Medical and Scientific Advisory Council

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