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|  | Douglas R Jeffery, M.D., Ph.D.  Douglas Jeffery, M.D., Ph.D., completed his undergraduate studies at the University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland. He earned his Ph.D. in Pharmacology and Therapeutics from the State University of New York School of Medicine in Buffalo, New York in 1983. He earned his medical degree from the same institution in 1987. Dr. Jeffery completed his internship program at the State University of New York in Buffalo. He completed his residency in Neurology at the University of New Mexico.
Dr. Jeffery served a staff physician and instructor for the Department of Neurology and Spinal Cord Injury Unit at the Veterans Administration Medical Center and the University of New Mexico from 7/92 – 12/93. He has been an Assistant Professor in Neurology at the Wake Forest University School of Medicine since January 1994. He was certified on Neurorehabilitation through the American Society of Neurorehabilitation in March of 1994 and board certified in Neurology in June 1994. Dr. Jeffery’s area of clinical and research interest in Multiple Sclerosis. His current grant support includes Teva Marion’s “Evaluation of Injected Glatiramer Acetate in Primary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis,” Teva Marion’s “Evaluation of Oral Glatiramer Acetate in Relapsing Remitting Multiple Sclerosis,” Pfizer’s “Evaluation of Donepezil in the Treatment of Cognitive Dysfunction in Multiple Sclerosis,” Immunex’s and Berlex’s “Evaluation of Mitoxantrone in Treatment of Multiple Sclerosis,” and Elan’s “Evaluation of Zanaflex Modified Release in the Treatment Spasticity in Multiple Sclerosis and Spinal Cord Injury.” | | | | Theresa Jiwa ,RN, MSW
 Theresa Jiwa ,RN, MSW has been working with the Multiple Sclerosis Clinic at the University of British Columbia, Canada since 1990. Her major focus has been in adjustment counselling and disability insurance issues. Prior to this, Ms. Jiwa held the position of a Head Nurse in Psychiatry, worked in family therapy and in in-patient and community psychiatry. She has published an article on MS and Self Esteem, AXON 1995, as well as one on MS Information for Family Practioners ,with Dr. S.A. Hashimoto, in the Canadian Family Physician, Vol. 37, October 1991. | | | | | Rosalind Kalb, PhD
Rosalind Kalb, Ph.D., a clinical psychologist, is Director of the Professional Resource Center at the National Multiple Sclerosis Society in New York City, where she develops and provides educational materials and consultation services for healthcare professionals. Dr. Kalb began her career in MS providing individual, group, and family therapy at the MS Care Center at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Following the Center’s relocation to New York Medical College, Dr. Kalb added a variety of other clinical and research activities to her work in MS, including groups for well spouses and couples living with MS, and neuropsychological evaluation and cognitive rehabilitation for research and treatment purposes. In her private practice over the past 25 years, Dr. Kalb has provided individual, group, and family therapy for people living with MS. Dr. Kalb has authored or edited a number of publications about multiple sclerosis. She is the author of Families Affected by Multiple Sclerosis: Disease Impacts and Coping Strategies, a monograph published in 1995 by the National MS Society and of the Society’s Knowledge is Power series for individuals newly diagnosed with MS. She is also the editor of the Society’s booklet series for health professionals entitled Talking with Your MS Patients about Difficult Topics, and serves on the editorial board of Keep S’myelin, the newsletter for children who have a parent with MS. Dr. Kalb has edited two books–Multiple Sclerosis: The Questions You Have, The Answers You Need, published in its third edition in 2004, and Multiple Sclerosis: A Guide for Families, published in its third edition in 2005.
| | | | Nicholas G. LaRocca, Ph.D.
Nicholas LaRocca, PhD, a clinical psychologist who has worked in the field of MS for over 27 years, is Director of Health Care Delivery and Policy Research at the National Multiple Sclerosis Society in New York. In this role, he directs programs that fund MS research in symptomatic management, rehabilitation, quality of life, psychosocial issues, and health policy. Before coming to work for the National MS Society, Dr. LaRocca was the Director of Research at the Medical Rehabilitation Research and Training Center (RTC) for MS at Albert Einstein College of Medicine and then at St. Agnes Hospital/New York Medical College, where he was Associate Professor of Neurology and Medicine. At the RTC, Dr. LaRocca did extensive clinical work and research focused on the psychosocial and cognitive aspects of MS. He was one of a small group of clinicians and researchers who worked to win greater recognition for the psychological impact of MS, particularly cognitive changes. Dr. LaRocca has led support groups for persons with MS and their spouses and has given innumerable workshops and presentations for both lay and professional audiences, particularly in the area of cognition. His research interests include assessment methods, psychological issues, cognitive rehabilitation, and quality of life. He is the author of a number of scientific papers and book chapters and serves on the editorial boards of The Journal of Rehabilitation Research & Development and Real Living with MS. | | | | Robert P Lisak, MD
 Robert P Lisak, MD is Parker Webber Chair of Neurology, Professor and Chair of Neurology and Professor of Immunology and Microbiology at Wayne State University as well as Neurologist-in-Chief at the Detroit Medical Center and Chief of Neurology at Harper University Hospital. He received his BA from New York University and his MD from Columbia University. Dr Lisak trained in Internal Medicine at Albert Einstein College of Medicine affiliated hospitals (Montefiore Hospital and Bronx Municipal Hospital Center) and in both Neurology and Allergy and Immunology at the University of Pennsylvania. He also trained in neurochemistry and neuroimmunology at the National Institute of Mental Health in Bethesda, MD and was a Fulbright Scholar at the University of London. Dr Lisak was a member of the faculty of the University of Pennsylvania from 1972 until 1987, including serving as Vice-Chair of Neurology, when he was appointed to his current positions at Wayne State University and the Detroit Medical Center. He has served on multiple committees and task forces for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, the American Neurological Association, the American Academy of Neurology and the International Society of Neuroimmunology. Dr Lisak has served or serves on the editorial board of many scholarly journals including the Annals of Neurology, Neurology, the Journal of Neuroimmunology and Clinical Neuropharmacology and is currently the Editor of the Journal of Neurological Sciences. He is the author or co-author of 197 peer-reviewed articles, 123 reviews, chapters, signed editorials and books and 221 published abstracts. He has been an invited speaker at meetings and institutions on multiple occasions in the United States as well as many foreign countries. His current multiple sclerosis related research centers on molecular biologic studies on the effects of cytokines on glial cells as well as clinical research including clinical trials. |
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