Program Faculty and Disclosures
Robert Saul, MD, FACMG, FAAP
Program Chair
Medical Director, General Pediatrics
Children’s Hospital, Greenville Health System
Greenville, SC
Project Co-Director
American Academy of Pediatrics Genetics in Primary Care Institute
Elk Grove Village, IL
Dr Saul has nothing to disclose.
Kristene C. Diggins, DNP
Professor
Liberty University Online
Lynchburg, VA
Kaplan University Online
Indianapolis, IN
Corporate Senior Educator
MinuteClinic
Woonsocket, RI
Dr Diggins has nothing to disclose.
Kevin B. Gebke, MD
Chair
Department of Family Medicine
Indiana University School of Medicine
Service Line Chief
Division of Primary Care
Indiana University Health Physicians
Indianapolis, IN
Dr Gebke serves or has served as a consultant for Pfizer Inc.
Ingrid Larson, MBA, MSN, DNP, APRN
Director
Beacon Program
Division of General Academic Pediatrics
Children’s Mercy Hospitals and Clinics
Kansas City, MO
Dr Larson has nothing to disclose.
Raymond W. Malles
Advocate for patients with myelodysplastic syndromes
Warminster, PA
Mr Malles and his spouse, Prudence, serve or have served as interviewees for Liberating Research, for which honoraria have been received.
J. Sloan Manning, MD
Adjunct Associate Professor
Department of Family Medicine
University of North Carolina
Chapel Hill, NC
Co-Director
Mood Disorders Clinic
Moses Cone Family Medicine Residency
Greensboro, NC
Dr Manning serves or has served on advisory boards for H. Lundbeck A/S; Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc.; and Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited. He serves or has served as a consultant for H. Lundbeck A/S; Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc.; and Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited. He serves or has served on speaker bureaus for H. Lundbeck A/S; Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.; Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc.; and Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited.
Elizabeth A. Nguyen, RN
Chief Executive Officer
Worldwide Syringomyelia & Chiari Task Force Inc.
Lawrenceville, GA
Ms Nguyen serves as chief executive officer of Worldwide Syringomyelia & Chiari Task Force Inc., a 501(c)(3) charity. She holds or has held intellectual property/patents for Worldwide Syringomyelia & Chiari Task Force Inc. and the Syringomyelia Model of Care/Rare Disease Model of Care Template. Worldwide Syringomyelia & Chiari Task Force Inc. is a member of the National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD). Ms Nguyen discloses a relationship with NORD. She volunteers for NORD as the Georgia Ambassador for Rare Disorders.
Ms Nguyen’s spouse is an employee of Southside Medical Center. Her spouse serves or has served as an officer for Worldwide Syringomyelia & Chiari Task Force Inc. Her spouse has or has had a relationship with NORD.
Garey H. Noritz, MD
Associate Professor
Department of Pediatrics
The Ohio State University
Medical Director
Division of Complex Health Care
Nationwide Children’s Hospital
Columbus, OH
Dr Noritz has nothing to disclose.
Becky Parker
Advocate for patients with osteogenesis imperfecta
Zionsville, IN
Ms Parker has nothing to disclose.
Andrea Smith, DNP, CRNP, FNP-BC
Northeastern Regional Director
American Academy of Emergency Nurse Practitioners
Clinical Program Manager for Nurse Practitioner Emergency Services
University of Maryland Medical Center
Baltimore, MD
Dr Smith has nothing to disclose.
Dorota A. Szczepaniak, MD
Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics
Section Director of General and Community Pediatrics
Department of Pediatric Education
Indiana University School of Medicine
Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics
Department of Pediatrics
Riley Hospital for Children at IU Health
Indiana University School of Medicine
Indianapolis, IN
Dr Szczepaniak has nothing to disclose.
Jeffrey Vrieland, MD
Department of Family Medicine
Medical College of Georgia
Augusta, GA
Dr Vrieland has nothing to disclose.
David Weitzman, MD, MAAGP, FAAUCM, DABUCM
Chief Medical Officer
DDC, Corp
Chair, Executive Council
American Academy of Urgent Care Medicine
Chair
US Committee on Graduate Medical Education
Holly Springs, NC
Dr Weitzman performs research and consulting on urgent care operations for DDC, Corp.
Lee Zellmer, MS, CGC
Senior Laboratory Genetic Counselor
Clinical Genetics Laboratories
The Children’s Mercy Hospital
Kansas City, MO
Ms Zellmer has nothing to disclose.
Planning Committee and Disclosures
Christie M. Ballantyne, MD
Professor of Medicine
Department of Medicine
Baylor College of Medicine
Director
Center for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention
Department of Cardiology
Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center
Houston, TX
Dr Ballantyne receives or has received grant/research support paid to her institution from Abbott Diagnostics; Amarin Corporation plc; American Diabetes Association; American Heart Association; Amgen Inc.; Eli Lilly and Company; Esperion Therapeutics, Inc.; National Institutes of Health; Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation; Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.; Pfizer Inc; Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Roche Diagnostics; Sanofi-Synthélabo; and Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited. She serves or has served as a consultant for Abbott Diagnostics; Amarin Corporation plc; Amgen Inc.; Astra Zeneca; Eli Lilly and Company; Esperion Therapeutics, Inc.; Genzyme Corporation; Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.; Isis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Matinas BioPharma Holdings, Inc.; Merck & Co., Inc.; Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation; Pfizer Inc; Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; and Sanofi-Synthélabo.
Timothy Craig, DO, FAAAAI
Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics
Distinguished Educator
Allergy Fellowship Program Director
Department of Medicine
Director
Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Clinic
Division of Pulmonary, Allergy & Critical Care Medicine
Penn State College of Medicine
Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
Hershey, PA
Dr Craig serves or has served as a consultant for Belrose Pharma Inc.; BioCryst Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; CSL Behring; Dyax Corp.; Merck & Co., Inc.; Shire plc; and Viropharma Inc. He receives or has received grants/research support paid to his institution from Boehringer Ingelheim GmbH; CSL Behring; Dyax Corp.; Genentech, Inc., a Member of the Roche Group; GlaxoSmithKline; Grifols; Merck & Co., Inc.; Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation; Pharming Group NV; Sanofi-Aventis U.S., LLC; Shire plc; and Viropharma Inc. He receives or has received payment for lectures including service on speaker bureaus for CSL Behring; Dyax Corp.; Grifols; and Shire plc.
Kristene C. Diggins, DNP*
Daniel P. Duffy, MD
Assistant Clinical Professor
Department of Family and Community Medicine
Medical College of Wisconsin
Staff Physician
Department of Family Medicine
Columbia St. Mary’s Community Physicians
Milwaukee, WI
Dr Duffy serves or has served on an advisory board for Pfizer Inc. He also serves or has served on speaker bureaus for Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; and Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited.
Jason C. Gallagher, PharmD, FCCP, FIDSA, BCPS
Clinical Professor
Temple University
Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Infectious Diseases
Department of Pharmacy Services
Temple University Hospital
Philadelphia, PA
Dr Gallagher serves or has served on advisory boards for Allergan plc; Astellas Pharma US, Inc.; Merck & Co., Inc.; Tetraphase Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; and Theravance. He serves or has served on speaker bureaus for Allergan plc; Astellas Pharma US, Inc.; and Merck & Co., Inc.
Kathi Kinnett, MSN, CNP
Senior Vice President, Clinical Care
Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy
Hackensack, NJ
Ms Kinnett has nothing to disclose.
Rick Ricer, MD
Professor
Department of Family Medicine
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, OH
Dr Ricer has nothing to disclose.
Todd I. Stone, PA-C
Physician Assistant
Highland Medical Associates
Hendersonville, NC
Mr Stone has served as a consultant for Pfizer Inc. His spouse is or has been an employee of Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
Susan P. Tyler, MEd, CMP, CHCP, FACEHP
Director, Continuing Medical Education
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, OH
Ms Tyler has nothing to disclose.
*See full listing under Program Faculty and Disclosures.