory Board Members<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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\"Helene<\/figure>
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Helene Alexanderson, PhD<\/strong>, RPT<\/strong>
Physical Therapy<\/em>
Karolinska Institute
Stockholm, Sweden<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\"Yves<\/figure>
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Yves Allenbach, MD, PhD<\/strong>
<\/strong>Immunologist<\/em>
Sorbonne Universite, Inserm
Paris, France<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\"Lisa<\/figure>
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Lisa Christopher-Stine, MD, MPH<\/strong>
Rheumatolog<\/em>ist
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\"Ingrid<\/figure>
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Ingrid de Groot, LCSW<\/strong>
Patient Advocate<\/em>
Dutch Myositis Group Spierziekten Netherlands
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\"David<\/figure>
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David Fiorentino, MD, PhD<\/strong>
Dermatologist<\/em>
Stanford University
Redwood, CA<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\"Christopher<\/figure>
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Christopher Graham, DClinPsychol, PhD<\/strong>
Clinical Psychologist<\/em>
University of Strathclyde
United Kingdom<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\"Robert<\/figure>
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Robert Hallowell, MD<\/strong>
Pulmonologist<\/em>
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, MA<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\"Marie<\/figure>
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Marie Holmqvist, MD, PhD<\/strong>
Rheumatologist, Epidemiologist<\/em>
Karolinska Institute
Stockholm, Sweden<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\"Cheilonda<\/figure>
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Cheilonda Johnson, MD, MHS<\/strong>
Pulmonologist<\/em>
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\"Valerie<\/figure>
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Val\u00e9rie Leclair, MD, FRCPC<\/strong>
Rheumatologist<\/em>
McGill University Medical Center\u2019s Jewish General Hospital
Montreal, Canada<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\"Georgia<\/figure>
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Georgia A. Malandraki, PhD, CCC-SLP, BCS-S<\/strong>
Speech-language pathologist<\/em>
Purdue University
West Lafayette, IN<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\"Elie<\/figure>
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Elie Naddaf, MD<\/strong>
Neurologist<\/em>
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
Rochester, MN<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\"Merrilee<\/figure>
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Merrilee Needham, MBBS, PhD, FRACP<\/strong>
Neurologist<\/em>
Perron Institute
Perth, Australia<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\"Clarissa<\/figure>
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Clarissa Pilkington, MD<\/strong>
Rheumatolog<\/em>ist
Great Ormond Street Hospital
United Kingdom<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\"\"<\/figure>
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Christiaan Saris, MD, PhD<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Neurologist<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Radboud University<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nijmegen, Netherlands<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\"Adam<\/figure>
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Adam Schiffenbauer, MD<\/strong>
Rheumatologist
<\/em>National Institute of Health
Bethesda, MD<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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\"Nicole<\/figure>
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Nicole Voet, MD, PhD<\/strong>
Rehab Physician<\/em>
Radboud University Nijmegen, Netherlands
<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\"Victoria<\/figure>
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Victoria Werth, MD<\/strong>
Dermatologist
<\/em>University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Chair Namita A. Goyal, MD, FAAN NeurologistUniversity of California, IrvineOrange, CA Vice Chair Julie Paik, MD, MHS RheumatologistJohns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD Liaison to the Board of Directors Tahseen Mozaffar,…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":189,"featured_media":0,"parent":223,"menu_order":65,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-228","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nMedical Advisory Board - The Myositis Association<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"See who is serving on the TMA Medical Advisory Board, including their specialties, locations, photos and contact information.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.myositis.org\/about-tma\/medical-advisory-board\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Medical Advisory Board - 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