Committees, Special Interest Groups, and Projects

Carrie Hersh, DO, MSc, FAAN

PRESIDENT

Mellen Program for Multiple Sclerosis, Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health (Las Vegas, NV)

Jeffrey Wilken, PhD

IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT

Ahmed Zayed Obeidat, MD, PhD

SECRETARY

MS Clinic at the Medical College of Wisconsin (Milwaukee, WI)

Robert Naismith, MD

TREASURER / CHAIR OF FINANCE

John L. Trotter Multiple Sclerosis Center (St. Louis, MO)

Sharon (Ross) Tingen, PharmD, BCPS, MSCS

SENIOR MEMBER-AT-LARGE

Virginia Commonwealth University (Richmond, VA)

Jacquelyn Bainbridge, PhamD, FCCP, MSCS

MEMBER-AT-LARGE*

University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus (Aurora, CO)

Enrique Alvarez, MD, PhD

MEMBER-AT-LARGE*

Rocky Mountain Multiple Sclerosis Center at Anschutz Medical Campus (Aurora, CO)

*Members-at-Large marked with an asterisk are not members of the Executive Committee.

Shuvro Roy, MD

CHAIR, ADVOCACY

UW Medicine Multiple Sclerosis Center (Seattle, WA)

Scott Newsome, DO, MSCS

VICE-CHAIR, ADVOCACY

Johns Hopkins Multiple Sclerosis Center

Colleen J. Harris, RN, MN, MSCN

CHAIR - MSCS & MSHA, CERTIFICATION

University of Calgary MS Clinic, Foothills Hospital (Calgary, AB Canada)

Amy Perrin Ross, APN, MSN, CNRN, MSCN

VICE CHAIR - MSCS & MSHA, CERTIFICATION

Loyola University of Chicago MS Clinic (Oak Brook, IL)

Paula Hardeman, PA

CHAIR - CRND, CERTIFICATION

UT Southwestern Medical Center of Dallas Multiple Sclerosis Center (Dallas, TX)

Erika Mitchell, DNP, FNP-BC, MSCN

VICE CHAIR - CRND, CERTIFICATION

Georgetown University (Washington, DC)

Carolina Ionete, MD

CHAIR, CLINICAL CARE

UMass Memorial Medical Center MS Clinic (Worcester, MA)

Dalia Abou-Zeki, MD

VICE CHAIR, CLINICAL CARE

(Charlotte, NC)

Sarah Morrow, MD, FRCP(C)

CHAIR, CONSENSUS

University of Calgary MS Clinic, Foothills Hospital (Calgary, AB, Canada)

Colleen J. Harris, RN, MN, MSCN

CHAIR, CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION

University of Calgary MS Clinic, Foothills Hospital (Calgary, AB Canada)

Robert Naismith, MD

FINANCE

John L. Trotter Multiple Sclerosis Center (St. Louis, MO)

John DeLuca, PhD

CHAIR, GOVERNANCE

Kessler Foundation Research Center (West Orange, NJ)

Amy Perrin Ross, APN, MSN, CNRN, MSCN

VICE-CHAIR, GOVERNANCE

Loyola University of Chicago MS Clinic (Oak Brook, IL)

Ahmed Zayed Obeidat, MD, PhD

CHAIR, MEMBERSHIP

MS Clinic at the Medical College of Wisconsin (Milwaukee, WI)

Dalia Rotstein, MD

CHAIR, RESEARCH

The Barlo MS Clinic at St. Michael's Hospital (Toronto, ON, Canada)

Stephen S. Kamin, MD

VICE CHAIR, RESEARCH

(Cedar Grove, NJ)

Amy Perrin Ross, APN, MSN, CNRN, MSCN

CHAIR, SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM

Loyola University of Chicago MS Clinic (Oak Brook, IL)

Patricia Bobryk, MHS, PT, MSCS, ATP

CHAIR, INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION OF MS REHABILITATION THERAPISTS

(Steamboat Springs, CO)

Sarah Donkers, PT, PhD

VICE CHAIR, INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION OF MS REHABILITATION THERAPISTS

(Saksatoon, SK, Canada)

Fred Foley, PhD, MSCS

CHAIR, MS MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS

Holy Name Medical Center Multiple Sclerosis Center (Teaneck, NJ)

Terry Lee-Wilk, PhD

VICE CHAIR, MS MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS

VA MS Center of Excellence - East (Baltimore, MD)

John Kramer, PA-C

CHAIR, MS-PA

Vanderbilt University Medical Center (Nashville, TN)

Vacant

VICE CHAIR, MS-PA

Ahmed Zayed Obeidat, MD, PhD

CHAIR, MS PROFESSIONALS-IN-TRAINING

MS Clinic at the Medical College of Wisconsin (Milwaukee, WI)

Nidhiben Ashvinbhai Anadani, MD

VICE CHAIR, MS PROFESSIONALS-IN-TRAINING

University of Oklahoma College of Medicine (Oklahoma City, OK)

Yujie Wang, MD

VICE CHAIR, MS PROFESSIONALS-IN-TRAINING

UW Medicine Multiple Sclerosis Center (Seattle, WA)

Deborah Dahnke, BSN

CHAIR, MSRCN

Duke University (Durham, NC)

Claire Wigley, BSc, BSPH

VICE CHAIR, MS RESEARCH COORDINATOR NETWORK

Corinne Goldsmith Dickinson Center for MS at Mount Sinai (New York, NY)

Tyler Titcomb, PhD, RDN

CHAIR, MS REGISTERED DIETITIANS AND NUTRITIONISTS

University of Kansas Medical Center (Kansas City, KS)

Vacant

VICE CHAIR, MS REGISTERED DIETITIANS AND NUTRITIONISTS

Jenelle Montgomery, PharmD, BCACP, CPP

CHAIR, PHARMS

Duke University Hospital (Durham, NC)

Jacquelyn Bainbridge, PhamD, FCCP, MSCS

VICE CHAIR, PHARMS

(Englewood, CO)

Mitzi Williams, MD

CHAIR, DIVERSITY, EQUITY & INCLUSION

Joi Life Wellness Group MS Neurology Center (Smyrna, GA)

Francois Bethoux, MD

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MS CARE

Mellen Center for MS Treatment and Research Cleveland Clinic Foundation (Cleveland, OH)

Mary Alissa Willis, MD

ASSOCIATE EDITOR, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MS CARE

Cleveland Clinic (Cleveland, OH)

Elizabeth Gromisch, PhD, MSCS

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MS CARE

The Mandell Center for Multiple Sclerosis (Hartford, CT)

Robert J. Fox, MD

CHAIR, NARCOMS REGISTRY FOR MS

Mellen Center for MS Treatment and Research Cleveland Clinic Foundation (Cleveland, OH)

Gary Cutter, PhD

NARCOMS REGISTRY FOR MS

University of Alabama at Birmingham (Birmingham, AL)

Ruth Ann Marrie, MD, PhD, FRCP(C), FCAHS

NARCOMS REGISTRY FOR MS

Dalhousie University (Halifax, NS, Canada)

Amber Salter, PhD

NARCOMS REGISTRY FOR MS

UT Southwestern Medical Center (Dallas, TX)

Jacquelyn Bainbridge, PhamD, FCCP, MSCS

CHAIR, NEUROPALLIATIVE CARE

(Englewood, CO)

Carrie Hersh, DO, MSc, FAAN

WORKFORCE WELLBEING WORKING GROUP

Mellen Program for Multiple Sclerosis, Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health (Las Vegas, NV)

Amy Sullivan, PsyD, ABPP

WORKFORCE WELLBEING WORKING GROUP

Mellen Center for MS Treatment & Research Cleveland Clinic Foundation (Cleveland, OH)

Mitchell Wallin, MD, MPH

VA REPRESENTATIVE

VA MS Center of Excellence - East, VAMC Baltimore (Washington, DC)