We deeply thank members of the Medical & Scientific Advisory Council for their expertise and dedication to the myasthenia community.
MGFA Board Members and Lead External Advisors
Chief Medical Advisor: Richard Nowak, MD - Yale School of Medicine
Chief Scientific Advisor: Kevin O’Connor, PhD - Yale School of Medicine
MSAC Steering Committee
Kevin O’Connor, PhD - Yale School of Medicine
Richard Nowak, MD - Yale School of Medicine
Carolina Barnett-Tapia, MD, PhD - University of Toronto, Canada
Michael Benatar, MD, PhD - University of Miami
Vern Juel, MD - Duke University Medical Center
Gil Wolfe, MD, FAAN - University at Buffalo/SUNY
Research Sub-Council
Kevin O’Connor, PhD - Yale School of Medicine
Richard Nowak, MD, MS - Yale School of Medicine
Carolina Barnett-Tapia, MD, PhD - University of Toronto, Canada
David Beeson, MA, PhD - Oxford University, England
Mario Losen, PhD - Maastricht University, Netherlands
Anna Punga, MD, PhD - Uppsala University, Sweden
David Richman, MD - University of California, Davis
Education Sub- Council
Kelly Gwathmey, MD - Virginia Commonwealth University
Ali Habib, MD - University of California, Irvine
James “Chip” Howard Jr., MD,FAAN - University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Pushpa Narayanaswami, MD, FAAN - Harvard University Medical School
Partners in MG Care Sub-Council
Amanda Guidon, MD, MPH - Massachusetts General Hospital
Michael Hehir, MD - University of Vermont Medical Center
Sri Muppidi, MD - Stanford University Medical Center
Nick Silvestri, MD, FAAN - University at Buffalo/SUNY