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URL:https://myasthenia.org/events/mgfas-southwest-regional-virtual-confere
 nce-2023-04-15/
SUMMARY:MGFA's Southwest Regional Virtual Conference
DESCRIPTION:Conference replay:    Dr. Chrisman will speak on New Treatments
  for MG Patients  Christina Chrisman\, MD   Dr. Christina Chrisman is a fe
 llowship-trained\, board certified neurologist and neuromuscular specialis
 t. She currently serves as medical director of Neuromuscular Medicine and 
 EMG at Banner University Medical Center-Phoenix and is an Associate Profes
 sor of Neurology with the University of Arizona College of Medicine (UACOM
 -P). Dr. Chrisman completed a fellowship in neuromuscular medicine at UCLA
  and Cedars-Sinai Medical Centers in Los Angeles\, CA and completed a resi
 dency in neurology at Barrow Neurological Institute in Phoenix\, AZ. She i
 s a graduate of the Indiana University School of Medicine in Indianapolis\
 , IN. Prior to her medical training\, she graduated magna cum laude with a
  B.S. in Biomedical Engineering from Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology\,
  the #1 ranked undergraduate college of engineering in the United States. 
 Dr. Chrisman has presented at national conferences and has various publica
 tions in nationally recognized neurology and neuromuscular medicine journa
 ls. Dr. Chrisman&rsquo\;s outpatient practice focuses on patients with neu
 romuscular disorders of all varieties with myasthenia gravis being a speci
 al interest. She enjoys teaching residents and students\, serving as Neuro
 science course director for first year medical students at University of A
 rizona. She is proficient in English and Spanish. She enjoys hiking and yo
 ga in her spare time.   Maira Perez will speak on Exercising with Myasthen
 ia Gravis   Maira Perez\, BS Maira is an exercise physiologist who works c
 losely with the multidisciplinary teams at each of the wellness clinics at
  HonorHealth Neurology. She received her Bachelor of Science degree in Exe
 rcise and Wellness from Arizona State University. She was a personal train
 er for adults with disabilities during her undergrad. In addition\, she ha
 s a comprehensive knowledge in massage therapy and creating home exercise 
 programs in a rehabilitation care setting. Her passion for wellness began 
 as a therapeutic massage therapist\, where she acquired the knowledge for 
 enhancing wellness into people&rsquo\;s lives. 
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CATEGORIES:Events,Regional Events
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